SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANT Study Guide
1. A chemical reaction that provides energy by the breakdown of food mole-cules is called:
A. Catabolism
B. Metabolism
C. Glycogenesis
D. Anabolism: A. Catabolism
2. Adipose tissue lies in which of the following skin layers?
A. Epidermal
B. Subcutaneous
C. Dermal
D. Reticular: B. Subcutaneous
3. Collagen is produced by which of the following connective tissue cells?
A. Leukocytes
B. Osteoclasts
C. Fibroblasts
D. Erythrocytes: C. Fibroblasts
4. What is normal cardiac output for an adult?
A. 4-8 L/minute
B. 8-12 L/minute
C. 12-16 L/minute
D. 16-20 L/minute: A. 4-8 L/minute
5. Which of the following veins drains the right side of the vertebral column?
A. Thoracic
B. Lumbar
C. Azygos
D. Posterior intercostal: C. Azygos
6. Which of the following arteries supplies the cecum, ascending colon,hepatic flexure, and
proximal portion of the transverse colon?
A. Pancreaticoduodenal
B. Superior mesenteric
,C. Abdominal aorta
D. Inferior mesenteric: B. Superior mesenteric
7. The celiac artery trifurcates into the:
A. Left gastric, splenic and hepatic arteries
B. Internal and external iliac and femoral arteries
C. Lumber, gastric, and splenic arteries
D. Renal, testicular, and suprarenal arteries: A. Left gastric, splenic and hepaticarteries
8. A Prolongation of the breast tissue located in the upper, outer part of thebreast that passes
through an opening in the axillary fascia is called the:
A. Axillary tail of Spence
B. Cooper's ligament
C. Axillary fascia
D. Sebaceous gland: A. Axillary tail of Spence
9. The mammary gland is fixed by the overlying skin and the underlyingpectoral fascia by
fibrous bands known as:
A. Lobules
B. Acini
C. Suspensory ligaments of Cooper
D. Deep pectoral fascia: C. Suspensory ligaments of Cooper
10. The arterial blood supply to the breast is supplied from branches of the:
A. Internal mammary, axillary and lateral thoracic
B. Internal thoracic and subclavian
C. Brachiocephalic and pulmonary
D. Intercostal and phrenic: A. Internal mammary, axillary and lateral thoracic
11. Which of the following is the loose areolar tissue that separates the breastfrom the
pectoralis major muscle?
A. Subcutaneous tissue
B. Retromammary space
C. Cooper's ligament
D. Superficial fascia: B. Retromammary space
,12. Which of the following lymph nodes is located between the pectoralismajor and minor
muscles?
A. Axillary
B. Inguinal
C. Rotter
D. Thoracic: C. Rotter
13. Which of the following nerves travels along the anterior-lateral chest alland innervates the
serratus anterior muscle?
