CHAPTER 11 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
CERTIFICATION REVIEW 2026 COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Adenoid Curette. Answer: to scrape remnats of adeniod tissue.
⩥ Bone curette. Answer: to scrape; to debride tissue; to scoop tissue out
of small areas;to scoop cancellous bone for grafting
⩥ dermal curette. Answer: to scrape dermis
⩥ ear curette. Answer: to scrape inner ear (i.e., stapes);to remove debris
from ear canal.
⩥ uterine curette. Answer: to scrape endometrial lining of uterus;to
roughen up tissue in a nonhealing wound to enhance seconary closure.
⩥ large uterine curette. Answer: to scrape uterine cavity (usually
postpregnancy uterus)
⩥ bone cutter. Answer: to cut bone and cartilage
,⩥ freer elevator. Answer: to take tissue off cartlilage (e.g., nasal
septum); to scrape plaque from large arteries in cardiovascular
procedures; to lift periosteum from bone in orthopedic procedures; to
press small balls of bone wax onto bone edges for hemostasis in
neurosurgery procedures
⩥ periosteal elevator. Answer: to scrape and remove periosteum from
bone in preparation for a bone incision.
⩥ rib elevator. Answer: to scrape along ribs to remove tissue and
cartilage
⩥ septum elevator. Answer: to elevate and dissect septum during
intransal procedures;to dissect nerve vesselsand bone in neurosurgical
procedures; to use as a bone wax tamp.
⩥ scalpel handle. Answer: to accommodate knife blades of many sizes
(e.g., #10, #15, #11)
⩥ ear knife. Answer: to create a fine puncture in the tympanic embrane
for ear drainage in myringotomy
⩥ mallet. Answer: to exert force on a object (e.g., to drive a nail into a
bone); to use a chisel or osteotome as a guide.
, ⩥ lambotte osteotome. Answer: to score or place cuts in bone.
⩥ rasp. Answer: to smooth a rough bone surface or to evacuate
medullary canals in perparation for prosthesis insertion
⩥ wiener nasal rasp. Answer: to mechanically smooth nasal cartilage
and bone during septoplasty.
⩥ double action rongeur. Answer: to cut through small segments of bone
⩥ kerrison rongeur. Answer: to remove delicate bones during
neurosurgery (e.g., laminectomy) and ortyhopedic procedures)
⩥ lempert rongeur. Answer: to remove bone; to remove soft tissue from
around bone
⩥ rib rongeur. Answer: to cut ribs
⩥ handle for gigli saw. Answer: to hold gigli saw blade for controlled
severing of bone during amptitation.
⩥ wire blade for gigli saw. Answer: to cut small and large bone during
amputation
CERTIFICATION REVIEW 2026 COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Adenoid Curette. Answer: to scrape remnats of adeniod tissue.
⩥ Bone curette. Answer: to scrape; to debride tissue; to scoop tissue out
of small areas;to scoop cancellous bone for grafting
⩥ dermal curette. Answer: to scrape dermis
⩥ ear curette. Answer: to scrape inner ear (i.e., stapes);to remove debris
from ear canal.
⩥ uterine curette. Answer: to scrape endometrial lining of uterus;to
roughen up tissue in a nonhealing wound to enhance seconary closure.
⩥ large uterine curette. Answer: to scrape uterine cavity (usually
postpregnancy uterus)
⩥ bone cutter. Answer: to cut bone and cartilage
,⩥ freer elevator. Answer: to take tissue off cartlilage (e.g., nasal
septum); to scrape plaque from large arteries in cardiovascular
procedures; to lift periosteum from bone in orthopedic procedures; to
press small balls of bone wax onto bone edges for hemostasis in
neurosurgery procedures
⩥ periosteal elevator. Answer: to scrape and remove periosteum from
bone in preparation for a bone incision.
⩥ rib elevator. Answer: to scrape along ribs to remove tissue and
cartilage
⩥ septum elevator. Answer: to elevate and dissect septum during
intransal procedures;to dissect nerve vesselsand bone in neurosurgical
procedures; to use as a bone wax tamp.
⩥ scalpel handle. Answer: to accommodate knife blades of many sizes
(e.g., #10, #15, #11)
⩥ ear knife. Answer: to create a fine puncture in the tympanic embrane
for ear drainage in myringotomy
⩥ mallet. Answer: to exert force on a object (e.g., to drive a nail into a
bone); to use a chisel or osteotome as a guide.
, ⩥ lambotte osteotome. Answer: to score or place cuts in bone.
⩥ rasp. Answer: to smooth a rough bone surface or to evacuate
medullary canals in perparation for prosthesis insertion
⩥ wiener nasal rasp. Answer: to mechanically smooth nasal cartilage
and bone during septoplasty.
⩥ double action rongeur. Answer: to cut through small segments of bone
⩥ kerrison rongeur. Answer: to remove delicate bones during
neurosurgery (e.g., laminectomy) and ortyhopedic procedures)
⩥ lempert rongeur. Answer: to remove bone; to remove soft tissue from
around bone
⩥ rib rongeur. Answer: to cut ribs
⩥ handle for gigli saw. Answer: to hold gigli saw blade for controlled
severing of bone during amptitation.
⩥ wire blade for gigli saw. Answer: to cut small and large bone during
amputation
