Sutures and incisions

Worm(inversion)

(draw stitch) a method of sewing an incision along the edges without entering the opening whereby the suture becomes invisible and the line of suture becomes depressed, which lends it ease of concealment by waxing. -Close an incision so it cant be seen -gather in and turn under excess tissues looks more *natural* to the viewer

Baseball suture

-autopsy, long surgical and bone donation. -pass the needle and thread beneath the incision up through the integument cross the needle from to side with each stitch

Sutures for unexposed areas

-baseball -whip -lock

Transverse Incision(when i cut incision)

-from clavicle to clavicle -most common method to open an artery or vein, starts at edge of vein. -sclerotic vessel may break in half with this incision

Triangular Wedge

2 opposite diagonal cute. like an inverted V. best used on sclerotic arteries, causes least amount of damage of walls

Saggital cut

A cut dividing into right and left Can be anywhere does not have to be equal or right down the center.

Median Cut

A lengthwise cut that divides the body into right and left portions.

Dental Tie

A ligature of superior and inferior teeth employed to hold the mandible in position

Purse String

A suture made around the circumference of a circular opening or puncture to close it or to hold the margins in position or use N or reverse stitch -closes margins when pulled

Oblique cut

Diagonal Cut

Axillary Uses

Embalm arm or hand

Sublinguil Suture

Same as the muscular suture except the needle is placed BEHIND the teeth

Double Intradermal

Suture is made with two needles threaded with opposite ends of the same thread.Looks like laced up shoes

Squamos Suture

Sutures on the side of the head

Bridge suture (interrupted suture)

TEMPORARY-align tissues into position prior to, during, or after embalming

Coronal Plane

The imaginary, vertical plane that cuts through a cadaver, from side to side, at right angles to the mid-sagittal plane, is referred to as the

Median Plane

The imaginary, vertical plane that cuts through the body in such a manner as to divide it into two symmetrical halves is referred to as the:

Transverse

The term that divides the body into superior and inferior sections is:

Lock Suture

This suture creates a tight, leak proof closure, but leaves a visible ridge on the surface. *DONT use on exposed skin*

direct incision

What type of cavity treatment involves the making of an incision from the xiphoid process of the sternum to the pubic symphysis of the pelvic girdle?

Basket-weave suture(cross-stitch)

a network of stitches employed to cross the borders of a cavity or excision, used to anchor fillers and to sustain tissues in their proper position -thread anchor for wax

Loop Suture

a single, noose-like suture, not pulled taut before knotting, which stands from the skin and which anchors restorative materials. for a *LARGE* Wound

Mandibular Suture

a stitch used to hold the mouth closed; placed behind the lips, one part is passed through around the inferior jaw at the median plane, while the other part extends through the nasal septum or the superior frenulum

Intradermal Suture

a type of suture used to close incisions so the suture thread remains entirely under the *epidermis*; a subcutaneous suture (HIDDEN)

T-Incision

combo of transverse and longitudinal incision. most commonly used when using a drain tube -literally a t made on the artery used for sclerotic arteries

Diagonal Incision

cut on an angle into the artery

Mid-Saggital cut

cuts right down the middle

Frontal Cut

divides the body into anterior and posterior sections.

Horizontal Cut

divides the body into superior and inferior sections.

Adominal and Thoracic uses

for infants, partial and complete autopsies

Double T incision

like a cross is cut into the artery

Musclature Suture

method of mouth closure in which a suture is passed through the septum of the nose and through the mentalis muscle of the chin.

Draw Stitch

same as the single intradermal suture, except the stitch penetrates completely through the skin. It has the same basic suturing patterns as a worm stitch. The draw stitch obtained its name because it draws the sides of the incision together.

Popliteal uses

secondary injection point for when solution doesnt reach below the knee

anterior and posterior tibial arterie uses

supplies fluid directly below the knee to the foot

Brachial Uses

supplies fluid directly to arm or hand

Ulnar Uses

supplies fluid to medial side of hand

Radial Uses

supplies fluid to the thumb

Lamboid Suture

the location where the occipital and parietal bones conjoin (back of the head)

Sagittal Suture

the location where the two parietal bones conjoin (down the middle)

Needle Injector

the pin placed into the maxilla should be placed at the center where the two maxillae fuse. -dentures placed in first

Coronal Suture

the suture between the parietal and frontal bones (left-right)

Whip(continuous)

this suture is used to close long incisions , needle is passed from inside to outside on the other side of the incision

Six point Injection

to raise both arteries and veins from all three major injection sites

Inferior Vena Cava uses

used as a drainage point for partial autopsies

Right atrium uses

used when drainage is too difficult to establish

Facial Artery uses

when common carotid have been removed in, clotting bodies, or sclerosis of carotids

X

when there is excessive selling in the neck, a pattern of sutures can b made in the back of the neck. these points of entry and exit form which better