General Surgical Techniques Exam Questions and Answers | Comprehensive Study Guide

GENERAL SURGICAL TECHNIQUES|
SURGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHAPTER 14:
GENERAL SURGERY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS




Which incision is traditionally used for open appendectomy?

a. McBurney

b. median vertical

c. paramedian

d. pfannenstiel --CORRECT ANSWER--a. McBurney



A Maloney bougie dilator is used in which anatomical structure?

a. common bile duct

b. esophagus

c. urethra

d. cervix --CORRECT ANSWER--b. esophagus



Doyen, Kocher, Dennis, and Allen are names of which type of instrument?

a. abdominal retractors

b. intestinal clamps


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,c. laparoscopic graspers

d. tissue scissors --CORRECT ANSWER--b. intestinal clamps



What does TEP stand for in general surgery?

a. totally endoscopic pancreatectomy

b. totally endoscopic pyloroplasty

c. totally extraperitoneal patch

d. totally extraperitoneal prolapse --CORRECT ANSWER--c. totally
extraperitoneal patch



What term is use for surgical opening of the abdominal or peritoneal cavity?

a. gastrectomy

b. gastrostomy

c. laparoscopy

d. laparotomy --CORRECT ANSWER--d. laparotomy



Which type of hernia occurs below the abdominocrural crease and more
frequently in females?

a. femoral

b. epigastric

c. direct inguinal

d. indirect inguinal --CORRECT ANSWER--a. femoral


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, What is another way of saying "cephalad to caudad"

a. back to front

b. front to back

c. head to tail

d. inside to outside --CORRECT ANSWER--c. head to tail



Which fascial sheet is attached to the iliac crest, linea alba, and pubis?

a. innominate

b. interparietal

c. Scarpa's

d. transversalis --CORRECT ANSWER--c. Scarpa's



What is another name for an acquired ventral hernia through the linea
semilunaris?

a. epigastric

b. femoral

c. inguinal

d. spigelian --CORRECT ANSWER--d. spigelian




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