Flashcards: Chapter 6

Google, Yahoo, and Bing are popular: 

How much memory does a computer with a gigabyte (GB) capacity hold? 

What is the name of the device that has right and left buttons and a roller, and may be a wired or wireless part of a computer used to point and click to items on the monitor? 

What term is used to describe the transferring of files and documents to a compact disc (CD)? 

The clarity of a computer monitor screen image is its: 

What is the term for the small graphic symbols displayed on a monitor screen that represent computer files or programs that a user “clicks” on to open? 

What is the term for the process of starting up when a computer is initially turned on? 

What is the name of the visual indicator represented by an arrow, blinking line, or hand that appears when the mouse is used to point to something on the screen? 

Which of the following is an Internet address within a document or e-mail that is bolded or underlined and will open a Web page when it is clicked on? 

What term for legal right of an author or photographer over the reproduction of original work? 

The original instrument developed in the 1920s that used heat on wounds to accelerate blood clotting was the precursor of which piece of standard OR equipment? 

Electricity is dependent upon the free flow of which subatomic particles? 

What term describes an item that enhances or allows for the flow of alternating or direct electrical current? 

The opposite charged ends of a magnet are its: 

Which of the following terms related to electricity defines electrical potential (electrical charge)? 

Specialized equipment in the OR, such as portable x-ray units or laser generators, may require which type of wall outlet that can handle the increased load necessary to power the equipment? 

The electromagnetic waves that create radio and television signals are measured in wave cycles per second termed: 

What is the term for a single alternating current cycle? 

What is the term for the object in an electrical circuit (e.g., surgical light or ESU) that receives and can modify the amount of power from the source? 

All of the following are components of a three-prong electrical plug EXCEPT: 

Which of the following modes or settings of the electrosurgical unit (ESU) would NOT require use of a patient return electrode (ground pad)? 

Resonant frequency capacitive coupling and dielectric breakdown are examples of: 

Which type of gas is used to enhance the effectiveness of the electrosurgical unit active electrode pencil? 

What is the property of the gel portion of the patient return electrode (ground pad) that completes the ESU circuit? 

Which of the following is NOT a type of ESU tip? 

Which of the following is a safety mechanism engineered into the ESU that alerts the surgical team that the device is being activated? 

To prevent inadvertent activation of the ESU resulting in possible ignition of draping materials, the pencil should be placed in which of the following when NOT in use? 

What is the term for the precision of a laser beam and is based on the area exposed, the time activated, and the power setting? 

All of the following are examples of tissue interaction with laser light energy EXCEPT: 

Ebonized or other specially coated instruments should be used when which surgical device is being used in a narrow space? 

 In a laser generator, what is found at both ends that allows for the amplification and stimulated emission of laser light? 

Solids, gases, liquids, and semiconductor crystals are types of: 

Laser wavelengths determine the color and invisibility of the beam and are categorized from their place along the: 

Which of the following would MOST likely be the cause of a patient burn from alternate exit pathway of ESU current? 

When using a bayonet bipolar forceps:

All of the following represent a complete AC electrical circuit EXCEPT: 

Which of the following lasers falls into the invisible part of the electromagnetic spectrum, is absorbed by cellular fluid, and is not dependent on tissue color? 

Which generation of robots does NOT have any degree of artificial intelligence (AI) and requires consistent oversight? 

Which of the following terms is defined as the number of ways that a robotic manipulator can move? 

Which of the following terms is defined as the extent to which a machine, microscope, human, or robot can differentiate between two objects? 

During routine robotic surgery procedures, where is the surgeon?

Which term describes the right and left (side-to-side) movements of a robotic manipulator that has 3-D capability? 

What is the name of the complex robotic operating system created and marketed by Intuitive Surgical®? 

The patient return electrode for a patient undergoing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy would MOST likely be placed: 

What is the name of the inert gas beam used with invisible light lasers to provide visual aiming to target tissue? 

Which of the following laser beams cannot transmit through clear fluid or glass? 

What is the term for the developing technology of performing a surgical procedure in real time but from a distant location? 

Which type of laser has a wavelength that creates a bright blue-green visible light within a plasma tube? 

Which type of laser uses gases that are toxic and potentially fatal, and therefore rarely used in the OR setting? 

Which laser unit has articulated joints with mirrors at the bend points and requires that care must be taken not to disrupt the alignment of those mirrors during transport, because that could result in an unpredictable beam trajectory? 

Robotic manipulators are not sterilized, but are covered with disposable drapes for surgical procedures. 

Cartesian coordinate geometry uses the system of graphing mathematical functions and moves the robotic manipulators along the x, y, and z axes. 

A patient return electrode (ground pad) may be repositioned to another site if the gel is still “sticky.” 

The bipolar mode of the ESU can be used only to cut tissue. 

The acronym laser stands for light application by special electromagnetic radiation. 

Current that requires a wall outlet and reverses direction periodically 

Source of direct current with opposite positive and negative terminals 

The round, third prong of a three-prong plug, which captures excess leakage current to prevent shocks 

The rate at which work is done; measured in watts 

The component of electricity that causes a conductor to glow or heat up 

The subatomic particles that orbit in shells around a nucleus and are responsible for creating electrical current 

Anything that has mass and occupies space 

Materials such as plastic, glass, wood, rubber that inhibit the flow of electrons 

Gigantic international network of millions of computer servers that in turn serve thousands of individual computers each

Style of letters chosen in a word-processing program to create a document 

Programs that operate a computer system; includes Internet access and word processing 

Accessory device that converts printed text or graphics into digital format 

Sends computer information over phone or cable lines or satellite systems 

Components of a computer: CPU, monitor, and memory storage 

Attachment points for computer components: keyboard, speakers, printer