SUR 102 Instrumentation Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2025
a #10 knife blade fits what size knife handle? - Answers #3 most common
#7
for what purpose are Ebony finished instruments used for? - Answers laser surgery to prevent
reflection of the laser light onto other tissues
a #20 blade will fit on which knife handle? - Answers #4
which pair of scissors is known as the suture scissors? - Answers straight mayo
knives, scalpels, and scissors are classified as _______? - Answers cutting instruments
this tissues tends to fragment when clamped; few blood vessels; slippery; lobular in structure;
toothed instruments are used - Answers adipose tissue
highly vascular; delicate; can break apart when injured; must be handled carefully - Answers
spleen, liver
this tissue is slippery; strong; stringy; few blood vessels; handled with toothed instruments -
Answers tendon
tissue that is resilient and strong; fibrous; elastic - Answers ligament
occurs in fibers and bundles; slow to regain function when severed; usually moved aside rather
than severed during surgery - Answers muscle
resilient; strong; manipulation is by traction - Answers bone
very strong in healthy individuals; elastic; normally not cut with scissors during surgery -
Answers skin
the #11 blade is loaded on which knife handle? - Answers #3
#7
the term knife is used interchangeably with the term? - Answers scalpel
during surgery, towel clips:
A. may be removed only by the circulator
B. may not be removed once fastened
C. may be removed and discarded as long as the area is covered with sterile linen
D. may be removed and discarded from the field - Answers C. may be removed and discarded as
, long as the area is covered with sterile linen
which suction tip is meant to be used during abdominal surgery? - Answers poole
the safest method for loading a blade on a knife handle is to use - Answers needle holder
a rongeur used extensively in surgery of the spine and in neurosurgery is the - Answers Kerrison
an auvard is a - Answers speculum
a babcock is used to - Answers grasp delicate structures
instruments would be used to cut bone? - Answers rongeurs
hemostatic forceps include the following to occlude blood vessels: - Answers -hemostat:
straight or curved
-halsted
-crile
-lahey
-kelly
-rochester pean
-mixter (right angle)
-tonsil (schnidt)
bone holding instruments (holds the bone in position) include the following: - Answers lane,
lowman
tenaculum forceps (sharp tips provide firm grasp) include the following: - Answers lahey,
schroeder, jacobs
stone forceps for grasping stones - Answers randall
babcock forceps have a fenestrated window round tip for grasping: - Answers delicate tubes,
ovaries, or intestinal tissue
allis forceps - Answers contains teeth for gentle but secure hold on tissue without tissue
damage
bone cutters: - Answers chisels, osteotomes, gouges, rasps, files, rongeurs, nitrogen battery or
electric-powered drills, saws, and reamers
other sharp dissectors include the following: - Answers biopsy forceps, punches, currettes, and
a #10 knife blade fits what size knife handle? - Answers #3 most common
#7
for what purpose are Ebony finished instruments used for? - Answers laser surgery to prevent
reflection of the laser light onto other tissues
a #20 blade will fit on which knife handle? - Answers #4
which pair of scissors is known as the suture scissors? - Answers straight mayo
knives, scalpels, and scissors are classified as _______? - Answers cutting instruments
this tissues tends to fragment when clamped; few blood vessels; slippery; lobular in structure;
toothed instruments are used - Answers adipose tissue
highly vascular; delicate; can break apart when injured; must be handled carefully - Answers
spleen, liver
this tissue is slippery; strong; stringy; few blood vessels; handled with toothed instruments -
Answers tendon
tissue that is resilient and strong; fibrous; elastic - Answers ligament
occurs in fibers and bundles; slow to regain function when severed; usually moved aside rather
than severed during surgery - Answers muscle
resilient; strong; manipulation is by traction - Answers bone
very strong in healthy individuals; elastic; normally not cut with scissors during surgery -
Answers skin
the #11 blade is loaded on which knife handle? - Answers #3
#7
the term knife is used interchangeably with the term? - Answers scalpel
during surgery, towel clips:
A. may be removed only by the circulator
B. may not be removed once fastened
C. may be removed and discarded as long as the area is covered with sterile linen
D. may be removed and discarded from the field - Answers C. may be removed and discarded as
, long as the area is covered with sterile linen
which suction tip is meant to be used during abdominal surgery? - Answers poole
the safest method for loading a blade on a knife handle is to use - Answers needle holder
a rongeur used extensively in surgery of the spine and in neurosurgery is the - Answers Kerrison
an auvard is a - Answers speculum
a babcock is used to - Answers grasp delicate structures
instruments would be used to cut bone? - Answers rongeurs
hemostatic forceps include the following to occlude blood vessels: - Answers -hemostat:
straight or curved
-halsted
-crile
-lahey
-kelly
-rochester pean
-mixter (right angle)
-tonsil (schnidt)
bone holding instruments (holds the bone in position) include the following: - Answers lane,
lowman
tenaculum forceps (sharp tips provide firm grasp) include the following: - Answers lahey,
schroeder, jacobs
stone forceps for grasping stones - Answers randall
babcock forceps have a fenestrated window round tip for grasping: - Answers delicate tubes,
ovaries, or intestinal tissue
allis forceps - Answers contains teeth for gentle but secure hold on tissue without tissue
damage
bone cutters: - Answers chisels, osteotomes, gouges, rasps, files, rongeurs, nitrogen battery or
electric-powered drills, saws, and reamers
other sharp dissectors include the following: - Answers biopsy forceps, punches, currettes, and
