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General Surgery Vocab

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1. Recurrence of anal fissure
25%
Form a new opening
Medially where the abdominal aponeurosa join
Insufflate co2

2. Outer layer of digestive tract
Hiatal hernia
Glucagon
Wave like motion
Serosa

3. Hassan technique to...
Incision into
Insufflate co2
Insulin
Trendelenberg

4. Function of omenta
Digestive tract
Limit pertioneal infection
Tighten or close an opening
Produces vit k

5. Stasis
Liquid product of digestion
Stop
Mcburney
Kraske

6. Small intestin food and water is controoled by what?
Pyloric sphincter
Difficulty swallowing
Liver
Right Upper

7. Parietal
Cholelithiasis
Outside wall of cavity or organ
Stop
Liver

8. Gastroscopy
Mid chest to mid thighs bilaterally
Serosa
Right Upper
Insert through mouth

9. largest organ of abdominal cavity
Pyloric sphincter
Pancreaticjejunostomy etc....
Cholelithiasis
Liver

10. Position for mcburneys
Supine
Inguinal
In the diaphragm
CBD exploration

11. Beta cells from islets of langerhans to make
Tetany
Trendelenberg
Insulin
Narrowing of a vessel or structure

12. Dysphagia
Liquid product of digestion
Choecystectomy
Difficulty swallowing
Tetany

13. Removal of parathyroid glands leads to...
Tetany
Opening from skin to stomach
Medially where the abdominal aponeurosa join
Distal portion

14. Peristalsis
Pancreas
Wave like motion
Terminal illeum
The vagus nerve

15. What other instrument set is used during a cholecystectomy
Abnormal collection of fluid protein and electrolytes
CBD exploration
Mcburney
Cholelithiasis

16. Ostomy
Spleen
Cholelithiasis
Retus abdominus
Form a new opening

17. Docho
Cholelithiasis
Common bile duct
Wave like motion
Mucosa

18. The xiphoid process is located where on the sternum
Liver
Distal portion
Terminal illeum
Mucosa

19. Function of the colon
Tetany
Localized tissue death
Produces vit k
Wave like motion

20. The alimentary canal is also known as the
Digestive tract
Retus abdominus
Serosa
Limit pertioneal infection

21. What type of incision is used for an appendectomy
Spleen
Difficulty swallowing
In the diaphragm
Mcburney

22. A diaphragmatic hernia is located
Tetany
Breast and axillary lymph nodes
Oblique
In the diaphragm

23. 3 portions of the small intestine
Wave like motion
Right Upper
Choecystectomy
Duedonum -jejuneum -illeum

24. Gastrotomy
Opening from skin to stomach
Head of pancreas - distal 1/3 of stomach - duedonum etc...
Digestive tract
Pancreas

25. Removal of gallbladder
Sphincter of oddi
Choecystectomy
Kraske
Spleen

26. What is the appendix attached to...
Wave like motion
Mcburney
Cecum
Medially where the abdominal aponeurosa join

27. Function of the liver
Head of pancreas - distal 1/3 of stomach - duedonum etc...
Produce bile
Difficulty swallowing
Serosa

28. Chyle
Mcburney
Oblique
Retus abdominus
Liquid product of digestion

29. The Illiac region of the abdomen is also known as
Partially digested food
Liver
Tetany
Inguinal

30. Chyme
Abnormal collection of fluid protein and electrolytes
Tetany
Supine
Partially digested food

31. The inner layer of the digestive tract
Medially where the abdominal aponeurosa join
Breakdown
Mucosa
Insulin

32. What position would you use to displace abdominal contents
Trendelenberg
Pyloric sphincter
Limit pertioneal infection
Head of pancreas - distal 1/3 of stomach - duedonum etc...

33. Bile is produced by the...
Insufflate co2
Outside wall of cavity or organ
Liver
Produces vit k

34. Stenosis
CBD exploration
Narrowing of a vessel or structure
Form a new opening
Digestive tract

35. Ascities
Limit pertioneal infection
Difficulty swallowing
Abnormal collection of fluid protein and electrolytes
Breast and axillary lymph nodes

36. Position for removal of hemmroids
Wave like motion
Cecum
Right Upper
Kraske

37. What organ is exocrine and endocrine
Carbon dioxide
Pancreas
Head of pancreas - distal 1/3 of stomach - duedonum etc...
Breakdown

38. Parasympathetic innervation to the stomach is provided By what nerve
Outside wall of cavity or organ
The vagus nerve
Cecum
Carbon dioxide

39. Alpha cells of islets of langerhans produces
Abnormal collection of fluid protein and electrolytes
Glucagon
Produce bile
Narrowing of a vessel or structure

40. The bilary tract terminates at
Sphincter of oddi
Cholelithiasis
Retus abdominus
Mid chest to mid thighs bilaterally

41. Prep for laparotomy
Common bile duct
Mid chest to mid thighs bilaterally
Choecystectomy
Opening from skin to stomach

42. Where is the linea alba located
Common bile duct
Medially where the abdominal aponeurosa join
Liver
Difficulty swallowing

43. Necrosis
Sphincter of oddi
Pancreaticjejunostomy etc....
CBD exploration
Localized tissue death

44. Lysis
In the diaphragm
Pancreas
Breakdown
Produces vit k

45. Following a pancreaticoduedenectomy
Stop
Pancreaticjejunostomy etc....
Hiatal hernia
Limit pertioneal infection

46. Gallstones
Head of pancreas - distal 1/3 of stomach - duedonum etc...
Insert through mouth
Cholelithiasis
Form a new opening

47. Nissan fundoplication procedure is for...
Narrowing of a vessel or structure
Hiatal hernia
Pyloric sphincter
Outside wall of cavity or organ

48. End illeostomy created from
Terminal illeum
Digestive tract
Tighten or close an opening
25%

49. Kocher type incision
Oblique
Insufflate co2
Limit pertioneal infection
Cecum

50. Purse string suture used to...
Tighten or close an opening
Insufflate co2
Mid chest to mid thighs bilaterally
In the diaphragm