Biology:List of instruments used in anatomy
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Instruments used in Anatomy dissections are as follows:
Instrument list
Instrument | Uses |
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Autopsy table | for placing and fixing the corpse |
Refrigerators | for preservation of the corpse |
Dissection scissors | used to hold or move structures |
Arterial & jugular tubes | to draw or drain out all the blood before replacing it with embalming fluids like formaldehyde for preservation of structures as practiced in Anatomy |
Head rest | to elevate the head |
Ropes | to tie the corpse in places so that it does not change posture during dissection |
Rubber gloves | protective; video link |
Goggles | protective; video link |
Jackets, aprons, etc. | protective; video link |
Scalpels | to cut the skin, organs or fibrous structures like fascia |
Bone saw | used to cut bones like that of the head |
Skull breaker or often a (hammer and chisel) | to break open the vault of the skull |
Sternal saw | for cutting into the chest of the body by cutting the sternum |
Dissecting knife | sharp cutting instruments |
Toothed forceps | for tearing or holding structures |
Mallet | used as a hammer |
Skull key | a T-shaped chisel used as a lever while removing skull cap[1] |
Large knife | to cleanly cut the brain into anatomical sections |
Rib shears | to cut through the ribs while opening the chest[2] |
Dissecting scissors | for sharp cutting |
Specimen jars | preservation of anatomical specimens |
Metacarpal saw | video: External link; a bone saw |
Double-ended probe | used for probing either foramina |
Tongue tie | to tie away the tongue so that it doesn't fall back into the pharynx |
Formaldehyde | primary preservative for Anatomy; video link |
X-ray boxes | to view X-ray images |
Image gallery
References
- ↑ "Autopsy Procedure". Archived from the original on 2003-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20030905145512/http://keleka.net/deepbackground/resources/forensics/autopsy.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-06. Keleka
- ↑ "How should the chest wall be opened at necropsy?". J. Clin. Pathol. 55 (1): 72–5. January 2002. doi:10.1136/jcp.55.1.72. PMID 11825931.
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