ST220 Ch 10 2025/2026 Exam Questions
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What is the technical name for a clamp?
a. compressor
b. forceps
c. hemostat
d. stabilize - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. hemostat
Which scalpel handle would accommodate a #20 disposable knife blade?
a. #3
b. #4
c. #7
d. #9 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b. #4
What term describes an instrument, such as a retractor or uterine probe,
that can be bent or modified to accommodate for variances in anatomy?
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,a. alterable
b. changeable
c. malleable
d. shapable - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. malleable
Weitlaner, O'Connor-O'Sullivan, and Balfour are examples of:
a. bone-holding forceps
b. handheld retractors
c. noncrushing clamps
d. self-retaining retractors - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d. self-retaining retractors
Which type of instrument alloy is lightweight, durable, and nonmagnetizing?
a. chromium
b. stainless steel
c. titanium
d. tungsten carbide - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. titanium
What is the term for the cut-in lines in the jaws or hemostatic clamps and
tissue forceps?
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, a. secretions
b. serrations
c. striations
d. suppressions - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b. serrations
Which suction tip is indicated for use in the nasopharynx and often called a
"tonsil" or
"oral" suction?
a. Adson
b. Frazier
c. Poole
d. Yankauer - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d. Yankauer
The joint of a hemostat where one half of the instrument passes through
the other is called the:
a. articulation
b. box lock
c. jaw
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and Corresponding Answers with Surety
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What is the technical name for a clamp?
a. compressor
b. forceps
c. hemostat
d. stabilize - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. hemostat
Which scalpel handle would accommodate a #20 disposable knife blade?
a. #3
b. #4
c. #7
d. #9 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b. #4
What term describes an instrument, such as a retractor or uterine probe,
that can be bent or modified to accommodate for variances in anatomy?
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,a. alterable
b. changeable
c. malleable
d. shapable - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. malleable
Weitlaner, O'Connor-O'Sullivan, and Balfour are examples of:
a. bone-holding forceps
b. handheld retractors
c. noncrushing clamps
d. self-retaining retractors - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d. self-retaining retractors
Which type of instrument alloy is lightweight, durable, and nonmagnetizing?
a. chromium
b. stainless steel
c. titanium
d. tungsten carbide - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. titanium
What is the term for the cut-in lines in the jaws or hemostatic clamps and
tissue forceps?
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, a. secretions
b. serrations
c. striations
d. suppressions - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b. serrations
Which suction tip is indicated for use in the nasopharynx and often called a
"tonsil" or
"oral" suction?
a. Adson
b. Frazier
c. Poole
d. Yankauer - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d. Yankauer
The joint of a hemostat where one half of the instrument passes through
the other is called the:
a. articulation
b. box lock
c. jaw
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