General Rotation UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The primary function of the gallbladder is: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔storage of bile
A fistula provides a passageway to the outside of the body for intestinal contents -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔false
Which of the following procedures may be used to remove a carcinoma from the head of the
pancreas? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔whipple
Zenkar's diverticulum is found in the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔espophagus
Bile is produced (synthesized) in the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔liver
A fibrous band or membrane lying deep in the skin supporting muscle is the: - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔fascia
What is the technique used on a laparoscopic direct inguinal hernia repair where the
peritoneal space is inflated with a balloon dissector? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔TEP (total
endoperitoneal)
A whipple procedure is surgically termed: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔pancreaticoduodenectomy
Blunt dissection of the gallbladder from the sulcus of the liver requires the use of a -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔peanut
The reabsorption of water and electrolytes is the main function of the: - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔large intestines
, The muscle serving as a valve to prevent regurgitation of food from the intestine back into the
stomach is known as the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔pyloric sphincter
Place tissue layers of the abdominal wall in their correct order from the outside in: 1(fascia)
2(skin) 3(peritoneum) 4(subcutaneous) 5(muscle) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔2, 4, 1, 5, 3
Which hernia does the herniation protrude onto the inguinal canal, but not the cord? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔direct
When tissue from within the abdomen pushes out through the defect, it may emerge between
the tissue layers. This is called: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A hernia
Which instrument may be used to clamp down on the stomach when performing a
gastrectomy? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Payr stomach clamp
The release of breast milk and other secretions from the nipple is controlled by complex
hormonal changes. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True
A common staple gun used to transect the stomach is the __ and the __ gun is used to transect
and anastomose the jejunum during a Bilroth II procedure: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔TA,
GIA
The common bile duct and the pancreatic duct empty its contents into the duodenum by way
of what sphincter? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sphincter of Oddi
Which organ is removed either because of trauma, or a blood condition? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Spleen
The first portion of the large intestine is the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Cecum
In hernia repairs, the use of __ provides a bridge of strong material over the abdominal wall
defect: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Mesh
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The primary function of the gallbladder is: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔storage of bile
A fistula provides a passageway to the outside of the body for intestinal contents -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔false
Which of the following procedures may be used to remove a carcinoma from the head of the
pancreas? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔whipple
Zenkar's diverticulum is found in the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔espophagus
Bile is produced (synthesized) in the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔liver
A fibrous band or membrane lying deep in the skin supporting muscle is the: - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔fascia
What is the technique used on a laparoscopic direct inguinal hernia repair where the
peritoneal space is inflated with a balloon dissector? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔TEP (total
endoperitoneal)
A whipple procedure is surgically termed: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔pancreaticoduodenectomy
Blunt dissection of the gallbladder from the sulcus of the liver requires the use of a -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔peanut
The reabsorption of water and electrolytes is the main function of the: - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔large intestines
, The muscle serving as a valve to prevent regurgitation of food from the intestine back into the
stomach is known as the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔pyloric sphincter
Place tissue layers of the abdominal wall in their correct order from the outside in: 1(fascia)
2(skin) 3(peritoneum) 4(subcutaneous) 5(muscle) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔2, 4, 1, 5, 3
Which hernia does the herniation protrude onto the inguinal canal, but not the cord? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔direct
When tissue from within the abdomen pushes out through the defect, it may emerge between
the tissue layers. This is called: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A hernia
Which instrument may be used to clamp down on the stomach when performing a
gastrectomy? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Payr stomach clamp
The release of breast milk and other secretions from the nipple is controlled by complex
hormonal changes. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True
A common staple gun used to transect the stomach is the __ and the __ gun is used to transect
and anastomose the jejunum during a Bilroth II procedure: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔TA,
GIA
The common bile duct and the pancreatic duct empty its contents into the duodenum by way
of what sphincter? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sphincter of Oddi
Which organ is removed either because of trauma, or a blood condition? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Spleen
The first portion of the large intestine is the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Cecum
In hernia repairs, the use of __ provides a bridge of strong material over the abdominal wall
defect: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Mesh
