Chapter 10 Multiple Choice and True False Quiz

Most modern surgical instruments are made of:

Stainless steel

What type of finish is used on most instruments?

polished

Which of the following is NOT a classification of instruments?

a. Grasping

b. Dilating

c. Sliding

d. Cutting

Answer: Sliding

A cutting/dissecting instrument is used for:

a. Sharp dissection

b. Making an incision

c. All of these choices are correct.

d. Excising tissue

Answer: All of these choices are correct

What size blade fits on a #4 handle?

#20 (through 25)

For an arteriotomy, a #11 blade is generally placed on a #_____ handle.

#7

Which scissor is most likely to be used to cut sutures?

Straight Mayo

A hemostat is a _____ instrument.

clamping

Which of the following is NOT a name for tissue forceps?

a. Plumbs

b. DeBakey forceps

c. Thumb forceps

d. Pick-ups

Answer: Plumbs

An instrument that is made to bend in different ways is said to be:

malleable

A retractor is used for:

viewing

A speculum is a _____ instrument.

viewing

On a ringed instrument, the mechanism that holds the ringed handles in place when they are pressed together is called the:

ratchet

Endoscopes are used:

a. Preoperatively

b. All of these choices are correct.

c. Postoperatively

d. Intraoperatively

Answer: All of these choices are correct

Power tools are powered by:

a. Electricity

b. Nitrogen

c. All of these choices are correct.

d. Batteries

Answer: All of these choices are correct

A Weitlaner is a type of______

retractor

A cryotherapy unit uses:

a. Liquid nitrogen

b. Freon

c. Carbon dioxide

d. All of these choices are correct.

Answer: All of these choices are correct

Insufflators are used to push _____ into the areas where insufflation is needed.

carbon dioxide

A _____ is a type of suction

a. Yankauer

b. Fraiser

c. Poole

d. All of these choices are correct.

Answer: All of these choices are correct

_____ come in flexible or rigid styles.

endoscopes

A mosquito is a type of retractor.

false

A Crile is a type of grasper.

false

A hemostat is a type of clamp.

true

DeBakey is a name used for several types of instruments.

true

An ostomy bag is applied over a stoma to contain excretions.

true

An eye pad is a rigid shield placed over the eye.

false

Packing can be used to eliminate dead space.

true

Ribbon retractors are also called malleable.

true

Catheters can be used to remove fluid or objects from the body.

true

Another name for a Pezzer catheter is batwing.

false

Malecot catheters have a four-winged shape.

true

A Robinson catheter is a red rubber catheter.

true

Tubes are used to remove air and fluids from the body for decompression purposes.

true

Active drains use negative pressure to remove fluids.

True

The use of the fingers for dissection purposes is considered sharp dissection.

false

Scissors are used for sharp dissection.

true

A Babcock is a grasping clamp.

true

An Adson is a type of tissue forceps.

true

An Adson can come with or without teeth.

true