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Surgical Technology for the Surgical
Technologist Ch. 10 AST Exam Study Guide.
Most modern surgical instruments are made of - answer✔Stainless Steel
Chromium increases resistance to - answer✔corrosion
Blades #20-#25 fit which # handle? - answer✔#4 handle
Blades #10, #11, #12, and #15 fit which # handles? - answer✔#3, #7 and #9 handles
The suffix -tome refers to an instrument for - answer✔cutting
Grooves located on the jaws of surgical instruments that are either longitudinal, cross-hatched, or
horizontal are called - answer✔serrations or teeth
Instruments designed for the exposure of the operative site are called - answer✔Retractors
Instruments used to gradually increase the diameter of an orifice to allow for introduction of larger
instrumentation or to open a stricture are called - answer✔Dilators
An instrument with a sharp point and cutting edges that allow for penetration of a body cavity for the
drainage of fluid or the introduction of an endoscope is called a - answer✔Trocar
This type of instrumentation is typically made of titanium because it is stronger yet lighter in weight. -
answer✔Microinstrumentation
Name the 3 phases of handling of instruments referred to as the instrument cycle are - answer✔1.
Preoperative
2. Intraoperative
3. Postoperative
What is used to ensure that all necessary instruments from each category are included in the set being
used? - answer✔A count sheet
Used for diagnosis, biopsy, visualization and/or repair of a structure with a body cavity or the interior of
a hollow organ. - answer✔An endoscope
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Instruments used in the OR that are run by compressed air or nitrogen, electricity or batteries are called
- answer✔Power tools
The ability of the optical system to filter out adjacent images and to clarify detail is called the -
answer✔Resolving power
Uses liquid nitrogen, Freon, or carbon Dioxide gas to deliver extreme cold through insulated probes -
answer✔Cryotherapy units
Carbon Dioxide gas is infused into the abdominal cavity through a - answer✔Verress insufflation needle
Name the 5 components of a suction system - answer✔1. Vacuum source
2. Vacuum source tubing
3. Collection unit
4. Tubing
5. Suction tip
A device that is powered by nitrogen, battery or electricity that is used to debride a traumatic or
infected wound is called a(n) - answer✔Irrigation /Aspiration (IA) device
This device restricts blood flow to the surgical site for some procedures - answer✔A Tourniquet
List the 2 main purposes that the tourniquet serves - answer✔1. The amount of blood lost by the patient
is minimized
2. Visualization of the surg.ical site for the sterile team members is improved.
These devices are applied to the patient's leg to prevent venous stasis in the operating room -
answer✔Sequential compression device
Disposable drapes that have reinforced layers of material surrounding the opening of the drape are
called - answer✔Fenestration drapes
This drape is made of a thin, clear, plastic material that has an adhesive backing applied to the patient's
skin that may be impregnated with an antimicrobial iodine agent - answer✔Incise drape
This small drape of clear plastic with openings surrounded by an adhesive backing is commonly used to
drape eyes - answer✔Aperture (fenestrated) drapes
This drape is used to create an opening for a surgical site or to drape and extremity -
answer✔Nonfenestrated "U" or split sheet
These are designed as stretchable tubes to cover extremities. One end is closed and they come in both
impervious and non-impervious types. - answer✔Stockinettes
11/05/2024 12:06 PM
Surgical Technology for the Surgical
Technologist Ch. 10 AST Exam Study Guide.
Most modern surgical instruments are made of - answer✔Stainless Steel
Chromium increases resistance to - answer✔corrosion
Blades #20-#25 fit which # handle? - answer✔#4 handle
Blades #10, #11, #12, and #15 fit which # handles? - answer✔#3, #7 and #9 handles
The suffix -tome refers to an instrument for - answer✔cutting
Grooves located on the jaws of surgical instruments that are either longitudinal, cross-hatched, or
horizontal are called - answer✔serrations or teeth
Instruments designed for the exposure of the operative site are called - answer✔Retractors
Instruments used to gradually increase the diameter of an orifice to allow for introduction of larger
instrumentation or to open a stricture are called - answer✔Dilators
An instrument with a sharp point and cutting edges that allow for penetration of a body cavity for the
drainage of fluid or the introduction of an endoscope is called a - answer✔Trocar
This type of instrumentation is typically made of titanium because it is stronger yet lighter in weight. -
answer✔Microinstrumentation
Name the 3 phases of handling of instruments referred to as the instrument cycle are - answer✔1.
Preoperative
2. Intraoperative
3. Postoperative
What is used to ensure that all necessary instruments from each category are included in the set being
used? - answer✔A count sheet
Used for diagnosis, biopsy, visualization and/or repair of a structure with a body cavity or the interior of
a hollow organ. - answer✔An endoscope
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Instruments used in the OR that are run by compressed air or nitrogen, electricity or batteries are called
- answer✔Power tools
The ability of the optical system to filter out adjacent images and to clarify detail is called the -
answer✔Resolving power
Uses liquid nitrogen, Freon, or carbon Dioxide gas to deliver extreme cold through insulated probes -
answer✔Cryotherapy units
Carbon Dioxide gas is infused into the abdominal cavity through a - answer✔Verress insufflation needle
Name the 5 components of a suction system - answer✔1. Vacuum source
2. Vacuum source tubing
3. Collection unit
4. Tubing
5. Suction tip
A device that is powered by nitrogen, battery or electricity that is used to debride a traumatic or
infected wound is called a(n) - answer✔Irrigation /Aspiration (IA) device
This device restricts blood flow to the surgical site for some procedures - answer✔A Tourniquet
List the 2 main purposes that the tourniquet serves - answer✔1. The amount of blood lost by the patient
is minimized
2. Visualization of the surg.ical site for the sterile team members is improved.
These devices are applied to the patient's leg to prevent venous stasis in the operating room -
answer✔Sequential compression device
Disposable drapes that have reinforced layers of material surrounding the opening of the drape are
called - answer✔Fenestration drapes
This drape is made of a thin, clear, plastic material that has an adhesive backing applied to the patient's
skin that may be impregnated with an antimicrobial iodine agent - answer✔Incise drape
This small drape of clear plastic with openings surrounded by an adhesive backing is commonly used to
drape eyes - answer✔Aperture (fenestrated) drapes
This drape is used to create an opening for a surgical site or to drape and extremity -
answer✔Nonfenestrated "U" or split sheet
These are designed as stretchable tubes to cover extremities. One end is closed and they come in both
impervious and non-impervious types. - answer✔Stockinettes
