NSAA Mock Certification Exam Questions

Three distinct and visible longitudinal bands of smooth muscle running the length of the colon are referred to as: - Taenia Coli Complete obstruction of the cystic duct may result in bile pigments to be reabsorbed, and the gall bladder becomes filled with clear mucoid substance which, in adults, requires cholecystectomy. This condition is known as: - Hydrops Which of the following angled plates is MOST frequently chosen for a compression hip screw fixation? - 135 degrees The passage of urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder follows which pathway: - Bowman's capsule, collecting ducts, renal calyx, renal pelvis, and ureter If an unsterile person is in the operating room, they should not do which of the following? - Walk between two sterile areas Intra-operative superficial and deep suction drain placement with compression dressings following a mastectomy procedure reduces the incidence of which complication? - Post-op seroma What instrument is commonly used to clamp blood vessels? - Hemostats After what percent of total blood volume may arterial pressure AND cardiac output begin to significantly begin to drop? - More than about 10% Damage to which of the following nerves during pelvis node dissection may lead to problems with micturition and/or bladder control in the patient: - Pelvic nerve, hypogastric nerve, pudendal nerve The superior mesenteric artery provides primary blood supply for which of the following structures: - Pancreas A Tru-Cut needle is used to : - Obtain a biopsy A "foot drop" results from insufficiency of the extensor muscles in the foot, and may be caused by lumbar disc herniation (damage to a nerve root in the lumbar spine), or damage to/compression of the ___ nerve as it courses superficial to the fibular head - Peroneal nerve A choledoco-duodenostomy refers to the surgical anastomosis of which of the following two structures: - Duodenum and common bile duct Which of the following chambers of the heart ejects de-oxygenated blood into the pulmonary artery for oxygenation by the lungs? - Right ventricle True or false: Hypoventilation lengthens the time taken to exhale the anesthetic agent and delays recovery - True With patient is the prone position, the dorsal roots of the spinal nerves are oriented: - Superficial to is corresponding ventral roots During a carotid endarterectomy, the injection of lidocaine into the common carotid body prior to performing the arteriotomy is done to: - Prevent sinus bradycardia During a carotid endarterectomy, the arteries are unclamped and reclamped before arteriotomy closure is performed to _____. - Flush debris from the carotid What are the fascial planes from external to internal that are passed through when performing an open appendectomy? - Scarpa's fascia, obliques, transversus abdominus, transversalis fascia Thickening of the ligamentum flavum may provide the cause of which one of the following pathologic conditions: - Central spinal stenosis The _____ saw is an unpowered type of saw that is used during amputations. - Gigli saw The right colic artery is a branch of the: - Superior mesenteric artery During a carotid endarterectomy, which two cranial nerves course through the operative field and must be preserved? - X- Vagus Nerves XII- Hypoglossal Nerve When performing compression hip screw fixation, the lag screw is inserted _____. - Within 1 cm of the femoral articular surface Where would you located the posterior tibial pulse? - Posterior to the medial malleolus Innervation to the external genitalia are supplied