Question

Describe the process of embalming. What type of knowledge were Egyptians able to develop because of it?

Answer 1

The process of embalming:

- Preserving a body to delay the natural breakdown of cells, which begins when someone dies.

- It temporarily helps prevent the processes that cause the body to decay.

- It's a funeral practice that's been carried out for thousands of years in one form or another.

Step-by-step explanation:

- The Egyptians realized that the organs would rot prior to the external parts of the body.

- This resulted in a process being developed to preserve the body that was extraordinarily lengthly and complex.

They used a process of mummification.

Answer 2

During the surgical portion of embalming process, the blood is removed from the body through the veins and replaced with formaldehyde-based chemicals through the arteries. The embalming solution may also contain glutaraldehyde, methanol, ethanol, phenol, water, and dyes.