TissueDB/Materials/Animal Skin
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Animal skin is ex vivo full-thickness skin from an animal specimen — most often porcine (pig) skin from a butcher — used in surgical simulation to give realistic skin texture, colour, suture hold and tissue-handling feel for basic surgical skills such as suturing, incision and wound closure. Because it is real integument, fresh or frozen animal skin reproduces the epidermis, dermis and adherent subcutaneous layer and their plane-by-plane separation more faithfully than a synthetic skin pad; its trade-offs are that it is perishable, single-use, and its thickness and texture vary with the source animal and cut. It is bought fresh or frozen and used as a skin-and-subcutaneous substrate laid over a trainer or on its own for suturing practice.
Tissues
| Tissue | Visual | Tactile | Simulator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skin | Cricothyrotomy Simulator (Muller) | Porcine skin placed over the laryngeal structures of the Strategic Operations 3-in-1 TCCC manikin as the external skin layer for cricothyrotomy incision. It gives the scalpel incision surface for the skin incision of the scalpel–finger–bougie technique, and the manikin is reset the same way every time, with a new section of porcine skin (US$1) covering the structures for each participant (Muller et al. 2020, pp. e1780, e1782). Exact cut (belly, shoulder, or other) not disambiguated in source.[1] |
References
- ↑ Muller KL, Facciolla CA, Monti J, Cronin A. "Impact of Succinct Training on Open Cricothyrotomy Performance: A Randomized, Prospective, Observational Study of U.S. Army First Responders." Military Medicine. 2020;185(9–10):e1779–e1786. DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usaa035. PMID 32567654.
| Synonyms | animal skin; animal integument |
|---|---|
| Alternative Spellings & Case |
Animal Skin; animal skin; pig skin; Pig Skin; pigskin; Pigskin; Pork Skin; pork skin |
| Regional / Language Names |
piel animal (Spanish) |
| Forms / Product Names |
fresh animal skin; frozen animal skin; full-thickness animal skin; glycerol-preserved animal skin |
| Material / Other Variants |
porcine (pig) skin; pig skin; pork skin; pork rind; pigskin; goat skin; lamb skin |
| Redirect / Legacy Titles |
Pork Skin |
| Authors | Arturopelayo |
|---|---|
| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Cite as | Arturopelayo (2026). "TissueDB/Materials/Animal Skin". Appropedia. Retrieved August 18, 2026. |