| Instrument |
Uses
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| Autopsy table |
for placing and fixing the corpse
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| 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
|
| Large knife |
to cleanly cut the brain into anatomical sections
|
| Rib shears |
to cut through the ribs while opening the chest
|
| 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
|
Autopsy instruments
Autopsy instruments ( old set)
dissection table
a scalpel
