Surgical Technology Final Exam
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Diagnostic imaging includes which of the following
✓ Radiography
What is used to enhance visualization of structures during a diagnostic imaging
procedure?
✓ Contrast Medium
Which diagnostic imaging procedure allows the surgeon to view anatomic structures
during the surgical procedure?
✓ Fleuroscopy
Cholangiography is a radiographic study of the _________
✓ Gallbladder
Ultrasound involves the use of________
✓ High-frequency sound waves
What is the first priority of the STSR when an intraoperative X-ray is being taken?
✓ Protect the sterile field from contamination
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Which of the following can be performed to create an easy entrance into most vessels
of the body?
✓ Spinal tap
The gallbladder is found in the ________ abdominal quadrant
✓ Right upper
Another name for the alimentary canal is the ______ tract
✓ Digestive
The 3 portions of the small intestine are the ______________
✓ Duodenum, Ileum, Jejunum
The appendix is attached to the ______
✓ Cecum
What is the largest parenchymal organ in the abdominal cavity?
✓ Liver
The outer layer of the digestive tract wall is called ________
✓ Serosa
Which organ is the single largest mass of the lymphatic tissue in the body?
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✓ Spleen
Bile is produced by ______
✓ the liver
In what position is the patient placed when a McBurney's incision is used?
✓ Supine
Gastrostomy is the _______
✓ creation of an opening from the stomach to the skin
A purse-string suture is used ______
✓ to tighten or close an opening
Removal of the gallbladder is called _________
✓ cholecystectomy
In addition to a major general surgical instrumentation set, which of the following will
also be needed for a cholecystectomy?
✓ CBD exploration instruments
What position is used to displace the abdominal contents to enhance the surgeon's
view of the lower abdominal region?
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