Chapter 10

What is the technical name for a clamp? 

Which scalpel handle would accommodate a #20 disposable knife blade? 

What term describes an instrument, such as a retractor or uterine probe, that can be bent or modified to accommodate for variances in anatomy? 

Weitlaner, O’Connor-O’Sullivan, and Balfour are examples of: 

Which type of instrument alloy is lightweight, durable, and nonmagnetizing? 

What is the term for the cut-in lines in the jaws or hemostatic clamps and tissue forceps? 

Which suction tip is indicated for use in the nasopharynx and often called a “tonsil” or “oral” suction? 

The joint of a hemostat where one half of the instrument passes through the other is called the: 

Which scissors are often called “suture scissors” and are typically straight and relatively blunt tipped? 

The #12 blade is used almost exclusively for which surgical procedure? 

Which classification of instruments can be of a tweezer-like or ringed and ratcheted configuration? 

In medical terminology, which suffix indicates an instrument as a cutting device? 

Which type of endoscope would be appropriate for examination of the renal pelvis via a natural body orifice? 

All of the following are examples of types of movement of powered surgical instruments EXCEPT: 

Which part of the operating microscope is most proximal to the target tissue? 

Which type of surgical device provides a bloodless surgical field by way of extremity compression? 

Which type of surgical drape is designed to expose small anatomical structures such as the eyes and ears? 

Which suction tip is designed with multiple rows of perforations to prevent occlusion by the intestines in a laparotomy? 

Which device can be used sterilely by an ENT or neurosurgeon or unsterilely by an anesthesia provider to determine location, function, or conduction of certain anatomical structures? 

Which fine, pointed-tip scalpel blade could be used to incise a blood vessel or create a stab wound for drain placement? 

What type of surgical specialty rooms would be most likely equipped with three or four overhead operating lights? 

What is the term for the opening in a surgical drape that is placed over the operative site? 

The thin, compressed sponges used during neurosurgical procedures to protect delicate neural structures are called: 

 Into which classification of dressings would body and Minerva jackets and walking and spica casts fall? 

A drain dressing is cut into which letter shape to accommodate the drain tube exiting the patient’s body? 

Which of the following drains works by passive action? 

Which type of syringe has no calibrations? 

By what action does a “cigarette” drain remove fluid from a wound? 

Bougie, Heaney, Hegar, and Van Buren are types of: 

Which type of instrument often has a tungsten carbide insert and crosshatch serrations for stabilization? 

What is the name of the paired parts of a hemostat that span between the box lock and the finger rings? 

Metzenbaum, tenotomy, and Potts-Smith are examples of which type of instrument? 

Which of the following is NOT a source of power for surgical powered instruments? 

Which of the following types of surgical sponges are prepackaged in units of five? 

Op-site, collodion, adhesive gels, and Steri-strips are examples of which type of surgical dressing? 

Kerlix fluffs, ABD pads, and plain 4 x 4 gauze sponges are examples of which part of a three-layer dressing? 

A patient with a major abdominal wound requiring frequent dressing changes might have which type of binding layer to prevent excoriation of the skin by constant removal of adhesive tape? 

Normal saline, antibiotic, and Dakin’s solution are used to facilitate mechanical debridement in which type of dressing? 

What is the term for the tread or tape sewn into a countable sponge that makes it visible on x-rays to prevent a retained item? 

What is the geometric shape usually achieved by the placement of the first layer of sterile surgical drapes? 

All of the following are varieties of draping materials EXCEPT: 

Which device is used unsterilely in surgery for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis? 

The choice of wound dressing is dependent upon all of the following EXCEPT: 

Which type of surgical supply does NOT come with an option for being impregnated with iodine or other antimicrobial agent? 

Which of the following catheters is used to drain the kidney and is placed with the aid of a cystoscope? 

The three lumens of a three-way Foley catheter are used for balloon inflation, urinary drainage, and: 

Which type of urinary drainage catheter requires an incision and anchoring to the skin to prevent dislodgement? 

What do Broviac and Hickman catheters do? 

Which of the following self-retaining retractors does NOT require attachment to the OR table? 

During laparoscopic procedures where carbon dioxide gas is used for insufflation, the intra-abdominal pressure in the average healthy adult patient is kept at: 

What is the minimum number of suction systems or units required in an operating room? 

In general, after what length of continuous pneumatic tourniquet use should the extremity be allowed to reperfuse before reinflating the tourniquet? 

How are Ray-Tec sponges used during laparotomy procedures when the peritoneum is open? 

GI, chest, and airway are types of: 

Why must chest tubes be attached to a water-seal drainage system? 

When passing suture to the surgeon, the next step should be to pass straight Mayo scissors to the assistant. 

 Syringes can be made of plastic, glass, metal, rubber, or a combination of any of these. 

Penrose drains are active drains that are connected to a reservoir called a J-P bulb or “grenade.” 

One-layer dressings are used on large draining wounds to facilitate frequent dressing changes. 

Instruments should be handed to the surgeon in a functional manner that allows the surgeon to use it without repositioning. 

What is the term for the blood products donated by another person?