Which of These Statements Regarding Cremation Practices in the United

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements regarding cremation practices in the United States is false ?

• A)Cremation is less expensive than earth burial because one saves the expense of a cemetery lot and the funeral service.
• B)Approximately one-half of funerals in the United States involve cremation.
• C)When a body is cremated, the remains do not look like ashes that can be found in a fireplace.
• D)Cremation involves burning the body, removing the bone-fragment remains, grinding them into pulverized fragments, placing them in an urn or some other receptacle, burying or scattering them in a suitable place, or placing them in various ways.

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Definitions:

Veins

Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart, contrasting with arteries, which carry blood away from the heart.

Arterioles

Small branches of arteries leading into capillaries, responsible for regulating blood flow to specific areas of the body by constricting or dilating.

Lymphatic Capillaries

Tiny, thin-walled vessels located in the spaces between cells throughout the body, involved in the absorption of fluid and its movement through the lymphatic system.

Basement Membrane

A thin, dense layer of extracellular matrix that separates epithelial or endothelial cells from the underlying connective tissue, providing support and anchorage.