Mortuary ScienceImagine yourself as an undertaker, certified as an embalmer, retort operator, funeral director, and funeral cosmetologist. You get a call late at night, there has been a terrible accident and someone has died. You arrive at the hospital and are directed to a small room where the body of the deceased is kept. There's blood all over the sheets as the doctor and coronary attendant zip up the body bag and inform you that the body was badly mutilated in a car accident, which will make reconstructing the deceased very difficult. Your assistant places the body on the stretcher and loads it into the hearse while you talk to the deceased's wife. She tells you they plan to have a funeral, so you give her your card and a reassuring word before leaving the hospital and returning to the funeral home. Now your work begins: not only will you have to reconstruct this man's disfigured body, but you will also have to meet the family, discuss funeral arrangements, and deal with the family's emotional trauma resulting from the loss of a loved one. Although working in the funeral industry can be emotionally draining, it is a satisfying feeling to see grieving families being able to say goodbye to their loved ones. While working so closely with the deceased can be chilling, mortuary science can be an exciting field in which to work. Mortuary science has several certifications and substitutes and can be traced back to 3100 BC http://www.preceden.com/timelines/45056-timeline---funeral-practices--3100-bc-1700-ad- Certified Embalmers, Funeral cosmetologists, directors and, in most funeral homes, certified retort operators can be found within the local business or establishment. Embalming is a technique used for artificial...... middle of paper......ial ceremony. The undertaker treats the deceased and tries to make the deceased appear as alive as possible. (http://listverse.com/2007/11/08/the-5-stages-of-embalming/) Works Cited http://listverse.com/2007/11/08/the-5-stages-of- embalming / http://www.gramerfuneralhome.com/client-forms/ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/obituary http://listverse.com/2007/11/08/the-5-stages-of-embalming / http://h2g2.com/entry/A3388052 http://www.ancient Egypt.co.uk/mummies/story/main.html http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rigor+mortis http://health .howstuffworks .com/diseases-conditions/death-dying/rigor-mortis-cause.htm Chamberlain, Andrew and Pearson Michael Parker. Earthly Remains: The History and Science of Preserved Human Bodies. New York: Oxford UP, 2001. Print. http://www.drkloss.com/tools.html http://www.preceden.com/timelines/45056-timeline---funeral-practices--3100-bc-1700-ad-