SUR 102 INSTRUMENTATION QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
A #10 knife blade fits what size knife handle? - answer -#3 most common
#7
For what purpose are ebony finished instruments used for? - answer -laser surgery to
prevent reflection of the laser light onto other tissues
A #20 blade will fit on which knife handle? - answer -#4
Which pair of scissors is known as the suture scissors? - answer -straight mayo
Knives, scalpels, and scissors are classified as _______? - answer -cutting instruments
This tissues tends to fragment when clamped; few blood vessels; slippery; lobular in
structure; toothed instruments are used - answer -adipose tissue
Highly vascular; delicate; can break apart when injured; must be handled carefully -
answer -spleen, liver
This tissue is slippery; strong; stringy; few blood vessels; handled with toothed
instruments - answer -tendon
Tissue that is resilient and strong; fibrous; elastic - answer -ligament
Occurs in fibers and bundles; slow to regain function when severed; usually moved
aside rather than severed during surgery - answer -muscle
Resilient; strong; manipulation is by traction - answer -bone
Very strong in healthy individuals; elastic; normally not cut with scissors during surgery -
answer -skin
The #11 blade is loaded on which knife handle? - answer -#3
#7
The term knife is used interchangeably with the term? - answer -scalpel
During surgery, towel clips:
A. May be removed only by the circulator
B. May not be removed once fastened
C. May be removed and discarded as long as the area is covered with sterile linen
, D. May be removed and discarded from the field - answer -c. May be removed and
discarded as long as the area is covered with sterile linen
Hemostatic forceps include the following to occlude blood vessels: - answer --
hemostat: straight or curved
-halsted
-crile
-lahey
-kelly
-rochester pean
-mixter (right angle)
-tonsil (schnidt)
Bone holding instruments (holds the bone in position) include the following: - answer -
lane, lowman
Tenaculum forceps (sharp tips provide firm grasp) include the following: - answer -
lahey, schroeder, jacobs
Stone forceps for grasping stones - answer -randall
Babcock forceps have a fenestrated window round tip for grasping: - answer -delicate
tubes, ovaries, or intestinal tissue
Allis forceps - answer -contains teeth for gentle but secure hold on tissue without tissue
damage
Bone cutters: - answer -chisels, osteotomes, gouges, rasps, files, rongeurs, nitrogen
battery or electric-powered drills, saws, and reamers
Other sharp dissectors include the following: - answer -biopsy forceps, punches,
currettes, and snares
Wire scissors: - answer -short, heavy blade for cutting wire (smith)
Crushing clamps include: - answer --crushing tissue or vessels
-jaws may be straight, curved, or angled
-serrations may be horizontal, diagonal, or longitudinal (kocher, oschner intestinal
clamps)
Non-crushing vascular and intestinal clamps: - answer --for temporary occlusion jaws
with opposing rows of finely serrated teeth
-shape of jaws varies
-multi-ratcheted (statinsky, debakey, cooley: vascular)
Handheld retractors (manual): - answer --narrow or wide
ANSWERS
A #10 knife blade fits what size knife handle? - answer -#3 most common
#7
For what purpose are ebony finished instruments used for? - answer -laser surgery to
prevent reflection of the laser light onto other tissues
A #20 blade will fit on which knife handle? - answer -#4
Which pair of scissors is known as the suture scissors? - answer -straight mayo
Knives, scalpels, and scissors are classified as _______? - answer -cutting instruments
This tissues tends to fragment when clamped; few blood vessels; slippery; lobular in
structure; toothed instruments are used - answer -adipose tissue
Highly vascular; delicate; can break apart when injured; must be handled carefully -
answer -spleen, liver
This tissue is slippery; strong; stringy; few blood vessels; handled with toothed
instruments - answer -tendon
Tissue that is resilient and strong; fibrous; elastic - answer -ligament
Occurs in fibers and bundles; slow to regain function when severed; usually moved
aside rather than severed during surgery - answer -muscle
Resilient; strong; manipulation is by traction - answer -bone
Very strong in healthy individuals; elastic; normally not cut with scissors during surgery -
answer -skin
The #11 blade is loaded on which knife handle? - answer -#3
#7
The term knife is used interchangeably with the term? - answer -scalpel
During surgery, towel clips:
A. May be removed only by the circulator
B. May not be removed once fastened
C. May be removed and discarded as long as the area is covered with sterile linen
, D. May be removed and discarded from the field - answer -c. May be removed and
discarded as long as the area is covered with sterile linen
Hemostatic forceps include the following to occlude blood vessels: - answer --
hemostat: straight or curved
-halsted
-crile
-lahey
-kelly
-rochester pean
-mixter (right angle)
-tonsil (schnidt)
Bone holding instruments (holds the bone in position) include the following: - answer -
lane, lowman
Tenaculum forceps (sharp tips provide firm grasp) include the following: - answer -
lahey, schroeder, jacobs
Stone forceps for grasping stones - answer -randall
Babcock forceps have a fenestrated window round tip for grasping: - answer -delicate
tubes, ovaries, or intestinal tissue
Allis forceps - answer -contains teeth for gentle but secure hold on tissue without tissue
damage
Bone cutters: - answer -chisels, osteotomes, gouges, rasps, files, rongeurs, nitrogen
battery or electric-powered drills, saws, and reamers
Other sharp dissectors include the following: - answer -biopsy forceps, punches,
currettes, and snares
Wire scissors: - answer -short, heavy blade for cutting wire (smith)
Crushing clamps include: - answer --crushing tissue or vessels
-jaws may be straight, curved, or angled
-serrations may be horizontal, diagonal, or longitudinal (kocher, oschner intestinal
clamps)
Non-crushing vascular and intestinal clamps: - answer --for temporary occlusion jaws
with opposing rows of finely serrated teeth
-shape of jaws varies
-multi-ratcheted (statinsky, debakey, cooley: vascular)
Handheld retractors (manual): - answer --narrow or wide
