Cremation and Alternative Disposition Flashcards
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Under the FTC Funeral Rule, funeral homes offering cremation services must provide customers with which of the following?
Answer: An itemized price list for all cremation-related goods and services
The FTC Funeral Rule requires funeral providers to give consumers a General Price List (GPL) itemizing all goods and services, including cremation options, upon request.
A columbarium niche is best described as:
Answer: A small compartment in a wall structure designed to hold an urn of cremated remains
A columbarium niche is an individual compartment within a columbarium wall structure built to permanently house an urn containing cremated remains.
Promession, a proposed alternative disposition method developed by Susanne Wiigh-Mäsak, uses which substance to freeze remains prior to fragmentation?
Answer: Liquid nitrogen
Promession uses liquid nitrogen to freeze the body to an extremely brittle state, after which it is mechanically vibrated to fragment into small organic particles.
What element is primarily extracted from cremated remains to create memorial diamonds?
Answer: Carbon
Memorial diamond companies extract carbon found in cremated remains and subject it to high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) processes to form synthetic diamonds.
Which of the following best describes a 'direct cremation'?
Answer: Cremation performed without embalming, viewing, visitation, or formal funeral service
Direct cremation is the disposition of remains without embalming, formal viewing, visitation, or funeral service, making it the most affordable cremation option.
Which type of metal implant commonly survives the cremation process intact and must be separated from cremated remains afterward?
Answer: Cobalt-chromium and titanium joint implants
Metals such as cobalt-chromium and titanium used in hip and knee replacements withstand cremation temperatures and are removed from the cremated remains during post-processing.
The FTC Funeral Rule specifically prohibits funeral providers from requiring customers to purchase which item as a condition of receiving cremation services?
Answer: A casket as a condition of providing cremation
The FTC Funeral Rule prohibits funeral homes from requiring the purchase of a casket for cremation services, though an alternative container must be made available to the consumer.