Embalming Lab Manual Part 2 Flashcards
When positioning the remains you should flex the muscles in order to
Relieve rigor mortis
Before embalming, you should position the remains how?
The way you want them to appear in the casket
The separation and pushing aside of the superficial fascia leading to blood vessels and then the deep fascia surrounding blood vessels, utilizing manual techniques or round ended instruments which separate rather than cut the protective tissues
Blunt Dissection
One common error of the novice embalmer is the
Inncorrectly dissected incision
An incorrectly dissected incision is on that is
3 inches on the surface but only one inch at the deepest point
The primary objective of incising a vessel is to make the incision large enough to
Easily admit the cannula tube into the vessel
The cannula tube should never be smaller than the
Lumen
Always keep the pump rod _______ when inserting the drain tube into the vein
Closed
Massaging should always be done ___________ the heart during embalming
Towards
Suturing the frenulum of the lower lip to the septum of the nose
Musculature Suture
A fold of mucous membrane that connects the gums to the inner lining of the lip
Frenulum
Suturing through the septum of the nose and around the mandible
Mandibular Tie
Per the board, the equation for cavity fluid is
One 16 oz bottle per 50 lbs of body weight
Clean the embalming machine by running about ___________ of clear clean water through the machine
6 Gallons
Always leave water in the bottom of the machine to prevent the base plate from
Oxidizing
An embalming instrument which is connected to a bottle of cavity fluid to aid in injecting the cavity fluid into the various cavities of the body
Cavity Injector
An embalming instrument which is a one piece scalpel used for making incisions and excisions
Bistoury Knife
In an autopsy case, when you remove the bag of guts, pour _____ bottles of cavity fluid over the viscera and cover the bucket
1 to 3
Which part of an autopsied body should be injected first?
Lower Extremities
If possible in an autopsy case, inject the arms from the inside of the
Thoracic Cavity (arch of the aorta or Subclavian)
The dome like superior portion of the cranium; the portion removed during cranial autopsy
Calvarium
In an autopsy case, you start injection of the head only after this
Features are posed
The severed ends of the internal carotid arteries are located in the
Sella Turcica
The sella turcica is where?
In the center and at the base of the cranial cavity
Embalming instrument used to hypodermically inject areas of the body with embalming chemicals
Parietal Needle (Hypo Valve Trocar)
Once you sew the abdomen together in the middle, which direction do you suture first?
Downward into the abdomen (baseball stitch)
After the abdomen has been sutured, where do you go?
Suture the thoracic area from should to shoulder
When suturing the cranium back together, which direction should you move in?
From the right ear to the left ear
In the event of a spinal autopsy, when do you suture the spinal incision?
Before you inject any part of the body
