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Surgical First Assist

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1. The recurrent laryngeal nerve that supplies the vocal cords lies very close to the






2. What microorganisms is responsbile for causing postoperative wound edge erythema and rebound tenderness?






3. What is considered to be a biological hazard in the operating room?






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






5. A transplanted kidney is placed into the






6. An organelle that is responsible for the packaging of proteins is the






7. What types of stitches incoporates the seromuscular layer and submucosa?






8. The great sensory nerve of the face and head is the






9. Which vein drains the right side of the vertebral column?






10. A drug combined with heparin that causes a postop loss of anticoagulant activity is...






11. Which arteries supplies the cecum - ascending colon - hepatic flexure - and proximal portion of the transverse colon?






12. The structures of the biliary tract






13. During a carotid endarterectomy - which arteries are initially incised?






14. What statement is correct concerning the handling of renal calculi?






15. Is procaryotic






16. The correct range for the pneumatic tourniquet pressure on an average adult for an upper extremity is...






17. Jackson's membrane would be found near the






18. The normal adult range of WBC is...






19. To prevent the plates - screws and rods from breaking when performing a spinal fusion - bone graft is need to fuse to...






20. The valve that prevents the retrograde flow of blood into the atrium from the left ventricle is the






21. The structure that bind the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall is the






22. What statement describes second-degree AV block?






23. Incomplete closure of paired verterbral arches that can be treated surgically is know as






24. Cephalothin sodium (Keflin) is a/an






25. The celiac artery trifurcates into the






26. During lateral positioning - a






27. What nerves innervates the latissimus dorsi muscle?






28. What nerves must be identified and protected from injury during a thyroidectomy?






29. The most common congenital defect of the heart is a






30. A herniation of the cul-de-sac of Douglas is a/an






31. What would affect normal wound healing?






32. The center structure of the intervertebral disc - which may herniate into the spinal nerve is the






33. The third ventricle of the brain empties into the fourth ventricle through the






34. The series of arcades along the mesenteric border thorughout the length of the colon is called the






35. What statement describes a nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve?






36. What is not considered a permanent urinary diversion?






37. A barbituate that may be used for sleep in the night before surgery is...






38. Which surgical maneuvers refers to the dissection of the lateral peritoneal attachments of the duodenum to allow inspection of the duodenum - pancreas - and other retroperitoneal structures?






39. What statement concerning the Bankart procedure is correct?






40. Seperates the frontal and temporal lobes






41. Which nerves are at risk for injury when a humeral shaft fracture occurs?






42. Which vein proximally travels across the neck of the abdominal aorta?






43. Which breast procedure removes the entire breast and axillary contents but preserves the pectoral muscles?






44. The cartilage distal to the thyroid cartilage and proximal to the thyroid gland is the






45. The blood component administered to patients with a clotting problem is...






46. These supplies blood to the brain






47. Serosanguineous drainage means






48. Which structures may be used for replacement of the ligament during an ACL repair?






49. Which nerves travel along the anterior-lateral chest wall and innervates the serratus anterior muscle?






50. The doctrine of respondeat superior refers to...