MA 301 FINAL REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

MA 301 FINAL REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. a _____ is the type of wound where the edges are torn in an irregular shape and can cause profuse
bleeding and scarring
Answer:
Laceration

Question:
2. An endoscope is an instrument used to look into a hollow organ or body cavity
Answer:
true

Question:
3. both medical asepsis and surgical asepsis are similar in their overall purpose of decreasing the risk of
_______
Answer:
infection

Question:
4. _____ is(are) inserted by the surgeon at the end of a procedure to hold tissues in alignment during the
healing process.
Answer:
sutures

Question:
5. Electrocautery, or cautery, is the use of high-frequency, alternating electric current to destroy, cut, or
remove tissue.
Answer:
True

Question:
6. A(n)____ is the application of a sterile covering over a surgical site or wound using surgical asepsis
Answer:
Dressing

Question:
7. medical asepsis uses clean instruments and supplies
Answer:
true

Question:
8. ______ forceps are two -pronged Sith serrated tips to hold tissue.

, Answer:
Thumb

Question:
9. Which of the following is NOT one of the three phases wounds go through before healing or restoration
of structure and function take place?
Answer:
Infection Phase

Question:
10. The assistant must maintain an accurate ______ if absorbent sponges are used to clean out the wound
site during surgery to ensure that all sponges are removed before the patients wound is closed
Answer:
Infection Phase

Question:
11. The most common tool for dissecting or cutting tissue is a scalpel?
Answer:
False

Question:
12. A surgical_____ removes microorganisms more effectively than regular hand washing.
Answer:
Scrub

Question:
13. Local anesthetics provide an overall loss of consciousness without a loss of sensation in a particular
area of the body.
Answer:
False

Question:
14. _____ is a severe, possibly fatal form of food poisoning caused by the powerful neurotoxin produced
by the anaerobic C. botulinum
Answer:
Botulism

Question:
15. ______ are long, whip like extensions of the cytoplasm.
Answer:
Flagella

Question:
16. A bacteria that is harmless in one area may be pathogenic in another, especially an area that is normally
sterile.
Answer:
True