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Surgical First Assist

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






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






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






4. Collagen is produced by which connective tissue cells?






5. Which of the following arteries is a direct branch of the internal carotid?






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






7. Removal of devitalized tissue is...






8. A patient scheduled for surgery has a hematocrit reading of 45% of total blood volume - which is...






9. Jackson's membrane would be found near the






10. At which vertebral level is the ondontoid process located?






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






12. Which nerves can be injured during a lateral lower leg fasciotomy?






13. A chalazion is a chronic inflammation of the






14. Which lasers are used to destroy the lens casule during cataract surgery?






15. Which ligament is attached to the posterior lateral condyle of the femur and to the notch of the midline of the tibia between the tibial condyle?






16. Where is Hartmann's pouch located?






17. The fold of dura mater that seperates the cerebral hemispheres






18. The volume of rbc expressed as the number of cells per cubic mm






19. The normal pH of urine is...






20. The usual location of a Meckel's diverticulum is...






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






22. Which metacarpals is most commonly fractured when associated with a 'boxer's fracture?






23. The gram stain differentiates






24. Which incisions allow for optimal exposure of frontal sinus fractures?






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






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






27. What is the fornix in the kidney organ?






28. The type of fracture that is caused by impaction of one one upon another is...






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






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






31. An emergency drug that increases myocardial contractility is...






32. The arterial branches of the celiac trunk






33. Which wound complication would require immediate surgery?






34. In which procedures will the patient be placed in supine position with the right side slightly elevated by a wedge?






35. The most common intraabdominal childhood tumor is...






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






37. The trendelengurg position would be most appropriate for which procedure?






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






39. Which procedures involve abdominal - perineal - and groin dissection?






40. An emergency durg used for treating ventricular fibrilation or tachycardia is...






41. Epinephrine should be used in this situation






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






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






44. Body temperature is regulated by the






45. What types of incisions are used for laparscopy?






46. The term epistaxis means






47. The trauma patient with a cervical spine injury at or near C3 or C5 is at great risk for






48. These complications can result from a total thyroidectomy






49. Anatomical landmarks for a laparoscopic inguinal hernia include these






50. What is the body's normal reponse to cell and tissue injury?