ABSA SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANT COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
PREPARATION KEY OPERATIVE PROCEDURES
INSTRUMENTATION AND PATIENT SAFETY WITH SAMPLE
Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: The recurrent laryngeal nerve is a branch of the:
Answer: Vagus Nerve
Question 2: The anatomic region bordered by the cystic duct, to the common hepatic duct, and the
cystic artery is referred to as:
Answer: Calot`s triangle
Question 3: The inferior mesenteric artery serves as principal blood supply to which of the following
structures:
Answer: The Splenic Flexure of the colon
Question 4: The short gastric arteries are direct branches of which of the following:
Answer: Splenic Artery
Question 5: Which of the flowing statements are true regarding total thyroidectomy procedures?
Answer: The open approach generally utilizes a low transverse collar incision
Question 6: During total nephrectomy and/or adrenalectomy, which of the following poses the greatest
intra-operative risk from a systemic perspective, during the manipulation of the adrenal gland?
Answer: Rapid blood pressure change
Question 7: Which of the following are true statements regarding the pancreas?
Answer: 1. The pancreas is a mixed exocrine and endocrine organ
Question 8: Which of the following are true statements regarding the pancreas?
Answer:
1. 2. The pancreas lies in direct relation to the portal vasculature
2. the biliary tree
3. the vena cava
4. the celiac ganglia
5. and the spleen its vasculature
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, Question 9: Which of the following are true statements regarding the pancreas?
Answer: 3. Endocrine and exocrine function are distributed throughout the head, neck, body, and tail
sections
Question 10: The fold of peritoneum that connects the sides of the uterus to the walls and floor of the
pelvis is known as the:
Answer: Broad ligament
Question 11: Innervation to the external genitalia are supplied by the:
Answer: Pudendal nerve and its branches
Question 12: The passage of urine from the kidney not the urinary bladder follows which of the
following pathways:
Answer:
1. Bowman`s capsule
2. collecting ducts
3. renal calyx
4. renal pelvis
5. and ureter
Question 13: Following anesthesia, the speed of emergence is directly related to alveolar ventilation (an
excretory function of the lung) and inversely related to blood gas solubility. Which of the following
statements is also likely true?
Answer: Hypoventilation lengthens the time taken to exhale the anesthetic agent and delays recovery
Question 14: A lymph node dissection near a cancerous tumor may confirms may the presence of
cancer cells. Removal of the entire downstream chain of lymph nodes may be performed to eliminate
further lymphatic spread. Which of the following statement most accurately describes a "Sentinel"
lymph node biopsy?
Answer: Removal and biopsy of successive lymph nodes starting at the known tumor site along the
lymphatic pathway until a "negative" node is discovered
Question 15: Which of the following is cranial nerve #10:
Answer: Vagus nerve
Question 16: Which anatomical triangle has the following boundaries: Superior: Posterior belly of the
digastric muscle. Lateral: Medial border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Inferior: Superior belly of
the omohyoid muscle.
Answer: The carotid triangle
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PREPARATION KEY OPERATIVE PROCEDURES
INSTRUMENTATION AND PATIENT SAFETY WITH SAMPLE
Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: The recurrent laryngeal nerve is a branch of the:
Answer: Vagus Nerve
Question 2: The anatomic region bordered by the cystic duct, to the common hepatic duct, and the
cystic artery is referred to as:
Answer: Calot`s triangle
Question 3: The inferior mesenteric artery serves as principal blood supply to which of the following
structures:
Answer: The Splenic Flexure of the colon
Question 4: The short gastric arteries are direct branches of which of the following:
Answer: Splenic Artery
Question 5: Which of the flowing statements are true regarding total thyroidectomy procedures?
Answer: The open approach generally utilizes a low transverse collar incision
Question 6: During total nephrectomy and/or adrenalectomy, which of the following poses the greatest
intra-operative risk from a systemic perspective, during the manipulation of the adrenal gland?
Answer: Rapid blood pressure change
Question 7: Which of the following are true statements regarding the pancreas?
Answer: 1. The pancreas is a mixed exocrine and endocrine organ
Question 8: Which of the following are true statements regarding the pancreas?
Answer:
1. 2. The pancreas lies in direct relation to the portal vasculature
2. the biliary tree
3. the vena cava
4. the celiac ganglia
5. and the spleen its vasculature
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, Question 9: Which of the following are true statements regarding the pancreas?
Answer: 3. Endocrine and exocrine function are distributed throughout the head, neck, body, and tail
sections
Question 10: The fold of peritoneum that connects the sides of the uterus to the walls and floor of the
pelvis is known as the:
Answer: Broad ligament
Question 11: Innervation to the external genitalia are supplied by the:
Answer: Pudendal nerve and its branches
Question 12: The passage of urine from the kidney not the urinary bladder follows which of the
following pathways:
Answer:
1. Bowman`s capsule
2. collecting ducts
3. renal calyx
4. renal pelvis
5. and ureter
Question 13: Following anesthesia, the speed of emergence is directly related to alveolar ventilation (an
excretory function of the lung) and inversely related to blood gas solubility. Which of the following
statements is also likely true?
Answer: Hypoventilation lengthens the time taken to exhale the anesthetic agent and delays recovery
Question 14: A lymph node dissection near a cancerous tumor may confirms may the presence of
cancer cells. Removal of the entire downstream chain of lymph nodes may be performed to eliminate
further lymphatic spread. Which of the following statement most accurately describes a "Sentinel"
lymph node biopsy?
Answer: Removal and biopsy of successive lymph nodes starting at the known tumor site along the
lymphatic pathway until a "negative" node is discovered
Question 15: Which of the following is cranial nerve #10:
Answer: Vagus nerve
Question 16: Which anatomical triangle has the following boundaries: Superior: Posterior belly of the
digastric muscle. Lateral: Medial border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Inferior: Superior belly of
the omohyoid muscle.
Answer: The carotid triangle
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