American Board of Surgical Assistants TEST REVIEW - Sutures and Wound
Repair/ General Surgery Questions and Answers
1. Who discovered that the body absorbs sutures made from animal tissues?-
ANSWER --
Philip Syng Physick
2. Which suture material is NOT absorbed but remains as a living tissue in the
body?- ANSWER -Fascia lata
3. Space caused by separation of wound edges which have not been closely
approximated by sutures is called- ANSWER -Dead Space
4. An interrupted suture, which is placed through tissue from one side of the
wound to the other and then back through tissue again is called- ANSWER -
Matress
5. Suture material which, during healing process, becomes encapsulated by
fibrous tissue is called- ANSWER -Non absorbable suture
6. In the presence of infection, the absorption rate of surgical gut is:- ANSWER
-Increased
7. Which suture can be used in presence of infection?- ANSWER -Polypropylene
8. Suture in which short lateral stitches are taken beneath- ANSWER -Subcuticular
9. Healing process in which a wound is purposely left open and allowed to heal
from bottom upward is called- ANSWER -Secondary intention
10. Surgical gut is made from the- ANSWER -Submucosa layer of sheep's intestines
11. Which is most inert in tissue- ANSWER -Wire
12. Stay suture does not pass through
-Subq
-Rectus muscle
-Mesentery
-Fascia- ANSWER -Mesentery
13. Spitting open or gaping of wound is called- ANSWER -Dehiscence
14. Which of the following is used to stop bleeding and oozing on surfaced of
severed BONES- ANSWER -Mixture of waxes (chiefly beeswax)
15. Protrusion of bowel through separated edges of abdominal wound closure
is- ANSWER -Evisceration
16. Silk is not recommended for use in gallbladder kidney or bladder because-
, American Board of Surgical Assistants TEST REVIEW - Sutures and Wound
Repair/ General Surgery Questions and Answers
ANSWER -It may become nucleus for stone formation
17. Most braided or twisted non absorbable sutures should not be used in
presence of active infection because- ANSWER -The sutures become breeding place for
infection
, American Board of Surgical Assistants TEST REVIEW - Sutures and Wound
Repair/ General Surgery Questions and Answers
18. Halsted Technique consists mainly of- ANSWER -Interrupted silk sutures
19. Another name for a stick tie or transfixation suture is- ANSWER -Suture ligature
20. Bumpers or guards are used on tension sutures to- ANSWER -Prevent heavy suture
from cutting into skin
21. Tissue trauma will be kept to minimum by using- ANSWER -Sutured swaged to a
needle
22. Amount of weight or pull necessary to break suture or ligature material is
called- ANSWER -Tensile strength
23. Which would have ea weakening effect on suture?
Soaking in saline
Testing tensile strength
Straightening it- ANSWER -ALL OF
THE ABOVE
24. Which of following synthetic non absorb suture material is least reactive in
tissue?
Polypropylene
Polyester fiber
Nylon
teflon impregnanted polyester- ANSWER -Polypropylene
25. What type of suture would be used when closing the anus for perineal stage
of an and perineal resection- ANSWER -Purse string suture
26. Ampulla of water is dilated for- ANSWER -Common duct stones
27. Select procedure that require isolation of instruments from rest of operative
field:
1. Open intest anastomosis
2. Common duct exploration
3. Exteriorization of coostomy
4. esophagomyotomy-
ANSWER -1,2,3, Open
anastomosis
Repair/ General Surgery Questions and Answers
1. Who discovered that the body absorbs sutures made from animal tissues?-
ANSWER --
Philip Syng Physick
2. Which suture material is NOT absorbed but remains as a living tissue in the
body?- ANSWER -Fascia lata
3. Space caused by separation of wound edges which have not been closely
approximated by sutures is called- ANSWER -Dead Space
4. An interrupted suture, which is placed through tissue from one side of the
wound to the other and then back through tissue again is called- ANSWER -
Matress
5. Suture material which, during healing process, becomes encapsulated by
fibrous tissue is called- ANSWER -Non absorbable suture
6. In the presence of infection, the absorption rate of surgical gut is:- ANSWER
-Increased
7. Which suture can be used in presence of infection?- ANSWER -Polypropylene
8. Suture in which short lateral stitches are taken beneath- ANSWER -Subcuticular
9. Healing process in which a wound is purposely left open and allowed to heal
from bottom upward is called- ANSWER -Secondary intention
10. Surgical gut is made from the- ANSWER -Submucosa layer of sheep's intestines
11. Which is most inert in tissue- ANSWER -Wire
12. Stay suture does not pass through
-Subq
-Rectus muscle
-Mesentery
-Fascia- ANSWER -Mesentery
13. Spitting open or gaping of wound is called- ANSWER -Dehiscence
14. Which of the following is used to stop bleeding and oozing on surfaced of
severed BONES- ANSWER -Mixture of waxes (chiefly beeswax)
15. Protrusion of bowel through separated edges of abdominal wound closure
is- ANSWER -Evisceration
16. Silk is not recommended for use in gallbladder kidney or bladder because-
, American Board of Surgical Assistants TEST REVIEW - Sutures and Wound
Repair/ General Surgery Questions and Answers
ANSWER -It may become nucleus for stone formation
17. Most braided or twisted non absorbable sutures should not be used in
presence of active infection because- ANSWER -The sutures become breeding place for
infection
, American Board of Surgical Assistants TEST REVIEW - Sutures and Wound
Repair/ General Surgery Questions and Answers
18. Halsted Technique consists mainly of- ANSWER -Interrupted silk sutures
19. Another name for a stick tie or transfixation suture is- ANSWER -Suture ligature
20. Bumpers or guards are used on tension sutures to- ANSWER -Prevent heavy suture
from cutting into skin
21. Tissue trauma will be kept to minimum by using- ANSWER -Sutured swaged to a
needle
22. Amount of weight or pull necessary to break suture or ligature material is
called- ANSWER -Tensile strength
23. Which would have ea weakening effect on suture?
Soaking in saline
Testing tensile strength
Straightening it- ANSWER -ALL OF
THE ABOVE
24. Which of following synthetic non absorb suture material is least reactive in
tissue?
Polypropylene
Polyester fiber
Nylon
teflon impregnanted polyester- ANSWER -Polypropylene
25. What type of suture would be used when closing the anus for perineal stage
of an and perineal resection- ANSWER -Purse string suture
26. Ampulla of water is dilated for- ANSWER -Common duct stones
27. Select procedure that require isolation of instruments from rest of operative
field:
1. Open intest anastomosis
2. Common duct exploration
3. Exteriorization of coostomy
4. esophagomyotomy-
ANSWER -1,2,3, Open
anastomosis
