American Board of Surgical Assistants
TEST REVIEW - Sutures and Wound
Repair/ General Surgery CORRECT
100%
Who discovered that the body absorbs sutures made from animal tissues? -
ANSWERPhilip Syng Physick
Which suture material is NOT absorbed but remains as a living tissue in the body? -
ANSWERFascia lata
Which suture can be used in presence of infection? - ANSWERPolypropylene
Suture in which short lateral stitches are taken beneath - ANSWERSubcuticular
Healing process in which a wound is purposely left open and allowed to heal from
bottom upward is called - ANSWERSecondary intention
Surgical gut is made from the - ANSWERSubmucosa layer of sheep's intestines
Space caused by separation of wound edges which have not been closely
approximated by sutures is called - ANSWERDead Space
An interrupted suture, which is placed through tissue from one side of the wound to
the other and then back through tissue again is called - ANSWERMatress
Suture material which, during healing process, becomes encapsulated by fibrous
tissue is called - ANSWERNon absorbable suture
In the presence of infection, the absorption rate of surgical gut is: -
ANSWERIncreased
Which is most inert in tissue - ANSWERWire
Stay suture does not pass through
-Subq
-Rectus muscle
-Mesentery
-Fascia - ANSWERMesentery
Spitting open or gaping of wound is called - ANSWERDehiscence
Which of the following is used to stop bleeding and oozing on surfaced of severed
BONES - ANSWERMixture of waxes (chiefly beeswax)
, Protrusion of bowel through separated edges of abdominal wound closure is -
ANSWEREvisceration
Silk is not recommended for use in gallbladder kidney or bladder because -
ANSWERIt may become nucleus for stone formation
Most braided or twisted non absorbable sutures should not be used in presence of
active infection because - ANSWERThe sutures become breeding place for infection
Halsted Technique consists mainly of - ANSWERInterrupted silk sutures
Another name for a stick tie or transfixation suture is - ANSWERSuture ligature
Bumpers or guards are used on tension sutures to - ANSWERPrevent heavy suture
from cutting into skin
Tissue trauma will be kept to minimum by using - ANSWERSutured swaged to a
needle
Amount of weight or pull necessary to break suture or ligature material is called -
ANSWERTensile strength
Which would have ea weakening effect on suture?
Soaking in saline
Testing tensile strength
Straightening it - ANSWERALL OF THE ABOVE
Which of following synthetic non absorb suture material is least reactive in tissue?
Polypropylene
Polyester fiber
Nylon
teflon impregnanted polyester - ANSWERPolypropylene
What type of suture would be used when closing the anus for perineal stage of an
and perineal resection - ANSWERPurse string suture
Ampulla of water is dilated for - ANSWERCommon duct stones
Select procedure that require isolation of instruments from rest of operative field:
1. Open intest anastomosis
2. Common duct exploration
3. Exteriorization of coostomy
4. esophagomyotomy - ANSWER1,2,3,
Open anastomosis
Common duct expo
ext of colostomy
A longitudinal ulcer in anal canal is ____ and _____ is a tubular tract that has its skin
opening beside anus - ANSWERFissure in ano
TEST REVIEW - Sutures and Wound
Repair/ General Surgery CORRECT
100%
Who discovered that the body absorbs sutures made from animal tissues? -
ANSWERPhilip Syng Physick
Which suture material is NOT absorbed but remains as a living tissue in the body? -
ANSWERFascia lata
Which suture can be used in presence of infection? - ANSWERPolypropylene
Suture in which short lateral stitches are taken beneath - ANSWERSubcuticular
Healing process in which a wound is purposely left open and allowed to heal from
bottom upward is called - ANSWERSecondary intention
Surgical gut is made from the - ANSWERSubmucosa layer of sheep's intestines
Space caused by separation of wound edges which have not been closely
approximated by sutures is called - ANSWERDead Space
An interrupted suture, which is placed through tissue from one side of the wound to
the other and then back through tissue again is called - ANSWERMatress
Suture material which, during healing process, becomes encapsulated by fibrous
tissue is called - ANSWERNon absorbable suture
In the presence of infection, the absorption rate of surgical gut is: -
ANSWERIncreased
Which is most inert in tissue - ANSWERWire
Stay suture does not pass through
-Subq
-Rectus muscle
-Mesentery
-Fascia - ANSWERMesentery
Spitting open or gaping of wound is called - ANSWERDehiscence
Which of the following is used to stop bleeding and oozing on surfaced of severed
BONES - ANSWERMixture of waxes (chiefly beeswax)
, Protrusion of bowel through separated edges of abdominal wound closure is -
ANSWEREvisceration
Silk is not recommended for use in gallbladder kidney or bladder because -
ANSWERIt may become nucleus for stone formation
Most braided or twisted non absorbable sutures should not be used in presence of
active infection because - ANSWERThe sutures become breeding place for infection
Halsted Technique consists mainly of - ANSWERInterrupted silk sutures
Another name for a stick tie or transfixation suture is - ANSWERSuture ligature
Bumpers or guards are used on tension sutures to - ANSWERPrevent heavy suture
from cutting into skin
Tissue trauma will be kept to minimum by using - ANSWERSutured swaged to a
needle
Amount of weight or pull necessary to break suture or ligature material is called -
ANSWERTensile strength
Which would have ea weakening effect on suture?
Soaking in saline
Testing tensile strength
Straightening it - ANSWERALL OF THE ABOVE
Which of following synthetic non absorb suture material is least reactive in tissue?
Polypropylene
Polyester fiber
Nylon
teflon impregnanted polyester - ANSWERPolypropylene
What type of suture would be used when closing the anus for perineal stage of an
and perineal resection - ANSWERPurse string suture
Ampulla of water is dilated for - ANSWERCommon duct stones
Select procedure that require isolation of instruments from rest of operative field:
1. Open intest anastomosis
2. Common duct exploration
3. Exteriorization of coostomy
4. esophagomyotomy - ANSWER1,2,3,
Open anastomosis
Common duct expo
ext of colostomy
A longitudinal ulcer in anal canal is ____ and _____ is a tubular tract that has its skin
opening beside anus - ANSWERFissure in ano
