Test your basic knowledge |

Surgical First Assist

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The normal pH of urine is...






2. Which nerve is at the greatest risk for injury during a thyroidectomy?






3. Two-thirds of the breast tissue rests on the pectoralis major muscle and the other one-third rests on the






4. Which structures that travel thoughthe temporal bone must be identified and preserved when performing a mastoidectomy?






5. The small ducts that drain bile directly into the gallbladder are called






6. What is at the greatest risk for fluid volume deficit?






7. Which fractures are caused by falling on the back of the hand with the wrist flexed - aka reverse Colles' fracture?


8. Which surgical maneuvers mobilizes the descending colon to the midline to expose the abdominal aorta?






9. The point of seperation between the posterior rectus sheath superiorly and absence of the sheath inferiorly is called the






10. The celiac artery trifurcates into the






11. Lidocaine with epinephrine is contraindicated in surgery of the






12. Woulds in which there is significant bacterial contamination - foreign bodies - or extensive tissue trauma are generally closed by which intention?






13. Clostridium perfringens is associated with with clinical condition?






14. What is a correct statement concerning the principles of suture placment?






15. It is recommended that the square knot is...






16. Which cranial nerves innervate the inferior - medial - superior rectus - inferior oblique - and levator palpebrae muscle of the eye?






17. The term for a wound that completely separates and the internal organs extrude is...






18. The frozen section examination provides the surgen with a






19. The large artery that arises from the left side of the aortic arch and descends into the arm is the






20. The veins of sappey drain the






21. During a triple arthrodesis - the capsule of the talonavicular - calcaneoocuboid and subtalar joint are circumferentially incised to...






22. Which is the best indicator for possible failure of a below-th-knee amputation to heal?






23. The two muscles that form the pelvic diaphragm are...






24. Which types of fistulas refers to leakage of urine into the vagina?






25. Which site is used for autotransplanting one or more of the parathyroid glands?






26. Sutures placed in a wound to prevent wound evisceration are called






27. What is a fibrocartilage structure of the acetabular fossa that encloses the head of the femur?






28. The inner lining of the mucosa within the g.i. tract is composed of...






29. Which of the following arteries is a direct branch of the internal carotid?






30. When a drug loses its effectiveness in a patient - the patient is said to have developed






31. According to the Mallampati classification of preoperatively assessing airway adequacy for intubation purposes What is Class III?






32. Chronic otitis media can lead to loss of hearing. In the early stages - the patient can be helped by






33. In the event that a child needs an emergency procedure and the parents cannot be located to sign the permission






34. The flexure at the junction of the duodenum and jejunum is the






35. The mechanical strength of a weak eye muscle due to strabismus in a pediatric patient can be corrected by...






36. To establish a tracheostomy - a transverse or midilne incision is made in the neck between the






37. The condition of imperforate anus includes these






38. Prior to plating a mandibular fracture - what should be applied to ensure proper occlusion of the teeth?






39. Postop hernias are common after which incisions?






40. The thyroid gland consists of right and left lobes joined by the






41. The anatomical division between the inguinal and femoral regions is the


42. Which hernia is typically the result of postoperative wound dehiscence?






43. Deep vein thrombosis occurs most commonly in the






44. Which artery is susceptible to injury during a cholesycstecomy?






45. Is procaryotic






46. Which dressing is used when moderate to heavy fluid drainage is expected?






47. Phagocystosis by the white blood cells is an example of the body's






48. Which disorders are characteriezed by compression of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendon near the radial styloid process?


49. Which metacarpals is most commonly fractured when associated with a 'boxer's fracture?






50. Continuous lateral stitches placed beneath the epithelial layer of the skin are...