Final

  1. A ____________ anticoagulant cages in the calcium making it unavailable to coagulate blood.
    Sequesterant
  2. Water acts as a base in the presence of an acid and as an acid in the presence of a base which makes water:
    Amphoteric
  3. Water is usually a perfect ______ but typical tap water usually is two ______ to be used by itself for embalming.
    Vehicle, hard
  4. Must be supplied by chemical manufacturers when chemicals are purchased; used by funeral service professionals to understand the potential risk involved when using chemicals.
    Safety data sheets
  5. When formaldehyde gas is solvated in water it reacts with the water to form
    Methylene glycol
  6. Amine decomposition products or commonly referred to as
    Ptomaines
  7. A piece of aluminum displaces 11.2 ml of water when placed in a graduated cylinder. Given that the aluminum has a mass of 30.2 g, what is the density of the aluminum
    2.7 g / ml
  8. Breaking down of the human body by water
    Hydrolysis
  9. Added to embalming fluid to aid in the penetration of preservatives and other chemicals into the tissues
    Surfactants
  10. Standard units of measurement of length, volume and mass in the metric system
    Meter, liter and gram
  11. Reaction that is a chemical change which is the opposite of synthesis action
    Decomposition
  12. Product of protein decomposition, file smelling and major cause of decomposition smell; in low concentrations has a flowery smell and is added to popular perfumes
    Skatole
  13. Aqueous formaldehyde solutions are called formalin when they are stabilized with
    Methanol
  14. The simplest amine (methyl amine) is a significant primary amine that results from:
    Putrefaction
  15. R-OH is the functional group for
    Alcohol
  16. Used as both a supplement with or as an alternative to formaldehyde; does not shrink or constrict tissue like formaldehyde:
    Gluederaldehyde
  17. An important Thioester in metabolism
    Avetyl Coenzyme A
  18. A bond formed between polymer chains, either between different chains or between different parts of the same chain
    Crosslink
  19. The branch of physical science that studies the composition, structure, properties, and changes that matter undergoes
    Chemistry
  20. The measure of how well a solute mixes with a solvent
    Solubility
  21. Rings can be found in phenol, cresol and perfumming agents; undersaturated hydrocarbons
    Alkenes
  22. When soluble sodium oxalate is the modifying agent in embalming fluid, calcium oxalate __________out of the solution when added to water.
    Precipitates
  23. Used to disinfect instruments and sanitized surgical incisions and dressings; precursor to antiseptic surgical procedures
    Phenol
  24. Organic compounds are classified by how they function
    Reactivity
  25. Functional group composed of a carbon atom double bonded to an oxygen atom
    Carbonyl group
  26. In the case of an accidental formaldehyde spill,____ would be the perfect cleaning solution to prevent exposure to formaldehyde fumes.
    Ammonia
  27. Sanitize microbes and pathogens; retard decomposition; control moisture and color
    Embalming fluid functions
  28. The measure of the resistance to flow of a liquid semicolon can be thought of as the thickness of a fluid
    Viscosity
  29. A(n) _____ is a substance capable of liberating a hydrogen ion (H+) in aqueous solutions; can exist in all three states of matter
    Acid
  30. Gluteal aldehyde is a _________ at room temperature
    Liquid
  31. More than one substitution on a ring; identification of position is important ortho, meta and para
    di-substituted benzene derivatives
  32. When proteins or nucleic acids lose structure in their native state through external stress or compound such as a strong acid or base, a concentrated inorganic salt, an organic solvent (e.g., alcohol or chloroform), radiation or heat
    Denaturation
  33. Bicyclic two-ring structure; imparts foul odors associated with decomposition; main feature of the amino acid tryptophan
    indole
  34. Colorless toxic gas with disagreeable odor; vapor is trapped when dissolved in water; sold as a 37% solution in water, stabilizef by methanol:
    Formaldehyde
  35. Diffusion through a semi-peramable membrane
    Osmosis
  36. HCHO is the chemical formula for:
    Formaldehyde
  37. In the presence of a strong base, such as sodium hydroxide, carboxylic acids are completely
    Neutralized
  38. A structural feature that allows the chemist to classify compounds by reactivity:
    Functional group
  39. Surface tension interferes with The diffusion of embalming chemicals from the capillaries to the tissues; _______ are added to water to reduce this.
    Surfactants
  40. In cases of advanced decomposition _______, will interfere with preservatives such as aldehydes, increasing preservation demand.
    Ammonia
  41. Calcium, magnesium, and sometimes iron ions or water soluble _____ that make water hard.
    Minerals
  42. And inert medium in which an agent(e.g., water) is administered.
    Vehicle
  43. Chemical bond involving the sharing of electron pairs between atoms; allows each atom to attain the equivalent of a full outer shell
    Covalent bonds
  44. The _____ determines an atom's chemical properties.
    electron
  45. Compounds with two amine groups attached to a carbonyl group of which urea is the most noteworthy example
    Carbamide
  46. A ______ mixture has two or more distinct phases present such as a mixture of sand and water:
    heterogeneous
  47. The mass number of an atom can be determined by adding the number of ______ in the atom to the number of ________.
    protons, neutrons
  48. Benzene ring structure; perfumes, deodorants
    aromatics
  49. _____ is fluid getting to the capillaries, whereas ______ is getting fluid out to the cells.
    distribution, diffusion
  50. Which of the following is not a purpose of embalming fluids?
    improved fragrance of the body
Author
Deborah
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362470
Card Set
Final
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Emb. Chem.
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