The plicae circulares, microvilli and villi:
Produce bacteria
Secrete digestive enzymes • D.
Initiate peristalsis
Increase absorption area – Correct Answer- Increase absorption area
Which of the following come as numbered sets
frequently used in neurosurgical procedures?
Penfield dissectors
Lacrimal probes
Van Buren sounds
Hegar dilators – Correct Answer- Penfield dissectors
What pathogen is most commonly associated with
surgical wound infections?
Klebsiella pneumonia
Staphylococcus aureus
Bacteroides fragilis
Clostridium tetani – Correct Answer- Staphylococcus aureus
Padgett and Reese are types of:
Implants
Dermatomes
Retractors
Catheters – Correct Answer- Dermatomes
Which burn degree classification involves erythema
without blisters?
Third
Fourth
First
Second – Correct Answer- First
What instrument is used to remove plaque during a
carotid endarterectomy?
Freer
Ferris-Smith
Potts-Smith
Allis – Correct Answer- Freer
Which of the following neuroglia are star-shaped?
Dermoid
Astrocytes
Oligodendroglia
Ependyma – Correct Answer- Astrocytes
Which device could be used when placing a patient in
the operative position for a thyroidectomy?
Shoulder roll
Bean bag
Axillary roll
Chest roll – Correct Answer- Shoulder roll
In order to expand the abdominal cavity with CO2
prior to a laparoscopic procedure, the surgeon must
use a/an:
Insufflator machine
Infusion pump
Tissue expander
Aspiration unit – Correct Answer- Insufflator machine
Which of these surgical instruments would be used
during a tonsillectomy?
Pillar retractor
Gerald forceps
Cottle osteotome
Vienna speculum – Correct Answer- Pillar retractor
Which type of cast would be appropriate for a
fractured metacarpal?
Long arm
Short arm
Spica
Cylinder – Correct Answer- Short arm
What is the medical term for accumulation of
squamous epithelium that forms a mass that is
destructive to the middle ear?
Otitis media
Chondrolipoma
Cholesteatoma
Otosclerosis – Correct Answer- Cholesteatoma
Which muscle alters the shape of the lens to
accommodate vision?
Circular
Ciliary
Oblique
Rectus – Correct Answer- Ciliary
What is the term for a nonpathogenic organism
that is capable of producing disease in an
immunocompromised patient?
Opportunistic
Spore-forming
Fomite
Vector – Correct Answer- Opportunistic
Filiforms are used to:
Bypass urethral obstruction
Stent the ureter
Remove ureteral stones
Perform urethrogram – Correct Answer- Bypass urethral obstruction
What is the name of
vascular needle holder?
Castroviejo
Webster
Collier
Mayo-Hegar – Correct Answer- Castroviejo
Which of the following non-invasive diagnostic
techniques provides the best imaging of soft tissues?
Computed axial tomography
Magnetic resonance imaging
Isotope scanning
Doppler ultrasonography – Correct Answer- Magnetic resonance imaging
Which of the following defines cryptorchidism?
Stones
Undeveloped testes
Impotence
Undescended testes – Correct Answer- Undescended testes
What type of procedure is performed to correct
panfacial fractures?
Palatoplasty
Odontectomy
Le Fort II
Dental implants – Correct Answer- Le Fort II
Which retractor is used to provide exposure for a
femoropopliteal bypass?
Meyerding
Weitlaner
Bookwalter
Alm – Correct Answer- Weitlaner
Which of the following is a nonadherent,
nonpermeable, occlusive surgical dressing?
Tegaderm
Xeroform
Tegasorb
Telfa – Correct Answer- Xeroform
A colposcopy may be performed for which of the
following conditions?
Cervical carcinoma
Endometriosis
Ectopic pregnancy
Menorrhagia – Correct Answer- Cervical carcinoma
The only artery in the body that carries deoxygenated
blood is the:
Thoracic aorta
Vena cava
Pulmonary
Coronary – Correct Answer- Pulmonary
Which intravenous drug would be used to reduce
intracranial pressure during a craniotomy?
Papaverine
Mannitol
Sorbitol
Epinephrine – Correct Answer- Mannitol
Sterile water is used for irrigation during a
mastectomy, because it is categorized as which of
the following?
Isometric
Isotonic
Hypertonic
Hypotonic – Correct Answer- Hypotonic
Which of the following types of needles would be
used for repair of the liver?
Blunt
Taper
Side cutting