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201 Final exam questions with correct answers
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What //is //abdominal //peritoneum? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //serous //membrane //lining
//the //walls //of //the //abdominal //cavity.
What //is //the //retroperitoneum? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //posterior //aspect //of //serous
//membrane //lining
What /
/is /
/adhesion? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Strands /
/of //scar //tissue //that //form //between //the //peritoneum //and //membranes //of //abdominal //viscera
What //causes //adhesions? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Inflammation //or //infection
What /
/is /
/lysis /
/of /
/adhesions? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Adhesions //must //be //released //from //their //attachments //to //restore
//the //normal //position //of //the //tissue //planes //and //organs //involved
What /
/is //
a/
/direct /
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/inguinal /
/hernia? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A //hernia //that //results //from //weakness //in //the //inguinal //floor
What /
/is //
a/
/fistula? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔An /
/abnormal /
/tract /
/or /
/passage /
/leading /
/from /
/one /
/hollow //organ //to //another //or //from //an //organ //to //the //skin; //usually //caused //by //an //infection
What /
/is /
/an /
/hernia? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A //protrusion //of //tissue //or //an //organ //through //an //abnormal //opening
What /
/is /
/an /
/incarcerated /
/hernia? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Herniated /
/tissue /
/that /
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/is /
/trapped /
/in /
/an /
/abdominal /
/wall //defect //requiring //emergency //measures //to //prevent //ischemia //and //tissue //necrosis
What /
/is //
a/
/incisional /
/hernia? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔The /
/postoperative /
/herniation //of //tissue //through //a //surgical //incision //during //or //after //the //healing //process
What /
/is /
/an /
/indirect /
/inguinal /
/hernia? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A /
/hernia /
/that /
/protrudes /
/into /
/the /
/membranous /
/sac /
/of /
/the /
/spermatic /
/cord. //This //condition //usually //is //due //to //a //congenital //defect //in //the //abdominal //wall.
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What /
/is /
/an /
/linea /
/alba? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A /
/strip //of //avascular //connective //tissue //that //lies //on //the //abdominal //midline
What /
/is /
/an /
/mcburney /
/incision? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔An //incision //in //which //the //oblique //right //muscle //is //manually //split //to //allow
//for //removal //of //the //appendix
What /
/is //
a/
/ventral /
/hernia? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A /
/weakness /
/in /
/the /
/abdominal /
/wall, /
/usually /
/resulting /
/in //protrusion //of //abdominal //viscera //against //the //peritoneum //and //abdominal //fascia
Surg /
201 Final exam questions with correct answers
/ // // // // // //
What //is //abdominal //peritoneum? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //serous //membrane //lining
//the //walls //of //the //abdominal //cavity.
What //is //the //retroperitoneum? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //posterior //aspect //of //serous
//membrane //lining
What /
/is /
/adhesion? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Strands /
/of //scar //tissue //that //form //between //the //peritoneum //and //membranes //of //abdominal //viscera
What //causes //adhesions? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Inflammation //or //infection
What /
/is /
/lysis /
/of /
/adhesions? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Adhesions //must //be //released //from //their //attachments //to //restore
//the //normal //position //of //the //tissue //planes //and //organs //involved
What /
/is //
a/
/direct /
,////////////////////////////////////////////////
/inguinal /
/hernia? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A //hernia //that //results //from //weakness //in //the //inguinal //floor
What /
/is //
a/
/fistula? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔An /
/abnormal /
/tract /
/or /
/passage /
/leading /
/from /
/one /
/hollow //organ //to //another //or //from //an //organ //to //the //skin; //usually //caused //by //an //infection
What /
/is /
/an /
/hernia? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A //protrusion //of //tissue //or //an //organ //through //an //abnormal //opening
What /
/is /
/an /
/incarcerated /
/hernia? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Herniated /
/tissue /
/that /
,////////////////////////////////////////////////
/is /
/trapped /
/in /
/an /
/abdominal /
/wall //defect //requiring //emergency //measures //to //prevent //ischemia //and //tissue //necrosis
What /
/is //
a/
/incisional /
/hernia? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔The /
/postoperative /
/herniation //of //tissue //through //a //surgical //incision //during //or //after //the //healing //process
What /
/is /
/an /
/indirect /
/inguinal /
/hernia? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A /
/hernia /
/that /
/protrudes /
/into /
/the /
/membranous /
/sac /
/of /
/the /
/spermatic /
/cord. //This //condition //usually //is //due //to //a //congenital //defect //in //the //abdominal //wall.
, ////////////////////////////////////////////////
What /
/is /
/an /
/linea /
/alba? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A /
/strip //of //avascular //connective //tissue //that //lies //on //the //abdominal //midline
What /
/is /
/an /
/mcburney /
/incision? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔An //incision //in //which //the //oblique //right //muscle //is //manually //split //to //allow
//for //removal //of //the //appendix
What /
/is //
a/
/ventral /
/hernia? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A /
/weakness /
/in /
/the /
/abdominal /
/wall, /
/usually /
/resulting /
/in //protrusion //of //abdominal //viscera //against //the //peritoneum //and //abdominal //fascia
