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Surgical First Assist

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1. Body temperature is regulated by the






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






3. Which knee ligament prevents the femur from sliding posteriorly on the tibia and is the usual site for knee ligament reconstruction?






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






5. What is a Monteggia fracture?






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






7. Wound drains may be secured with






8. What is the mechanism of action in heparin?






9. Which wound complication would require immediate surgery?






10. What types of incisions are used for laparscopy?






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






12. Cell 'drinking' is called






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






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






15. The bladder is supported by the rectovesical fascia called






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






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






18. The veins of sappey drain the






19. What should not be administered to a patient who is exhibiting asystole?






20. Normal adult range for potassium is...






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






22. What is applied topically to arteries for prevention of vasoconstriction?






23. A wound that is left open and closed secondarily when there is no longer evidence of infection is an example of...






24. Which site is used for autotransplanting one or more of the parathyroid glands?






25. Which disorders are characteriezed by compression of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendon near the radial styloid process?

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26. An emergency drug used in cardiac surgery that increases myocardial contractility is...






27. During the adminstration of general anesthesia - there is a loss of the eyelid reflex in stage






28. Which vessels typically utilized for a coronary artery bypass?






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






30. Acid based imbalances reflect






31. What is considered to be a biological hazard in the operating room?






32. Which structures that travel thoughthe temporal bone must be identified and preserved when performing a mastoidectomy?






33. Platelet concentration is often transfused during the immediate preoperative period for the purpose of...






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






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






36. What is the preferred procedure for recurrent or persistent carcinoma of the cervix after radiation therapy has been completed?






37. A microscopic blood count that estimates the percentages of each type of leukocyte within a sample is called a






38. Which type of needle would be selected for use on skin or tendon?






39. A method to protect tissue fromt the CO2 laser is to cover the area with






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






41. Drains are typically passed to the exterior through?






42. Which arteries supplies blood to the thyroid gland?






43. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to...






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






45. These complications can result from a total thyroidectomy






46. Collagen is produced by which connective tissue cells?






47. A prolongation of the breast tissue located in the upper - outer part of the breast that passes through an opening in the axillary fascia is called the






48. 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?






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






50. What is at the greatest risk for fluid volume deficit?