American Board of Surgical Assistants (ABSA) Complete Exam Study Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Brand New Version

American Board of Surgical Assistants (ABSA) Complete Exam Study Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Brand New Version 1. Cords of strong elastic fibrous tissue which attach MUSCLE to BONE - ANSWER Tendons 2. In a ____ of a fractured bone, the ends of the fragments become sclerotic and resistant to normal healing process. - ANSWER Non union 3. Plaster of pairs should be dipped into water no warmer than room temperature (70-75F) because the chemical reaction that occur is - ANSWER Exothermal 4. Bone graft usually taken from patient's tibia and used as an on lya graft across an unnited fracture site by means of screws is - ANSWER An autogenous cortical graft 5. Sequestrum is - ANSWER Dead bone 6. Plaster cast applied for fracture of cervical or upper thoracic vertebrae is a - ANSWER minerva jacket 7. Mr C;s dx is torn semilunar cartilage. He is scheduled for - ANSWER Arthrotomy and meniscectomy of the knee 8. Fixation devices of one metal should not be implanted in the body with those of another metal - ANSWER to avoid possible electrolytic reaction 9. Degree of pressure and the period of time a pneumatic tourniquet can be safely inflated on an extremity depends on which of the following factors? Patients age and BP Size of extremity Vascular supply to extremity - ANSWER ALL of the above 10. In an unreduced ___ fracture, the lower end of the ___ is displaced posteriorly - ANSWER Unreduced COLLE'S fracture , the lower end of the RADIUS is displaced POSTERIORLY 11. Eighteen month old Johnny sustained a greenstick fracture of his right radius and simple fracture of his right femur in a fall from his high chair. The fractured radius was treated with ____ and the fractured femur with____. - ANSWER Radius- Closed reduction and plaster cast 12. Femur- skin traction 13. Which clinical sign of a fracture should NOT be tested for in an emergency treatment? - ANSWER Crepitus 14. Plaster of paris rolls dipped in water ____ produce a ___ reaction and a ___ cast - ANSWER Above 75 F Exothermic reaction Hot cast 15. In a ___ fracture, the break runs parallel with bone; in a/an ___ fracture, the bone is splintered into fragments and in a/an ____ fracture, the break coils around the bone - ANSWER Longitudinal Comminuted Spiral 16. Compression of the median nerve or its blood supply in a canal at the wrist is known as: - ANSWER Carpal tunnel syndrome 17. Plaster bandage roll is soaked through and ready for application when: - ANSWER Air bubbles cease to appear 18. Mr B is scheduled for biopsy of a bone tumor, possibly an amputation. In which of the following diagnosis would the amplitude not be necessary - ANSWER Osteochondroma 19. Closed cavity between muscles, tendons, and bones that is lined with synovium, contains a small amount of synovial fluid and acts as a gliding mechanism is - ANSWER A BURSA 20. Healing process of fracture begins first with ____ formation. This , then , is replaced by ____ tissue which eventually forms new bone, known as ____ - ANSWER Blood clot Granulation Callus 21. Common name for Hallux Valgus - ANSWER Bunions 22. Femoral fracture most often seen in obese children is - ANSWER Slipped femoral epiphysis SFE 23. Which of the following are the surgical procedures for chronic osteo? - ANSWER Sequestrectomy and saucerization 24. Intramedullary rods are used in which of the following types of fractures - ANSWER Shaft fractures of long bones 25. For which of the following complications following a fracture must a patient be closely observed Shock Fat embolism Thromboembolism - ANSWER ALL 26. Bone disorder in which there is an imbalance between bone formation and bone reabsorption (Decreased density of bone) - ANSWER Osteoporosis 27. Chronic systemic disease of unknown causes, characterized by recurrent inflammation involving the synovium of joints is - ANSWER Rheumatoid Arthritis 28. In an automobile Mrs A sustained a left leg fracture below the hip joint a left arm fracutre with bone fragments wedged togeter and a right forearm fracture with slanting line of breakage. Her fractures are listed as - ANSWER Left intratrochanteric Impacted left humerus Oblique right radius 29. Skeletal muscles are - ANSWER Striated voluntary 30. Which structure may be injured by femoral head or acetabulum in posterior dislocation of the hip - ANSWER Sciatic nerve