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Surgical First Assist

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1. NOT a layer of an artery






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






3. The condition of imperforate anus includes these






4. Which cranial nerves innervate the lateral rectus muscle of the eye?






5. What ligaments travel in the upper part of the broad ligaments below and in front of the fallopian tubes - passing over the vesicle vessels and nerve?






6. The carotid body and carotid sinus are two sensory structures; the carotid body is a






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






8. Between what postop days can dehiscence typically occur?






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






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






11. 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






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






13. Cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular origin can be treated with






14. By definition - carcinoma in situ is a malignant neoplasm that has not






15. Which nerve can be injured if the legs are improperly flexed at the hip int he lithotomy position?






16. Hemolytic reactions caused by ABO






17. The nerve of Grassi is associated with the






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






19. An imperforation or closure of a normal opening is called






20. At what point does the external iliac artery become the femoral artery?






21. What statement describes second-degree AV block?






22. The most reliable tendon graft for primary reconstruction of the anteior cruciate ligament is...






23. Deep vein thrombosis occurs most commonly in the






24. Which affect renal vascular resistance?






25. What is a measurement of the amount of bicarbonate in arterial blood?






26. Epinephrine should be used in this situation






27. The T-wave indicates






28. The branches of the aortic arch are...






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






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






31. In order to preserve the hepatic artery during liver and pancreas procurement - Which branch artery must be identified and ligated?






32. Which lymph nodes are located between the pectoralis major and minor muscles?






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






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






35. Which nerve innervates the the diaphram?






36. The recommended minimum number of air exchanges in the or is...






37. If the veres needle is not positioned inside the peritoneal cavity - what happens to the flow of the CO2 and ressure?






38. A patient is being evaluated for undergoing a breast reconstruction procedure and indicates she still smokes. Which procedures would the surgical assistant recommend?






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






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






41. Sutures fromt he ear may be removed after






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






43. What is a narcotic antagonist?






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






45. The reactions ototoxity and nephrotoxity can be a result of administering






46. What is the purpose for the surgical creation of an arteriovenous fistula?






47. A hemodynmaic complicatino in the patient could be caused by






48. In the lateral chest position - a sand bag - or padding is placed under the chest at the axillary level to...






49. Infants are at risk of losing body heat quickly due to their






50. The avascular area located in the mesentery and to the left of the middle colic artery is...