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General Surgery Vocab

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1. Position for removal of hemmroids
Distal portion
Insulin
Opening from skin to stomach
Kraske

2. What type of incision is used for an appendectomy
Spleen
Serosa
CBD exploration
Mcburney

3. Necrosis
Choecystectomy
Abnormal collection of fluid protein and electrolytes
Hiatal hernia
Localized tissue death

4. Otomy
Terminal illeum
Pancreas
Incision into
Liver

5. Stenosis
Narrowing of a vessel or structure
Stop
Partially digested food
Distal portion

6. Lysis
Liver
Right Upper
The vagus nerve
Breakdown

7. Removal of gallbladder
Choecystectomy
Pancreaticjejunostomy etc....
Form a new opening
Insert through mouth

8. A diaphragmatic hernia is located
Serosa
Glucagon
Head of pancreas - distal 1/3 of stomach - duedonum etc...
In the diaphragm

9. The Illiac region of the abdomen is also known as
CBD exploration
Common bile duct
Inguinal
Cecum

10. The bilary tract terminates at
Limit pertioneal infection
In the diaphragm
Mcburney
Sphincter of oddi

11. Stasis
Serosa
Limit pertioneal infection
Stop
Duedonum -jejuneum -illeum

12. 3 portions of the small intestine
Hiatal hernia
Inguinal
Duedonum -jejuneum -illeum
Produces vit k

13. What is the appendix attached to...
Duedonum -jejuneum -illeum
Cecum
Incision into
Insulin

14. Single largest mass of lymphatic tissue
Supine
Spleen
In the diaphragm
Mucosa

15. Beta cells from islets of langerhans to make
Head of pancreas - distal 1/3 of stomach - duedonum etc...
Duedonum -jejuneum -illeum
In the diaphragm
Insulin

16. What position would you use to displace abdominal contents
Trendelenberg
Produce bile
In the diaphragm
Kraske

17. The xiphoid process is located where on the sternum
Distal portion
Mid chest to mid thighs bilaterally
Digestive tract
Narrowing of a vessel or structure

18. largest organ of abdominal cavity
Sphincter of oddi
Insert through mouth
Liver
Trendelenberg

19. Long - vertical - straplike muscle of the abdomen
Localized tissue death
Retus abdominus
In the diaphragm
Terminal illeum

20. Peristalsis
Wave like motion
Produce bile
Outside wall of cavity or organ
Stop

21. Nissan fundoplication procedure is for...
Mucosa
Outside wall of cavity or organ
Liver
Hiatal hernia

22. Gastrotomy
In the diaphragm
Hiatal hernia
Supine
Opening from skin to stomach

23. Recurrence of anal fissure
25%
Opening from skin to stomach
CBD exploration
Head of pancreas - distal 1/3 of stomach - duedonum etc...

24. Gallstones
Cholelithiasis
Produces vit k
Abnormal collection of fluid protein and electrolytes
Insert through mouth

25. Kocher type incision
Mucosa
Form a new opening
Oblique
Outside wall of cavity or organ

26. Hassan technique to...
Opening from skin to stomach
Glucagon
Mcburney
Insufflate co2

27. In what Quadrant is the gallbladder located
Carbon dioxide
Right Upper
Supine
Oblique

28. Following a pancreaticoduedenectomy
Breast and axillary lymph nodes
Sphincter of oddi
Pancreaticjejunostomy etc....
Incision into

29. Bile is produced by the...
Pancreas
Insufflate co2
Liver
Stop

30. Chyme
Trendelenberg
Difficulty swallowing
Incision into
Partially digested food

31. Position for mcburneys
CBD exploration
Liver
Supine
Wave like motion

32. Prep for laparotomy
Mid chest to mid thighs bilaterally
Breast and axillary lymph nodes
Liquid product of digestion
Choecystectomy

33. Removal of parathyroid glands leads to...
In the diaphragm
Head of pancreas - distal 1/3 of stomach - duedonum etc...
Tetany
Liver

34. What other instrument set is used during a cholecystectomy
Oblique
CBD exploration
Wave like motion
Carbon dioxide

35. Function of the liver
Liver
Carbon dioxide
Produce bile
Insert through mouth

36. Alpha cells of islets of langerhans produces
Glucagon
Pancreas
Form a new opening
Breakdown

37. Function of omenta
Insufflate co2
Hiatal hernia
Right Upper
Limit pertioneal infection

38. Modified radical mastectomy
Breast and axillary lymph nodes
Pancreaticjejunostomy etc....
Esophagus
Kraske

39. Where is the linea alba located
Esophagus
Glucagon
Sphincter of oddi
Medially where the abdominal aponeurosa join

40. Outer layer of digestive tract
Duedonum -jejuneum -illeum
Tetany
Serosa
Common bile duct

41. Parasympathetic innervation to the stomach is provided By what nerve
The vagus nerve
Pancreaticjejunostomy etc....
Oblique
Wave like motion

42. Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
Terminal illeum
Opening from skin to stomach
Retus abdominus

43. Chyle
Breast and axillary lymph nodes
Trendelenberg
Stop
Liquid product of digestion

44. Small intestin food and water is controoled by what?
Pyloric sphincter
Head of pancreas - distal 1/3 of stomach - duedonum etc...
Outside wall of cavity or organ
Trendelenberg

45. Moloney dialators used for...
Narrowing of a vessel or structure
Limit pertioneal infection
Mucosa
Esophagus

46. End illeostomy created from
Insufflate co2
Breast and axillary lymph nodes
Terminal illeum
25%

47. Gastroscopy
Difficulty swallowing
Insert through mouth
Hiatal hernia
Produce bile

48. What do you use to insufflate the abdomen
Retus abdominus
Carbon dioxide
Localized tissue death
Serosa

49. Docho
Common bile duct
Opening from skin to stomach
Inguinal
Pyloric sphincter

50. Whipple pancreaticoduedenectomy
Stop
Head of pancreas - distal 1/3 of stomach - duedonum etc...
Kraske
Sphincter of oddi