-Elementary Anatomy including

 

 

• The structure of the human body

• The principal organs, functions and locations

• The different circulatory systems and muscles

 

 

-Embalming

 

 

-Sanitation and Public Health including:

 

 

• The general disinfection procedures and equipment used in the preparation of bodies for burial

• A knowledge of the Public Health Act

• The rules and regulations regarding the transportation, interment and disinterment of dead human bodies

• The operation of receiving vaults and crematoria

• The acceptable procedures for the conduct of funerals

 

 

-Pathology, including

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• The most common communicable diseases

• The special treatment that must be given bodies of those who have died of those diseases

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-Public Relations and Funeral Procedures