Module 3 Vocab

Question 1

<p>operates like the hand pump but is motorized</p>

Answer 1

<p>Pressure Machine</p>

Question 2

<p>attached to a water faucet over a flush sink; clear plastic hose connects the aspirator and trocar</p>

Answer 2

<p>Hydroapirator</p>

Question 3

<p>trocar is attached via the hose on the right side of the impeller casing; has two water supplies</p>

Answer 3

<p>Electric Aspirator</p>

Question 4

<p>arterial solution is poured into a large glass percolator that has a delivery hose attached to the bottom of the bowl. the device is then elevated above the body and solution flows into the arterial system</p>

Answer 4

<p>Gravity Injector</p>

Question 5

<p>hand-held device is a pump with two slip-hubs to which hoses can be attached. one hub delivers air to create pressure; the other creates vacuum</p>

Answer 5

<p>Hand Pump</p>

Question 6

<p>hand-held and hand-operated device consists of a rubber bulb with hoses attached at either end. a one-way valve in the device allows for the pump to operate. one hose is dropped into a container of embalming solution arterial solution flows into bulb and squeezing bulb forces solution into the body</p>

Answer 6

<p>Bulb Syringe</p>

Question 7

<p>electrically heated blade that may be used to dry moist tissue, reduce swollen tissue, and restore contour</p>

Answer 7

<p>Electric Spatula</p>

Question 8

<p>used to move the deceased from the removal cot to the embalming table; removal from the embalming table to dressing table or placement within a casket</p>

Answer 8

<p>Body Lifts</p>

Question 9

<p>an oven or appliance for sterilizing, autoclaves use

| steam under pressure at temps above 100°C</p>

Answer 9

<p>Sterilizers</p>

Question 10

<p>enable the embalmer to properly postion the head, arms, hands, and feet of the deceased</p>

Answer 10

<p>Positioning Devices</p>

Question 11

<p>puncture proof containers for disposal of scalpel and razor blades. required by OSHA</p>

Answer 11

<p>Sharps Container</p>

Question 12

<p>developed for high pressure injection, attach to connector on delivery hose, similar to hypodermic needs attaching to syringe</p>

Answer 12

<p>Arterial Tubes</p>

Question 13

<p>used to insert a "barb" into the mandible and mxaxilla to hold the lower jaw in a closed position</p>

Answer 13

<p>Needle Injector</p>

Question 14

<p>sharp cutting instrument used for making incisions</p>

Answer 14

<p>Scalpel</p>

Question 15

<p>similar to aneurysm needle but has sharp pointed tip, used for tissue dissection for determining the location and elevation of arteries and veins.</p>

Answer 15

<p>Aneurysm Hook</p>

Question 16

<p>curved cutting instrument that cuts from inside outward</p>

Answer 16

<p>Bistoury Knife</p>

Question 17

<p>used for cutting or opening artieries and veins</p>

Answer 17

<p>Scissors</p>

Question 18

<p>used to expand a vein to help guide a drain tube or drainage device such as angular spring forceps into a vein for drainage</p>

Answer 18

<p>Groove Director</p>

Question 19

<p>used to clamp leaking vessels</p>

Answer 19

<p>Hemostats</p>

Question 20

<p>used as drainage equipment, generally in the internal jugular vein, allow clots to be grasped and pulled form within a vein</p>

Answer 20

<p>Angular Spring Forceps</p>

Question 21

<p>metal cylinder with a cleaning rod designed to be inserted into a vein, always inserted towards the heart</p>

Answer 21

<p>Drainage Tubes</p>

Question 22

<p>used to close autopsy incisions or incisions to raise vessels for injection</p>

Answer 22

<p>Suture Needles</p>

Question 23

<p>attaches to the aspirating hose, designed to be inserted into the nostril or throat for limited aspiration of the nasal passage or throat</p>

Answer 23

<p>Nasal Aspirator</p>

Question 24

<p>long hollow needle, used to aspirate and inject body cavities</p>

Answer 24

<p>Trocar</p>

Question 25

designed for hypodermic treatments, not used for aspiration but for injection

Answer 25

Hypovalve Trocar

Question 26

screws onto the cavity fluid bottles

Answer 26

Cavity Fluid Injector

Question 27

used to insert the trocar button

Answer 27

Trocar Button Applicator

Question 28

a group of chemicals used in addition to | vascular and cavity embalming fluids; most are applied to the body surface. Includes but is not limited to hardening

Answer 28

Accessory Chemicals

Question 29

fluid injected for purposes other than preservation and disinfection. Supplemental fluids fall into three categories; pre injection, co injection, and humectants or restorative fluids.

Answer 29

Supplemental Fluids

Question 30

material used to provide a barrier or seal against | any type of leakage of fluid or blood

Answer 30

Sealing Agents

Question 31

plastic disks inserted under the eyelids, keeps the eyelids closed and prevent the eyes from sinking into the orbit

Answer 31

Eye Caps

Question 32

threaded plastic screw used for closing trocar punctures, small punctures, surgical drain openings, and intravenous line punctures

Answer 32

Trocar Button

Question 33

plastic or metal devices used to replace the teeth when the natural teeth or dentures are absent

Answer 33

Mouth Former

Question 34

used to protect clothing from conditions such as ulcerations, gangrene, or burnt tissue; control leakage from the tissue donor body

Answer 34

Plastic Good/ Undergarments

Question 35

cotton, nylon, and linen; waxed; dental floss can be a substitute

Answer 35

Ligature

Question 36

device used to fasten the calvarium to the | cranium after cranial autopsy

Answer 36

Calvarium Clamps

Question 37

table with hydraulic or ratchet-type raising, lowering, or tilting mechanism; drain channel around each side with a drain hole at the foot end

Answer 37

Embalming Table

Question 38

table with a laminated plastic top and aluminum frame; no drain channel or hole

Answer 38

Dressing Table

Question 39

used for storage of body of decedents

Answer 39

Refrigeration

Question 40

hold arterial tubes

Answer 40

Arterial Fixation Forceps

Question 41

Facilitate removal of heavy clotting to promote maximum drainage results; useful as a vein expander for the insertion of another drainage instrument

Answer 41

Spring Forceps

Question 42

separate the edges of a surgical incision or wound, or to hold back underlying organs and tissues so that body parts under the incision may be accessed

Answer 42

Retractors

Question 43

grasping tissue, securing towels or drapes

Answer 43

Towel Clamps

Question 44

used to aspirate blood and arterial fluid from the cavities of autopsied bodies

Answer 44

Autopsy Aspirator

Question 45

a very thin, hollow tube with one sharp tip; commonly used with a syringe, a hand-operated device with a plunger, to inject substances into the body

Answer 45

Hypodermic Needles

Question 46

probe point facilitates easy insertion into drainage vein

Answer 46

Vein Expander

Question 47

hold a suturing needle for closing wounds during suturing

Answer 47

Needle Holder

Question 48

chemicals which inactivate saprophytic bacteria, render unsuitable for nutrition the media upon which bacteria survive, and which will arrest decomp by altering enzymes and lysins of the body as well as converting the decomp tissue as determined in the embalming analysis.

Answer 48

Preservative Embalming Chemicals

Question 49

used to prevent seepage during embalming process

Answer 49

Cotton