Subcutaneous Injections And Device Management
Question 1. Enumerate the sites of subcutaneous injections.
Answer.
The sites of subcutaneous injection are:
- Posterior aspect of arm
- Anterior aspect of forearm
- Anterior abdominal wall
- Anterior aspect of thigh
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Question 2. What is pannicular carnosus? Enumerate the muscles that represent panniculus carnosus in humans.
Answer.
The pannicular carnosus is a thin sheet of striated muscle present in the superficial fascia of lower animals. Its fibres are inserted into the skin.
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The following muscles in the human body represent the pannicular carious:
- Muscles of the scalp
- Muscles of the facial expression
- Platysma (in neck)
- Subareolar muscle (of breast)
- Palmaris brevis (in hand)
- Dartos muscle (of scrotum)
- Corrugator cutis ani (around the anal orifice)
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