ABSA Exam Review Questions With Accurate Answers
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1. Describe the role of Skene's glands in female anatomy and their significance
in the urethral region.
Skene's glands produce hormones that regulate menstrual cycles.
Skene's glands are responsible for secreting fluid that helps
lubricate the urethra and may play a role in female sexual function.
Skene's glands are involved in the production of breast milk.
Skene's glands help in the digestion of food.
2. Which cranial nerve is primarily responsible for the movement of the eye?
Cranial Nerve VI (Abducens)
Cranial Nerve II (Optic)
Cranial Nerve III (Oculomotor)
Cranial Nerve IV (Trochlear)
3. During a video arthroscopy of the knee, when asked for valgus stress by the
surgeon, the assistant would move the lower leg:
Posterior
Lateral
Anterior
Choose one
Medial
,4. What is a common structure that can be damaged in a posterior hip
dislocation?
Tibial nerve
Sciatic nerve
Femoral artery
Obturator nerve
5. Which of the following are all tasks/responsibilities of the surgical assistant?
increase visibility
maintain sterility
assist in draping
none of the above
all of the above
6. In a surgical scenario where a patient has a history of pelvic inflammatory
disease, how might this affect the approach to ligating the Broad,
Uterosacral, Round, and Cardinal ligaments during an abdominal
hysterectomy?
The ligaments will require additional suturing to ensure stability.
The procedure will not be affected by the patient's history.
The ligaments will be easier to identify due to inflammation.
The presence of adhesions may complicate the identification and
ligation of these ligaments.
7. Discuss how radiation therapy can affect wound healing in patients.
Radiation therapy enhances blood flow to the wound area.
, Radiation therapy has no effect on wound healing.
Radiation therapy promotes collagen synthesis.
Radiation therapy can damage surrounding tissues and impair the
healing process.
8. If a patient has a condition that impairs the function of the large intestine,
what symptom might they experience?
Rapid weight gain
Excessive sweating
Dehydration
Increased appetite
9. If a patient undergoes surgery that inadvertently damages the inferior thyroid
artery, what potential complication might arise?
Improved immune response
Increased metabolic rate due to excess hormones
Hypothyroidism due to reduced blood supply
Enhanced calcium absorption
10. What is the Intrapleural space in the thoracic cavity?
A space located between the two layers of the pleura
The region where gas exchange occurs in the lungs
A space filled with blood vessels in the lungs
A hollow chamber within the chest cavity
, 11. Placenta percreta refers to
invasion of placenta up to the serosal layer
invasion of placental tissue into myometrium
placental attachment to the myometrium without invasion
invasion of placental tissue through the uterus into bladder
the premature separation of placenta before 20 weeks of gestation
12. In a surgical procedure involving the correction of strabismus, which cranial
nerve's function must be carefully considered to ensure proper eye
alignment post-surgery?
Cranial Nerve IV (Trochlear)
Cranial Nerve III (Oculomotor)
Cranial Nerve V (Trigeminal)
Cranial Nerve VI (Abducens)
13. What is the meant by the term "choledocholithiasis"?
Procedure to remove gallstones
Endoscopic examination of the bile duct
Presence of gallstones in the gall bladder
Tearing of the bile duct
Presence of gallstones in the bile duct
14. What is the obstetric definition of placenta Percreta ?
The placenta attaches more invasively and deeply, penetrating into
the myometrium.
100% Guarantee Pass 2026/2027
1. Describe the role of Skene's glands in female anatomy and their significance
in the urethral region.
Skene's glands produce hormones that regulate menstrual cycles.
Skene's glands are responsible for secreting fluid that helps
lubricate the urethra and may play a role in female sexual function.
Skene's glands are involved in the production of breast milk.
Skene's glands help in the digestion of food.
2. Which cranial nerve is primarily responsible for the movement of the eye?
Cranial Nerve VI (Abducens)
Cranial Nerve II (Optic)
Cranial Nerve III (Oculomotor)
Cranial Nerve IV (Trochlear)
3. During a video arthroscopy of the knee, when asked for valgus stress by the
surgeon, the assistant would move the lower leg:
Posterior
Lateral
Anterior
Choose one
Medial
,4. What is a common structure that can be damaged in a posterior hip
dislocation?
Tibial nerve
Sciatic nerve
Femoral artery
Obturator nerve
5. Which of the following are all tasks/responsibilities of the surgical assistant?
increase visibility
maintain sterility
assist in draping
none of the above
all of the above
6. In a surgical scenario where a patient has a history of pelvic inflammatory
disease, how might this affect the approach to ligating the Broad,
Uterosacral, Round, and Cardinal ligaments during an abdominal
hysterectomy?
The ligaments will require additional suturing to ensure stability.
The procedure will not be affected by the patient's history.
The ligaments will be easier to identify due to inflammation.
The presence of adhesions may complicate the identification and
ligation of these ligaments.
7. Discuss how radiation therapy can affect wound healing in patients.
Radiation therapy enhances blood flow to the wound area.
, Radiation therapy has no effect on wound healing.
Radiation therapy promotes collagen synthesis.
Radiation therapy can damage surrounding tissues and impair the
healing process.
8. If a patient has a condition that impairs the function of the large intestine,
what symptom might they experience?
Rapid weight gain
Excessive sweating
Dehydration
Increased appetite
9. If a patient undergoes surgery that inadvertently damages the inferior thyroid
artery, what potential complication might arise?
Improved immune response
Increased metabolic rate due to excess hormones
Hypothyroidism due to reduced blood supply
Enhanced calcium absorption
10. What is the Intrapleural space in the thoracic cavity?
A space located between the two layers of the pleura
The region where gas exchange occurs in the lungs
A space filled with blood vessels in the lungs
A hollow chamber within the chest cavity
, 11. Placenta percreta refers to
invasion of placenta up to the serosal layer
invasion of placental tissue into myometrium
placental attachment to the myometrium without invasion
invasion of placental tissue through the uterus into bladder
the premature separation of placenta before 20 weeks of gestation
12. In a surgical procedure involving the correction of strabismus, which cranial
nerve's function must be carefully considered to ensure proper eye
alignment post-surgery?
Cranial Nerve IV (Trochlear)
Cranial Nerve III (Oculomotor)
Cranial Nerve V (Trigeminal)
Cranial Nerve VI (Abducens)
13. What is the meant by the term "choledocholithiasis"?
Procedure to remove gallstones
Endoscopic examination of the bile duct
Presence of gallstones in the gall bladder
Tearing of the bile duct
Presence of gallstones in the bile duct
14. What is the obstetric definition of placenta Percreta ?
The placenta attaches more invasively and deeply, penetrating into
the myometrium.
