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Surgical First Assist

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1. The coronary arteries originate at the base of the ascending aorta - aka






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






3. Hesselbach's triangle is bounded by the rectus abdominis muscle - inferior epigastric vessels and






4. Fissure Sylvius separates the






5. The lithotomy position does not require






6. What is the surgical treatment of vesicoureteral reflux?






7. Surgical enlargement of the passage between the prepylorus of the stomach and the duodenum is a






8. What is usually caused by an injury to the middle meningeal artery?






9. The arterial branches of the celiac trunk






10. When establishing the pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic procedures - the CO2 gas pressure is kept between






11. Significantly decreased volume of circulating blood or plasma in the body may cause the patient to go into






12. Zenker's diverticulum is an outpouching of the






13. A solution used for eye irrigation is...






14. What statement concerning the Bankart procedure is correct?






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






16. A cholesteatoma is a benign tumor that develops in the






17. Langer lines generally lie perpendicular to the direction of...






18. Water constitutes What average normal percentage of total body weight?






19. The liver is divided into two principal lobes by which ligament?






20. A rounded protuberance found at a point of articulation with another bone is called a






21. When performing an inguinal hernia repair and incising the external oblique muscle - the sensory nerve that innervates the scrotum and must be preserved is the






22. The section of the gastrointestinal tract that is least affected by Crohn's disease is the






23. Which diagnostic imaging techniques are used to aid in diagnosing a rotator cuff tear?






24. What is a potential physiological response when lowering patient's legs from the lithotomy position?






25. The P-wave displays__ - and the PR segment is caused by the delay in the AV node.






26. The dura plan that seperates the cerebrum from the cerebellum is the






27. Sutures fromt he ear may be removed after






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






29. Which vein is shared by the pancreas and liver?






30. Which two tests are the most cost-efficient in preoperative determination of calculi in the bile tract?






31. Dumping syndrome is a complication of...






32. Failure of the intestines to encapsulate within the peritoneal cavity of a newborn is...






33. Endoscopic knot tying performed externally - introduced - and secured intra-abdominally is...






34. The donor left kidney is preferred in order to procure additional length of the






35. The fascia surrounding the kidney is called






36. Serosanguineous drainage means






37. The anastomsis - or linking - of arcades between the superior and inferior mesenteric vessels is known as the long anastomosis of...






38. Which type of hernias occur in Hesselbach's triangle?






39. When performing a cannulated screw fixation for nondisplaced femoral neck fractures - compression of the






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






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






42. Insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle may lead to...






43. If the suture breaks and the remainder of the suture line stays intact - which suture technique was utitlized?






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






45. The isotonic solution that is closest to human physiology is...






46. Which arteries are identified - ligated - and divided during the perineal dissection of an abdominoperineal resection?






47. A Stamey endoscopic procedure is performed to...






48. What types of stitch patterns provides an excellent cosmetic closure?






49. Postop hernias are common after which incisions?






50. Mechanical - thermal - and chemical are appropriate mechanisms to achieve