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Actual Pressure: That pressure indicated by the injector guage needle when the arterial tube is open and the arterial solution is flowing into the body
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Adsorbtion: Assimilation of gas, vapor or dissolved materials by the surface of a solid or liquid
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Arterial Fluid: Concentrated, preservative embalming chemical that is diluted with water to form the arterial solution for injection into the arterial system during vascular embalming
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Arterial Solution: Mixture of arterial fluid and water used for the arterial injection
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Arterial Solution Diffusion (Perfusion): Passage of some elements of arterial solution from within the capillary (intravascular) to the tissue spaces (extravascular)
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Arterial Solution Distribution: Movement of arterial solution through the arterial system in into the capillaries
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Arteriole: One of the small terminal branches of an artery, especially one that connects with a capillary
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Center of Arterial Distribution: The ascending aorta and the arch of aorta
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Concurrent Drainage: Method of drainage in which drainage occurs continuously during vascular injection
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Contact Pressure: Extravascular pressure from contact with embalming table or positioning devices
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Crystalloid: substance that in solution can pass through a semipermeable membrane
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Differential Pressure: Difference between potential and actual pressure
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Diffusion: Movement of molecules in solution from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration until a uniform concentration is reached
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Instant Tissue Fixation: Embalming technique that uses a very strong arterial solution (often waterless). The solution is injected under high pressure in spurts into a body area. Very little solution is injected.
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Multipoint Injection: Vascular injection that utilizes two or more injection sites
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One Point Injection: Injection and drainage from one location
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Restricted Cervical Injection: Method of injection where both common carotid arteries are raised.
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Six Point Injection: A multi-point injection in the autopsied or unautopsied body in which six areas of the body are injected separately. Right and left Common Carotid, Axillary and Femoral Arteries are frequently used.
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Split Injection: Injection from one side and drainage from a separate site
