Test Bank for Surgical Technology, 8th Edition by Joanna Kotcher Fuller.pdf

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1 meter = _____ millimetres - ANS ✔1000
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126 bones that compose the upper and lower extremities of the body -
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ANS ✔appendicular skeleton
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1cc of solution is equivalent to: - ANS ✔1mL
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2 drug classifications that combine to produce neuroleptanalgesia -
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ANS ✔Tranquilizer and narcotic
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3 parts of the small intestine - ANS ✔duodenum, jejunum, ileum
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98.6 F = ______ C - ANS ✔37
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A ball of capillaries bringing blood to nephrons surrounded by Bowma
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n's capsule in the nephron - ANS ✔glomerulus
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A blood pH of 7.5 indicates: - ANS ✔Alkalosis
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a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or in
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adequate oxygenation of the blood. - ANS ✔cyanosis
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a broad band of nerve fibres joining the two hemispheres of the brain.
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- ANS ✔corpus callosum
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A circle of arteries at the base of the brain that supply blood to the bra
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in; common place for cerebral aneurysms - ANS ✔Circle of Willis
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A clinical symptom of shock - ANS ✔hypotension
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a coiled, bony, fluid-
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filled tube in the inner ear through which sound waves trigger nerve i
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mpulses - ANS ✔cochlea b b b




a condition where the prepuce cannot be retracted to normal position
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- ANS ✔Phimosis
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A curved transverse incision across the lower abdomen used frequent
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ly in gynaecological surgery is: - ANS ✔Pfannenstiel
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A fibrous capsule that encircles the kidney to aid in keeping the kidne
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y in the correct anatomical position and to cushion it from injury -
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ANS ✔Gerota's fascia
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A firm prominence of cartilage that forms the upper part of the larynx;
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the Adam's apple - ANS ✔thyroid cartilage
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a flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant women, nourishin
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g and maintaining the foetus through the umbilical cord. -
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ANS ✔Placenta
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a foreign substance that stimulates the production of antibodies -
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ANS ✔Antigen
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A general consent form authorizes what? -
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ANS ✔Routine medical treatment
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A gland in males that contributes to the seminal fluid -
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ANS ✔prostate gland
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A laparotomy drape is placed on the left side inguinal area of the patie
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nt, but should have been placed on the right side. What should be done
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ANS ✔Remove drape and place new drape on right side
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a large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending fr
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om the larynx to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the
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lungs; the windpipe - ANS ✔Trachea
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a level of honesty and moral integrity that every surgical technologist
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must uphold in the delivery of quality patient care -
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ANS ✔Surgical conscience
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A long, coiled duct on the outside of the testis in which sperm mature -
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ANS ✔Epididymis
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A method of anaesthesia in which medication is injected into the suba
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rachnoid space - ANS ✔Spinal block
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A microscopic blood exam that estimates the percentages of each type
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of white cell within a sample - ANS ✔Differential blood count
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A midline xiphoid to pubis incision is commonly made for a/an what? -
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ANS ✔Abdominal Aortic Aneurysmectomy
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A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach -
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ANS ✔Oesophagus
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A narrow tube between the middle ear and the throat that serves to eq
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ualize pressure on both sides of the eardrum - ANS ✔Eustachian tube
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A neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several mainte
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nance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps govern th
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e endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion an
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d reward. - ANS ✔Hypothalamus
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A padded footboard is used in which surgical position -
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ANS ✔Reverse Trendelenburg
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a pair of endocrine glands just above the kidneys. the adrenals secrete
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the hormones epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradr
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enaline), which help to arouse the body in times of stress. -
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ANS ✔adrenal glands
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