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An advantage of the use of the common carotid arteries as points of injection in arterial embalming is:

An instrument that expands the vein for insertion of the drainage device or guides an arterial tube into an artery:

Which of the following has valves:

Which artery was commonly used to inject the entire body in the early days of embalming at the residence, but is now generally used as a secondary point of injection?

Thinner than arteries and contain valves; bluish in color and when cut they have a lumen; when their sides are cut, they collapse creating a funnel effect.

An incision in the artery that begins at the center and runs parallel with the vessel:

One of the most commonly used incision into the vessel:

An instrument used for blunt dissection of fat and fascia, and is also used to elevate and secure arteries:

Which type of incision is ideal when raising both the right and left common carotid arteries?

Which of the following vessels would need to either have the decedent rolled on one side or the knee flexed slightly to raise?