NBCE: MINOR SURGERY & PROCTOLOGY OREGON BOARD
EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Horizontal mattress sutures closes the wound in an _____
fashion and provides _____ support. This technique serves well
for ______. - ---Answers---everted
deep closure
hand surgery
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
Simple interrupted sutures cannot be used towards the
triangulated end of a flap for they interfere with the circulation
of the tip. _________ draws the tip into place, taking a bite
through the deeper layer of the dermis of the tip, thus avoiding
compromise of circulation. - ---Answers---Apical suture
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
_________ is the most advantageous method of repair for closed
injury under some tension because of tissue loss or if there is
a desire to avoid prominent suture marks. - ---Answers---
Intradermal subcuticular "pull out" sutures
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
,Intradermal subcuticular "pull out" sutures use either ______ or
_____ material. The suture may be left in for ______. It reduces
scarring. - ---Answers---nylon
fine monofilament
2-3 weeks
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
Criteria of suture material is placed on: - ---Answers---
tensile strength
knot security
tissue reaction
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
_____ are placed for deep closure wounds. - ---Answers---
Absorbable sutures
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
Absorbable sutures include: - ---Answers---Polyglycolic acid
(PGA, Dexon)
Polyglycan-910 (PG 910, Vicryl)
Gut
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
,_______ is currently the suture of choice for most physicians. It
is a braided synthetic polymer.
Hold half of tensile strength
Excellent knot security
Less reactive and better able to resist infection.
Hard to work with when it becomes wet. - ---Answers---
Polyglycolic acid (PGA, Dexon)
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
_____ is another synthetic polymer for deep closure.
Excellent workability.
Less knot security than PGA.
Greatest tensile strength.
Greatest wound security.
Preferred for deep support for prolonged periods. - ---
Answers---Polyglycan-910 (PG 910, Vicryl)
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
, _____ is the oldest form of absorbable suture material.
Manufactured from sheep intestines and used plain or treated
with chronic salts (chromic oxide) to delay absorption.
Less tensile strength/wound security than PGA or PG 910 and
causes more tissue reaction. - ---Answers---Gut
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
___________ these suture materials are primarily used for
external closures. - ---Answers---non-absorbable
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
Non-absorbable suture materials include: - ---Answers---
Monofilament nylon (Ethilon, Dermalon)
Polypropylene (Prolene)
Braided non-absorabable sutures
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
_______ is the suture most commonly used for closures of
minor wounds and lacerations. It is able to resist infections
well and causes minimal tissue reaction.
The tensile strength and wound security is very good.
EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Horizontal mattress sutures closes the wound in an _____
fashion and provides _____ support. This technique serves well
for ______. - ---Answers---everted
deep closure
hand surgery
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
Simple interrupted sutures cannot be used towards the
triangulated end of a flap for they interfere with the circulation
of the tip. _________ draws the tip into place, taking a bite
through the deeper layer of the dermis of the tip, thus avoiding
compromise of circulation. - ---Answers---Apical suture
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
_________ is the most advantageous method of repair for closed
injury under some tension because of tissue loss or if there is
a desire to avoid prominent suture marks. - ---Answers---
Intradermal subcuticular "pull out" sutures
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
,Intradermal subcuticular "pull out" sutures use either ______ or
_____ material. The suture may be left in for ______. It reduces
scarring. - ---Answers---nylon
fine monofilament
2-3 weeks
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
Criteria of suture material is placed on: - ---Answers---
tensile strength
knot security
tissue reaction
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
_____ are placed for deep closure wounds. - ---Answers---
Absorbable sutures
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
Absorbable sutures include: - ---Answers---Polyglycolic acid
(PGA, Dexon)
Polyglycan-910 (PG 910, Vicryl)
Gut
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
,_______ is currently the suture of choice for most physicians. It
is a braided synthetic polymer.
Hold half of tensile strength
Excellent knot security
Less reactive and better able to resist infection.
Hard to work with when it becomes wet. - ---Answers---
Polyglycolic acid (PGA, Dexon)
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
_____ is another synthetic polymer for deep closure.
Excellent workability.
Less knot security than PGA.
Greatest tensile strength.
Greatest wound security.
Preferred for deep support for prolonged periods. - ---
Answers---Polyglycan-910 (PG 910, Vicryl)
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
, _____ is the oldest form of absorbable suture material.
Manufactured from sheep intestines and used plain or treated
with chronic salts (chromic oxide) to delay absorption.
Less tensile strength/wound security than PGA or PG 910 and
causes more tissue reaction. - ---Answers---Gut
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
___________ these suture materials are primarily used for
external closures. - ---Answers---non-absorbable
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
Non-absorbable suture materials include: - ---Answers---
Monofilament nylon (Ethilon, Dermalon)
Polypropylene (Prolene)
Braided non-absorabable sutures
24% Wound closure & elective procedures:
_______ is the suture most commonly used for closures of
minor wounds and lacerations. It is able to resist infections
well and causes minimal tissue reaction.
The tensile strength and wound security is very good.
