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The plicae circulares, microvilli and villi:

Produce bacteria

Secrete digestive enzymes • D.

Initiate peristalsis

Increase absorption area - 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 - ANSWER✔Penfield dissectors



What pathogen is most commonly associated with

surgical wound infections?

Klebsiella pneumonia

Staphylococcus aureus

Bacteroides fragilis

Clostridium tetani - ANSWER✔Staphylococcus aureus



Padgett and Reese are types of:

Implants

,Dermatomes

Retractors

Catheters - ANSWER✔Dermatomes



Which burn degree classification involves erythema

without blisters?

Third

Fourth

First

Second - ANSWER✔First



What instrument is used to remove plaque during a

carotid endarterectomy?

Freer

Ferris-Smith

Potts-Smith

Allis - ANSWER✔Freer



Which of the following neuroglia are star-shaped?

Dermoid

Astrocytes

Oligodendroglia

Ependyma - 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 - 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 - ANSWER✔Insufflator machine



Which of these surgical instruments would be used

during a tonsillectomy?

Pillar retractor

Gerald forceps

Cottle osteotome

Vienna speculum - ANSWER✔Pillar retractor



Which type of cast would be appropriate for a

fractured metacarpal?

Long arm

Short arm

Spica

Cylinder - 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 - ANSWER✔Cholesteatoma



Which muscle alters the shape of the lens to

accommodate vision?

Circular

Ciliary

Oblique

Rectus - 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 - ANSWER✔Opportunistic



Filiforms are used to:

Bypass urethral obstruction

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