SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST BOOK EXAM
STUDY GUIDE: General Surgery Exam
Questions and Answers
299. During a Whipple procedure, which of the following surgical maneuvers
is performed to dissect the lateral peritoneal attachments of the duodenum?
- -Kocher
- Which site is used for autotransplanting one ormore of the parathyroid
glands? - -Forearm
- A major concern in draining a gangrenous gallbladder is: - -Contamination
- 302. Which nerve is at the greatest risk for injury during a thyroidectomy? -
-Recurrent laryngeal
- Which of the following anastomoses is accomplished during a Whipple
procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy)? - -Hepaticojejunostomy
- A hernia through which bowel or omentum extends and cannot be returned
to its normal position through manipulation is referred to as a/an: - -
Incarcerated hernia
- Which of the following types of hernias occur in Hesselbach's triangle? - -
Direct
- Which of the followingis the most common type of hernia that occurs in
females? - -Femoral hernia
- Which of the following is the anastomosis of choice when performing a
total abdominal colectomy for ulcerative colitis? - -Ileoanal
- The flexure at the junction of the duodenum and jejunum is the: - -
Ligament of Treitz
- 309. Intercostal nerves and vessels are located: - -Inferior to the rib
- The section of the gastrointestinal tract that is least affected by Crohn's
disease is the: - -Retum
- Hernia: - -Rupture
, - Which of the following nerves must be identified and protected from injury
during a thyroidectomy? - -Recurrent laryngeal
- Which of the following types of incisions is used for a laparoscopy? - -
Infraumbilical
- Both direct and indirect hernias are the result of tears in the: - -
Transversalis fascia
- Which nerves must be identified during an inguinal hernia repair? - -
Iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal
- Which hernia involves the peritoneum and the abdominal viscera forms
part of the hernia sac? - -SLiding
- 317. During a laparoscopic hernia repair, stapling is avoided in the
triangular area inferior to the internal inguinal ring, called: - -Triangle of
doom
- During a laparoscopic hernia repair, staples should not be placed below the
lateral iliopubic tract in order to avoid injuring the: - -Genitofemoral and
lateral femoral cutaneous nerves
- Which of the following nerves is dissected from the lesser urvature of the
stomach when performing a highly selective vagotomy (parietal cell
vagatomy) - -Nerves of Latarjet
- The invagination of the proximal intestine into the lumen of the distal
intestine is called: - -Intussusception
- Failure of the intestines to encapsulate within the peritoneal cavity of a
newborn is: - -Omphalocele
- Newborn vomiting, free of bile and projectile in nature, is indicative of: - -
Pyloric stenosis
- Hirschsprung's disease is synonymous with: - -Congenital aganglionosis
- 324. The most common intraabdominaal childhood tumor is: - -
Nephroblastoma
- Pathologic enlargement of the male breast is called: - -Gynecomastia
- Surgical enlargement of the passage between the prepylorus of the
stomach and the duodenum is a: - -Pyloromyotomy
STUDY GUIDE: General Surgery Exam
Questions and Answers
299. During a Whipple procedure, which of the following surgical maneuvers
is performed to dissect the lateral peritoneal attachments of the duodenum?
- -Kocher
- Which site is used for autotransplanting one ormore of the parathyroid
glands? - -Forearm
- A major concern in draining a gangrenous gallbladder is: - -Contamination
- 302. Which nerve is at the greatest risk for injury during a thyroidectomy? -
-Recurrent laryngeal
- Which of the following anastomoses is accomplished during a Whipple
procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy)? - -Hepaticojejunostomy
- A hernia through which bowel or omentum extends and cannot be returned
to its normal position through manipulation is referred to as a/an: - -
Incarcerated hernia
- Which of the following types of hernias occur in Hesselbach's triangle? - -
Direct
- Which of the followingis the most common type of hernia that occurs in
females? - -Femoral hernia
- Which of the following is the anastomosis of choice when performing a
total abdominal colectomy for ulcerative colitis? - -Ileoanal
- The flexure at the junction of the duodenum and jejunum is the: - -
Ligament of Treitz
- 309. Intercostal nerves and vessels are located: - -Inferior to the rib
- The section of the gastrointestinal tract that is least affected by Crohn's
disease is the: - -Retum
- Hernia: - -Rupture
, - Which of the following nerves must be identified and protected from injury
during a thyroidectomy? - -Recurrent laryngeal
- Which of the following types of incisions is used for a laparoscopy? - -
Infraumbilical
- Both direct and indirect hernias are the result of tears in the: - -
Transversalis fascia
- Which nerves must be identified during an inguinal hernia repair? - -
Iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal
- Which hernia involves the peritoneum and the abdominal viscera forms
part of the hernia sac? - -SLiding
- 317. During a laparoscopic hernia repair, stapling is avoided in the
triangular area inferior to the internal inguinal ring, called: - -Triangle of
doom
- During a laparoscopic hernia repair, staples should not be placed below the
lateral iliopubic tract in order to avoid injuring the: - -Genitofemoral and
lateral femoral cutaneous nerves
- Which of the following nerves is dissected from the lesser urvature of the
stomach when performing a highly selective vagotomy (parietal cell
vagatomy) - -Nerves of Latarjet
- The invagination of the proximal intestine into the lumen of the distal
intestine is called: - -Intussusception
- Failure of the intestines to encapsulate within the peritoneal cavity of a
newborn is: - -Omphalocele
- Newborn vomiting, free of bile and projectile in nature, is indicative of: - -
Pyloric stenosis
- Hirschsprung's disease is synonymous with: - -Congenital aganglionosis
- 324. The most common intraabdominaal childhood tumor is: - -
Nephroblastoma
- Pathologic enlargement of the male breast is called: - -Gynecomastia
- Surgical enlargement of the passage between the prepylorus of the
stomach and the duodenum is a: - -Pyloromyotomy
