CONMED TRAINING VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
-itis - Answers - inflammation of
-orraphy - Answers - surgical repair of
-oscopy - Answers - visualization of the inside of an organ
-ostomy - Answers - Surgical creation of an opening between two organs or from an
organ to the outside
-pexy - Answers - surgical repositioning
-otomy - Answers - cutting into, temporary opening
-plasty - Answers - restorative/ reconstructive procedure
Esophagus - Answers - Receives food from the pharynx and transports it to the
stomach
stomach - Answers - Sac of carrying size, located between the esophagus and the
small intestines, lying inferior to the diagram
greater omentum - Answers - Peritoneal tissue, containing the blood supply and
attached to the greater curvature of the stomach and covers the small intestines
Antrum - Answers - · Distal part of the stomach that houses the pylorus
Corpus - Answers - The central section of the stomach
Fundus - Answers - · Proximal (top) section of the stomach
Ascending colon - Answers - Portion of the colon along the right side of the abdomen
Transverse colon - Answers - Portion of the colon that extends horizontally across the
abdomen
Hepatic flexure - Answers - Anatomical landmark that describes the bend of the colon
below the liver
Splenic Flexure - Answers - Anatomical landmark used to describe the bend of the
colon below the spleen
, Cecum - Answers - 1st part of the large intestine
Appendix - Answers - Appendage attached to the cecum
Ante - Answers - in front of
Hyper- - Answers - excessive
Hypo - Answers - below/under
Pre- - Answers - before
Post - Answers - after
Retro - Answers - behind/ backwards
Where would you typically find your surgical disposables? - Answers - Substerile
IPA is a ConMed acronym for - Answers - Independent Pricing Agreement
· Abdominal Surgery include: - Answers - Cholecystectomy (gallbladder), Colectomy
(portion of Lg I), Hysterectomy (uterus)
Cholecystectomy - Answers - removal of the gallbladder
Colectomy - Answers - removal of a portion of the large intestines
Hysterectomy - Answers - removal of the uterus
You should never touch anything draped in Blue - Answers - True
Gallbladder - Answers - Pear-shaped organ that stores bile which is used for digestion
Descending colon - Answers - Portion of colon along the left side of the body
Sigmoid colon - Answers - Portion of the colon with an S-shaped curve that extends
from the descending colon to the rectum
Liver - Answers - Organ that produces bile and lies beneath the diaphragm in the right
upper quadrant
Important member of the surgical team include: - Answers - Surgeon, Operating room
nurse, Circulating staff
3 types of operating rooms - Answers - o Ortho room
o Robotic room
-itis - Answers - inflammation of
-orraphy - Answers - surgical repair of
-oscopy - Answers - visualization of the inside of an organ
-ostomy - Answers - Surgical creation of an opening between two organs or from an
organ to the outside
-pexy - Answers - surgical repositioning
-otomy - Answers - cutting into, temporary opening
-plasty - Answers - restorative/ reconstructive procedure
Esophagus - Answers - Receives food from the pharynx and transports it to the
stomach
stomach - Answers - Sac of carrying size, located between the esophagus and the
small intestines, lying inferior to the diagram
greater omentum - Answers - Peritoneal tissue, containing the blood supply and
attached to the greater curvature of the stomach and covers the small intestines
Antrum - Answers - · Distal part of the stomach that houses the pylorus
Corpus - Answers - The central section of the stomach
Fundus - Answers - · Proximal (top) section of the stomach
Ascending colon - Answers - Portion of the colon along the right side of the abdomen
Transverse colon - Answers - Portion of the colon that extends horizontally across the
abdomen
Hepatic flexure - Answers - Anatomical landmark that describes the bend of the colon
below the liver
Splenic Flexure - Answers - Anatomical landmark used to describe the bend of the
colon below the spleen
, Cecum - Answers - 1st part of the large intestine
Appendix - Answers - Appendage attached to the cecum
Ante - Answers - in front of
Hyper- - Answers - excessive
Hypo - Answers - below/under
Pre- - Answers - before
Post - Answers - after
Retro - Answers - behind/ backwards
Where would you typically find your surgical disposables? - Answers - Substerile
IPA is a ConMed acronym for - Answers - Independent Pricing Agreement
· Abdominal Surgery include: - Answers - Cholecystectomy (gallbladder), Colectomy
(portion of Lg I), Hysterectomy (uterus)
Cholecystectomy - Answers - removal of the gallbladder
Colectomy - Answers - removal of a portion of the large intestines
Hysterectomy - Answers - removal of the uterus
You should never touch anything draped in Blue - Answers - True
Gallbladder - Answers - Pear-shaped organ that stores bile which is used for digestion
Descending colon - Answers - Portion of colon along the left side of the body
Sigmoid colon - Answers - Portion of the colon with an S-shaped curve that extends
from the descending colon to the rectum
Liver - Answers - Organ that produces bile and lies beneath the diaphragm in the right
upper quadrant
Important member of the surgical team include: - Answers - Surgeon, Operating room
nurse, Circulating staff
3 types of operating rooms - Answers - o Ortho room
o Robotic room
