The Embalmer Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. An instrument used to aspirate cavities.
  2. 8. Muscle stiffening after death.
  3. 9. The study of the structure of the human body.
  4. 10. A small sharp knife used in anatomical dissection and embalming.
  5. 12. An incision commonly used in autopsies and embalming.
  6. 13. The process of a body breaking down after death.
  7. 15. FLUID A special embalming fluid used to treat the body cavities.
  8. 17. A device used to suction fluids from the body cavties.
Down
  1. 1. Chemicals used to delay decomposition in a dead body.
  2. 3. The process of preserving a body after death.
  3. 4. The fluid that circulates in the arteries and veins, typically drained in embalming.
  4. 5. A blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart.
  5. 6. A solution of formaldehyde in water used in the embalming process.
  6. 7. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
  7. 11. A facility where bodies are kept before burial or cremation.
  8. 14. A stitch or series of stitches used to close a wound or incision.
  9. 16. The largest artery in the body.