A. Axillary
B. Long thoracic
C. Thoracodorsal
D. Musculotaneous: B. Long thoracic nerve
14. Which of the following nerves innervates the latissimus dorsi muscle?
A. Subscapular
B. Thoracodorsal
C. Lateral pectoral
D. Intercostobrachial: B. Thoracodorsal
15. The nerve of Grassi is associated with the:
A. Stomach
B. Liver
C. Heart
D. Bladder: A. Stomach
16. The vein of Sappey drain the:
A. Spleen
B. Bladder
C. Diaphragm
D. Lumbar verterbrae: C. Diaphragm
17. The node of Lund is located in the:
A. Triangle of Calot
B. Inguinal canal
C. Patella Bursa
, D. Carotid triangle of the neck: A. Triangle of Calot
18. Where is Hartmann's pouch located?
A. Gallbladder infundibulum
B. Apex of the gallbladder
C. Stomach
D. Liver: A. Gallbladder infundibulum
19. Lymph channels run parallel to which structures?
A. Nerves
B. Veins
C. Arteries
D. Ligaments: B. Veins
20. Body temperature is regulated by the:
A. Pons
B. Cerebellum
C. Midbrain
D. Hypothalamus: D. Hypothalamus
21. Which two electrolytes are essential for normal cardiac contractions?
A. Phosphate and chloride
B. Magnesium and sodium
C. Bicarbonate and sulfate
D. Potassium and calcium: D. Potassium and calcium
22. Water constitutes what average normal percentage of total body weight?A. 20% to 40%
B. 50% to 70%
C. 70% to 85%
D. 15% to 25%: B. 50% to 70%
23. The thyroid gland consists of right and left lobes joined by the:
A. Larynx
B. Isthmus
C. Parathyroid gland
1. A chemical reaction that provides energy by the breakdown of food mole-cules is called:
A. Catabolism
B. Metabolism
C. Glycogenesis
D. Anabolism: A. Catabolism
2. Adipose tissue lies in which of the following skin layers?
A. Epidermal
B. Subcutaneous
C. Dermal
D. Reticular: B. Subcutaneous
3. Collagen is produced by which of the following connective tissue cells?
A. Leukocytes
B. Osteoclasts
C. Fibroblasts
D. Erythrocytes: C. Fibroblasts
4. What is normal cardiac output for an adult?
A. 4-8 L/minute
B. 8-12 L/minute
C. 12-16 L/minute
D. 16-20 L/minute: A. 4-8 L/minute
5. Which of the following veins drains the right side of the vertebral column?
A. Thoracic
B. Lumbar
C. Azygos
D. Posterior intercostal: C. Azygos
6. Which of the following arteries supplies the cecum, ascending colon,hepatic flexure, and
proximal portion of the transverse colon?
A. Pancreaticoduodenal
B. Superior mesenteric
,C. Abdominal aorta
D. Inferior mesenteric: B. Superior mesenteric
7. The celiac artery trifurcates into the:
A. Left gastric, splenic and hepatic arteries
B. Internal and external iliac and femoral arteries
C. Lumber, gastric, and splenic arteries
D. Renal, testicular, and suprarenal arteries: A. Left gastric, splenic and hepaticarteries
8. A Prolongation of the breast tissue located in the upper, outer part of thebreast that passes
through an opening in the axillary fascia is called the:
A. Axillary tail of Spence
B. Cooper's ligament
C. Axillary fascia
D. Sebaceous gland: A. Axillary tail of Spence
9. The mammary gland is fixed by the overlying skin and the underlyingpectoral fascia by
fibrous bands known as:
A. Lobules
B. Acini
C. Suspensory ligaments of Cooper
D. Deep pectoral fascia: C. Suspensory ligaments of Cooper
10. The arterial blood supply to the breast is supplied from branches of the:
A. Internal mammary, axillary and lateral thoracic
B. Internal thoracic and subclavian
C. Brachiocephalic and pulmonary
D. Intercostal and phrenic: A. Internal mammary, axillary and lateral thoracic
11. Which of the following is the loose areolar tissue that separates the breastfrom the
pectoralis major muscle?
A. Subcutaneous tissue
B. Retromammary space
C. Cooper's ligament
D. Superficial fascia: B. Retromammary space
,12. Which of the following lymph nodes is located between the pectoralismajor and minor
muscles?
A. Axillary
B. Inguinal
C. Rotter
D. Thoracic: C. Rotter
13. Which of the following nerves travels along the anterior-lateral chest alland innervates the
serratus anterior muscle?
A. Axillary
B. Long thoracic
C. Thoracodorsal
D. Musculotaneous: B. Long thoracic nerve
14. Which of the following nerves innervates the latissimus dorsi muscle?
A. Subscapular
B. Thoracodorsal
C. Lateral pectoral
D. Intercostobrachial: B. Thoracodorsal
15. The nerve of Grassi is associated with the:
A. Stomach
B. Liver
C. Heart
D. Bladder: A. Stomach
16. The vein of Sappey drain the:
A. Spleen
B. Bladder
C. Diaphragm
D. Lumbar verterbrae: C. Diaphragm
17. The node of Lund is located in the:
A. Triangle of Calot
B. Inguinal canal
C. Patella Bursa
, D. Carotid triangle of the neck: A. Triangle of Calot
18. Where is Hartmann's pouch located?
A. Gallbladder infundibulum
B. Apex of the gallbladder
C. Stomach
D. Liver: A. Gallbladder infundibulum
19. Lymph channels run parallel to which structures?
A. Nerves
B. Veins
C. Arteries
D. Ligaments: B. Veins
20. Body temperature is regulated by the:
A. Pons
B. Cerebellum
C. Midbrain
D. Hypothalamus: D. Hypothalamus
21. Which two electrolytes are essential for normal cardiac contractions?
A. Phosphate and chloride
B. Magnesium and sodium
C. Bicarbonate and sulfate
D. Potassium and calcium: D. Potassium and calcium
22. Water constitutes what average normal percentage of total body weight?A. 20% to 40%
B. 50% to 70%
C. 70% to 85%
D. 15% to 25%: B. 50% to 70%
23. The thyroid gland consists of right and left lobes joined by the:
A. Larynx
B. Isthmus
C. Parathyroid gland
