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1. What is the function of the omenta? limit peritoneal infection
2. Which gland has both exocrine and
endocrine functions? pancreas
3. what is the largest parenchymal organ in
the abdominal cavity? liver
4. Maloney dilators are uses to dilate the ? esophagus
5. A purse-string suture is used to tighten or close an opening
6. what is the function of a T-tube? drain bile
7. Whipple pancreaticoduodenectomy
involves the removal of the . head of the pancreas, distal one-
third of the stomach, duodenum,
proxi- mal 10cm of jejunum,
gallbladder, cystic and common
bile ducts, and peripancreatic
8. what describes the anatomic area that will and hepatoduodenal lymph
be prepped for laparotomy?
nodes.
9. the flow of food and liquids from the
stomach to the small intestine is controlled midchest to midthighs and
by the bilaterally
pyloric sphincter
10. the primary indication for a splenectomy is trauma
11. if breast reconstruction is being
performed, two setups may be required seeding
immediately fol- lowing, to prevent
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12. what are symptoms of hypothyroidism? anxiety, dry skin, brittle nails
13. when performing an esophagectomy,
which instrumentation should be added to thoracotomy tray
the basic instrument set?
14. a Billroth I or II refers to a subtotal gastrectomy
15. what instruments are included in the intestinal Payr clamp, Allen clamp,
Doyen for-
instrument tray? ceps suspensory
16. the ligament that supports the bulk of
the ovary is called the ligament
17. the term gravida indicates the number of pregnancies
18. the absence or abnormal stoppage of
the menses is called amenorrhea
19. cerclage is performed to close an incompetent cervix
20. the external female genitalia are
collectively referred to as the vulva
21. what are the parts of the uterus? fundus, corpus, cervix
22. during which stage of labor is the
placenta delivered? third stage
23. arterial blood supply to the fallopian
tubes is derived from the uterine branch internal iliac
of which artery?
24. arterial blood supply to the fallopian tubes
is derived from which arteries?
uterine, ovarian
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