Embalming Theory and Procedures

5. Who wrote the book History of Embalming?
6. In early years, embalmers used oil of turpentine, lavender and...
8. Fearing persecution, Ancient Christians buried their dead at night in…
10. The name for the “city of the dead”
11. In the early years this was used as a means of preservation
13. Hofmann & Butlerov discovered this
17. This English physician discovered circulation of blood
18. Which Hunter brother was first to inject using the femoral artery and used plaster of paris to dehydrate?
19. Malpighi is credited as the founder of…
21. Medieval embalmers were not funeral directors, they were…
23. Was used in the later years of embalming but was banned because is was a popular poison
24. Father of Modern Embalming
25. Which ancient civilization had a purification ceremony following a death?

1. Dr. Harlan was one of the first to use this as a disinfectant
2. Used by the Ancient Egyptians to dehydrate
3. Early embalming was done to make this type of specimen
4. The Prohibitive Chemicals List was developed because of this newly emerging branch of science
7. A death professional with specialized skills and training
9. In Ancient Egypt this person marked the incision location
12. Roman slaves hired to take charge of deceased
14. This ancient civilization used cedar oil to dissolve viscera
15. Said to be the first to embalm without evisceration
16. This ancient civilization was concerned with the body returning to the earth as soon as possible
20. Men embalmed men and women embalmed women in this ancient civilization
21. This ancient civilization immersed the deceased in vats of wax or honey
22. He is credited as being the first to perfect arterial injection as a means of preservation