METC ST 103: EXAM 3 PREP UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

METC ST 103: EXAM 3 PREP UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. Instrument ratchets
Answer:
Part that keeps the instrument locked shut; teeth should mesh smoothly.

Question:
2. Shank
Answer:
Area of the instrument between the box lock and the finger rings.

Question:
3. Tips or Points
Answer:
The pointed ends of the instrument.

Question:
4. Jaws
Answer:
Part of the instrument that opens and closes to grasp tissue; controlled by the shanks.

Question:
5. Carbide or serrated jaws
Answer:
Jaws may have replaceable carbide inserts or serrations to improve tissue grasping.

Question:
6. Adson with Teeth
Answer:
Skin closing forceps with small teeth for grasping tissue.

Question:
7. Bone Reduction Forceps
Answer:
Used to reduce and stabilize fractured bone during internal fixation.

Question:
8. Metzenbaum Scissors
Answer:
Most common dissecting scissors for delicate tissue.

Question:
9. Mayo Scissors curved

, Answer:
Used to cut heavy tissue such as muscle.

Question:
10. Mayo Scissors straight
Answer:
Used only for cutting suture.

Question:
11. Uterine Curette
Answer:
Used to scrape inner uterine wall during incomplete abortion or diagnostic exam.

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12. Tonsil dissector with number 7 handle and number 12 blade
Answer:
Used to shell out and dissect tonsils.

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13. Hudson Brace
Answer:
Widely used manual surgical drill.

Question:
14. Halstead Hemostat or Mosquito
Answer:
Smallest hemostat; used in pediatrics or delicate surgery.

Question:
15. Biological Indicator
Answer:
Contains spores; tests if sterilizer killed microorganisms.

Question:
16. Processed BI result
Answer:
No growth and no color change; indicates successful sterilization.

Question:
17. Control BI result
Answer:
Shows growth and color change; confirms BI effectiveness.

Question:
18. Chemical Indicator