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MAST 1080 Final Exam Questions With
Verified Answers.
Sutures made from materials that dissolve when they encounter the tissue enzymes are called
____________ sutures. - answer✔Absorbable
Which of the following instruments are inserted into narrowed or constricted ducts and tubes for
the purpose of gradually enlarging the opening? - answer✔Dilators
Which of the following is unacceptable for wrapping packages for autoclaving? -
answer✔Aluminum Foil
The complete destruction of all forms of microbacterial life is? - answer✔Sterilization
The recommended temperature for sterilization in autoclave is? - answer✔250-255
The medial assistant needs to be able to assist at all of the following minor surgical procedures
except ________?. - answer✔Cholecystectomy
The instrument commonly used to clamp blood vessels is the _____. - answer✔hemostat
A microorganism that causes disease is a(n) - answer✔pathogen
When a needle is described as swagged, this means that: - answer✔The needle is attached to the
suture fiber
When opening sterile packages of instruments and supplies and applying them to a sterile field,
________. - answer✔gather edges to prevent dragging over field
Smallest diameter of a suture strand is - answer✔5-0
A suture used on the face or neck would likely be size _____. - answer✔6-0
Smooth-tipped instrument that is used to insert packing into or remove objects from the nose and
ear? - answer✔Bayonet forceps
The primary purpose of surgical asepsis is ________? - answer✔To prevent microorganisms
from entering the body during invasive procedures
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Characteristics of dressing does not include: - answer✔Applied to support a bandage
A long slender instrument used to determine the size and shape of a hidden area or to detect the
presence of a foreign body is called __________? - answer✔Sound
A medical assistant with clean, dry hands may remove from an autocalve - answer✔materials
wrapped in paper or muslin packs
A nonsterile surface or an airborne germ will cause _________ of sterile areas. -
answer✔contamination
During a surgical asepsis handwash, the medical assistant should _______? - answer✔hold hands
upwards
During a surgical procedure, the medical assistant inadvertently touches a nonsterile object while
wearing sterile gloves. What is the most appropriate next step? - answer✔Remove the gloves and
apply new sterile gloves
Very low temperatures are used in ________ to destroy tissue by freezing it on contact. -
answer✔cryosurgery
When applying a sterile adhesive skin closure strip: - answer✔apply strips so they do not come
in contact with gloves
During a surgical procedure, the area that is considered sterile on a sterile field is: -
answer✔withing a 1 inch border around the sterile field
An accidental tearing of the body tissue usually made by shard objects is called a(n) _______. -
answer✔laceration
Which solution is typically used to preserve excised tissue for specimens? - answer✔Formalin
Surgical instruments are generally classified according to use. _________ is NOT a classification
for instruments. - answer✔Restabilizing
Largest size suture material: - answer✔1
Anesthetics may be given in which routes? - answer✔Intravenously
Injected
Inhaled
Topically
All of these are routes
11/3/2024 1:54 PM
MAST 1080 Final Exam Questions With
Verified Answers.
Sutures made from materials that dissolve when they encounter the tissue enzymes are called
____________ sutures. - answer✔Absorbable
Which of the following instruments are inserted into narrowed or constricted ducts and tubes for
the purpose of gradually enlarging the opening? - answer✔Dilators
Which of the following is unacceptable for wrapping packages for autoclaving? -
answer✔Aluminum Foil
The complete destruction of all forms of microbacterial life is? - answer✔Sterilization
The recommended temperature for sterilization in autoclave is? - answer✔250-255
The medial assistant needs to be able to assist at all of the following minor surgical procedures
except ________?. - answer✔Cholecystectomy
The instrument commonly used to clamp blood vessels is the _____. - answer✔hemostat
A microorganism that causes disease is a(n) - answer✔pathogen
When a needle is described as swagged, this means that: - answer✔The needle is attached to the
suture fiber
When opening sterile packages of instruments and supplies and applying them to a sterile field,
________. - answer✔gather edges to prevent dragging over field
Smallest diameter of a suture strand is - answer✔5-0
A suture used on the face or neck would likely be size _____. - answer✔6-0
Smooth-tipped instrument that is used to insert packing into or remove objects from the nose and
ear? - answer✔Bayonet forceps
The primary purpose of surgical asepsis is ________? - answer✔To prevent microorganisms
from entering the body during invasive procedures
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11/3/2024 1:54 PM
Characteristics of dressing does not include: - answer✔Applied to support a bandage
A long slender instrument used to determine the size and shape of a hidden area or to detect the
presence of a foreign body is called __________? - answer✔Sound
A medical assistant with clean, dry hands may remove from an autocalve - answer✔materials
wrapped in paper or muslin packs
A nonsterile surface or an airborne germ will cause _________ of sterile areas. -
answer✔contamination
During a surgical asepsis handwash, the medical assistant should _______? - answer✔hold hands
upwards
During a surgical procedure, the medical assistant inadvertently touches a nonsterile object while
wearing sterile gloves. What is the most appropriate next step? - answer✔Remove the gloves and
apply new sterile gloves
Very low temperatures are used in ________ to destroy tissue by freezing it on contact. -
answer✔cryosurgery
When applying a sterile adhesive skin closure strip: - answer✔apply strips so they do not come
in contact with gloves
During a surgical procedure, the area that is considered sterile on a sterile field is: -
answer✔withing a 1 inch border around the sterile field
An accidental tearing of the body tissue usually made by shard objects is called a(n) _______. -
answer✔laceration
Which solution is typically used to preserve excised tissue for specimens? - answer✔Formalin
Surgical instruments are generally classified according to use. _________ is NOT a classification
for instruments. - answer✔Restabilizing
Largest size suture material: - answer✔1
Anesthetics may be given in which routes? - answer✔Intravenously
Injected
Inhaled
Topically
All of these are routes
