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Surgical First Assist

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1. A stagnorn stone is one that lodges and continues to grow int he






2. Which cells secrete pepsinogen?






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






4. The purpose of hemostasis is to...






5. 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






6. What nerves are located lateral to the long thoracic nerve and innervates the latissimus dorsi muscle






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






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






9. What body system evokes a physiologic response that is similar to the response evoked by sympathomimetic cardiovascular drugs?






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






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






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






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






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






15. The gelantinous substance within an intervertebral disc is called the






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






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






18. Acid based imbalances reflect






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






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






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






22. A major concern in draining a gangrenous gallbladder is...






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






24. When positioning a patient for a gnecological procedure involving the candy cane stirrups - the surgical assistant is deliverate in avoiding pressure on the laterl aspect of the patient's knee to prevent injury to which nerve?






25. The fascia surrounding the kidney is called






26. Which retractors are typically used to retract the strap muscles during a thyroidectomy?






27. Cell 'drinking' is called






28. Which wound complication would require immediate surgery?






29. Removal of devitalized tissue is...






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






31. Which arteries could be injured if the screws for an anterior cervical discectomy are placed laterally rather than straight or at a medial angle?






32. What should be confirmed before administraion of any blood product?






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






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






35. When performing a high ligation and stripping of the great saphenous vein - which arteries are located at the saphenofemoral junction and should be kept from injury






36. Is procaryotic






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






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






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






40. Delayed wound healing may be related to...






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






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






43. What are the branches of the left coronary artery?






44. What can be a cause of locking of the knee joint?






45. What is the amount of time that heparin is systemically distributed in the adult?






46. A vagotomy is typically performed in conjection with which other procedure?






47. Which tendone is located under the clavicle and is the site of most rotator cuff repairs?






48. The head of the pancreas is surrounded by the






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






50. A common complication during emergence from general anesthesia is...