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A brain tumor causing alteration of muscle tone, voluntary muscle coordination, gait and balance would likely be located in the: |
A. Cerebellum B. Cerebrum |
Cerebellum |
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Layers of the intestine (outer to inner) |
1. Serosa 2. Muscularis 3. Submucosa 4. Mucosa |
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Instrument used during a keratoplasty to remove the cornea |
Trephine |
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Highly vascular layer of the eye that absorbs lights rays and nourishes the retina |
Choroid |
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Avascular, clear portion of the eye covering the iris |
Cornea |
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Warm cycle of the EtO sterilizer, minimum sterilization temperature in Fahrenheit |
85 |
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Tumor that is benign, encapsulated, and arises from tissue covering the central nervous system structures |
Meningioma |
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Fibrous white layer that gives the eye its shape |
Sclera |
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Hesselbachs triangle |
Inguinal ligament, inferior epigastric vessels and lateral border of the rectus abdominis |
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Which of the following damages the mastoid air cells and ossicles of the ear? |
Cholesteatoma |
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4 elements that primarily make up the body's mass |
Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen |
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Basis for the design of electrical equipment in the OR |
Electron theory |
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Procedure performed to decrease gastric secretions |
Vagotomy |
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What organ shares the same blood supply with the pancreas and must be removed during a Whipple procedure? |
Duodenum |
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Muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm and covers the anterior portion of the upper arm |
Biceps brachii |
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Removal of fibrous thickening of the visceral pleura |
Decortication |
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Function of neuroglia of the nervous system |
Support and bind |
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Method of inhalation anesthesia that allows complete rebreathing of expired gases |
Closed |
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What anatomical structure must be approximated after a colectomy to prevent herniation of abdominal contents? |
A. Omentum B. Pylorus C. Mesentary D. Jejunum |
Mesentary |
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To prevent density, instrument sets should not exceed |
A. 20 pounds B. 25 pounds C. 15 pounds |
25 pounds |
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When surgically treating hydrocephalus, where is the shunt placed? |
A. Third ventricle B. Lateral ventricle C. Aqueduct of Sylvius D. Foramen of Monro |
Lateral ventricle |
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The ureters enter the bladder medially: |
From the posterior aspect |
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Suture material that becomes encapsulated by fibrous tissue during the healing stages |
Non-absorbable |
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Cranial nerve responsible for hearing and balance |
VIII : Vestibulocochlear |
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Responsible for disseminated intravascular coagulation |
Endotoxin |
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Copper wire in ESU that allows the flow of free electrons |
Conductor |
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Preoperative diagnostic test useful in diabetic patients with small vessel arterial disease |
Plethysmography |
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Most effective method for sterilizing items that can be damaged by steam sterilization |
Ethylene oxide |
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Mandible articulates with which bone |
Temporal |
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Heals by contraction, granulation and connective tissue |
Delayed closure |
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During a kidney transplant, the renal vein of the donor kidney is anastomosed to the |
External iliac vein |
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During a radical neck dissection with mandibulectomy, which bone is harvested for the graft? |
Fibula |
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Testosterone is secreted by |
Leydig cells |
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Which stapling device would be used during an esophagectomy to to divide the esophagus? |
TA |
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Movement disorder diseases caused by radiation therapy are characterized by destruction of the |
Myelin sheath |
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Microorganisms used within the biological indicator for ethylene oxide sterilization |
Bacillus atrophaeus |
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During a CABG procedure, the saphenous vein is sutured to the |
Coronary artery |
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Graft material that does not require pre-clotting for placement during an abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy |
PTFE |
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Cranial never affected by trigeminal neuralgia |
V : trigeminal |
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Which of the following is performed for suspected ectopic pregnancy |
Culdocentesis |
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Amphiarthrosis |
Hinge |
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Most abundant ion in the body |
Calcium |
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Substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microbes in living tissue |
Antiseptic |
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Laser contraindicated for use in the posterior chamber of the eye |
Carbon dioxide |
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Which structure of the heart are the leads for a permanent pacemaker placed? |
Right ventricle |
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Procedure performed to improve the vision of patients with myopia |
Keratoplasty |
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Facial fracture that involves the complete separation of the maxilla from the cranial base |
LeFort I |
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Chemical reaction that provides energy by the breakdown of food |
Catabolism |
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Least inert of the synthetic meshes |
Polyester fiber |
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Radiopaque contrast medium used intraoperatively when the patient is allergic to iodine |
Renografin |
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Structure that regulates the amount of light entering the eye |
Iris |
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Most abundant extracellular ion necessary for the transmission of impulses |
Sodium |
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Frequently used barbiturate for general anesthesia induction |
Thiopental |
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Artery that does not arise from the aorta |
Vertebral |
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Chemical substance that causes the immune system to form antibodies |
Antigen |
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Surgical procedure for the treatment of acute otitis media |
Myringotomy |
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Why is cardioplegia used |
Cause diastolic arrest |
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Which of the following sterilizers operates with condition, exposure, exhaust and dry cycles |
Gravity air displacement |
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Which of the following incisions may be used for the repair of a zygomatic fracture |
Below lower eyelid |
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Which arteries are formed by the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta |
Iliac |
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Procedure that requires use of a manometer to check CSF pressure |
Intracranial aneurysm clipping |
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During a strabismus correction, resection has a greater effect on which muscle |
Lateral rectus |
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Best site for obtaining cortical boke graft |
Iliac crest |
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