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Surgical First Assist

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1. The left gastric - right gastric - right gastroepiploic - left gastroepiploic - and short gastric arteries supply the






2. During common bile duct exploration - which structures are more likely to be accidently injured?






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






4. What may be requested during an emergency femoral embolectomy?






5. The three protective tissue layers called the meninges lie in the following order - starting with the most superficial






6. The reversal agent for heparin-induced anticoagulant is...






7. When drawing a blood sample - a safe time lapse between blood drawing and analysis is...






8. The frontal lobe is bounded posteriorly by the central sulcus - also called the






9. The head of the pancreas is surrounded by the






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






11. Which congential anomalies limit the skull's volume and increases the intracranial pressure?






12. What sutures should not be used int he placement of heart valves?






13. Which types of fractures is at the greatest risk for infection?






14. When an immediate confirmation of malignancy is needed - the specimen will be sent to pathology for






15. The curved transverse incision used for pelvic surgery is called a/an






16. Which two electrolytes are essential for normal cardiac contractions?






17. What local anesthetic is used most frequently for preoperative ocular-instillation?






18. Sutures fromt he ear may be removed after






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






20. Impaired healing of a vertical abdominal incision can result in






21. Which nerve that innervates the muscles around the chin must be protected from injury when repairing a fracture of the madible?






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






23. The legal doctrine that mandages every professional to carry out his or her duties according to the national standards of care practiced throughout the country is the






24. A needle biopsy of the lung may be accomplished with a






25. The amount of tension or pull expressed in pounds that a suture can withstand before it breaks is...






26. What is a result of potassium imbalance?






27. The flexure between the transverse colon and the descending colon is called the






28. Normal adult male range for RBC is...






29. Which rectus muscle moves the eyeball upward and medially?






30. Pathologic enlargement of the male breast is called






31. The setting of the pneumatic tourniquet pressure on an average adult for a lower extremity should be






32. In severe aortic stenosis the following are indications for valve replacement






33. What referes to a civil wrong committed against a person or property - not including a breach of contract?






34. Postop complications of an appendectomy include these






35. What is the nourishing coat of the eyeball that consists mainly of blood vessels?






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






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






38. The ovary is suspended from the posterior leaf of the broad ligament by the






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






40. At the base of each internal carotid artery is an enlargement called the






41. The tibial and common peroneal nerves are terminal branches of the what nerves?






42. What structures are located in the anterior mediastinum?






43. Under which structure is the nerve trapped in carpal tunnel syndrome?






44. Which cranial nerves innervate the superior oblique muscle?






45. What cavities within the brain is filled with CSF?






46. The fascia surrounding the kidney is called






47. Which cranial nerve emerges from the medulla - passes through the skull - and descends through the neck region into the thorax and abdominal region?






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






49. Removal of all liver tissue to the right of the falciform ligament is called?






50. The most frequent site of cartilage tears in the knee joint is the