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Surgical Technology Exam ReviewThe part of a word that comes after the root word and changes its meaning is the: - Answer-Suffix
An agent used against fever is: - Answer-Antipyretic
A slow pulse rate is - Answer-bradycardia
An incision made below the breast is - Answer-Inframammary
A congenital anomaly is a/an - Answer-Abnormal condition existing at birth
An instrument used to view the large intestine is a/an - Answer-colonoscope
Surgical removal of half the stomach is - Answer-hemigastrectomy
You are scheduled to scrub on a cheiloplasty. The anatomical part to be revised - Answer-lip
A record made of a joint is - Answer-Arthrodesis
,A preoperative diagnosis of cholelithiasis indicates a/an - Answer-condition of gallstones
Hepatomegaly is - Answer-an enlarged liver
Inflammation of the brain is - Answer-encephalitis
A laparoscope would be used to visualize the - Answer-abdominal cavity
A patient with chondromalacia would have an abnormal softening of the - Answer-cartilage
The suffix that means to suture is - Answer--rrhaphy
Intracellular fluid would be found - Answer-within the cell
A bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is a surgical procedure to - Answer-remove both Fallopian tubes and
ovaries
An arthrocentesis is a procedure to - Answer-puncture and aspirate fluid from a joint
A myelogram is - Answer-an x-ray of the spinal cord
A cholecystectomy is a procedure to - Answer-remove the gallbladder
A red blood cell is known as a/an - Answer-erythrocyte
The term pertaining to a hidden testicle is - Answer-cryptorchidism
,The surgical procedure to crush a stone is a - Answer-lithotripsy
A blepharoplasty is a procedure to - Answer-repair of the eyelids
Hydronephrosis is - Answer-a condition of water in the kidney
There is a Lumbar Laminectomy scheduled in Room 6. What will this surgery entail? - Answer-Excision
of part of the vertebral arch
An Arthrocentesis is scheduled to follow the Osteotomy in Room 12. What is an Osteotomy? - Answer-A
cut into the bone
A Gastrectomy follows a Hemicolectomy in Room 2. What does a Gastrectomy mean? - Answer-Surgical
removal of the stomach
A Fasciotomy is scheduled in Room 4. What is a Fasciotomy? - Answer-Creation of an opening in the
fascia
The Colposcopy scheduled for Room 11 will involve - Answer-Visualization of the vaginal vault
A Hysterectomy, which is scheduled in Room 13, involves - Answer-Surgical removal of the uterus
There is a Craniotomy on call for Doctor C. What is a Craniotomy? - Answer-An incision in to the skull
The palatoplasty in Room 9 is a procedure for - Answer-Repair of a deviated septum
, The part or organelle of the cell considered to be the powerhouse is the - Answer-mitochondria
The building blocks of all living matter are called - Answer-cells
The thymus gland is located in the _______ cavity. - Answer-abdominal
The umbilicus is located on the _______ surface of the body. - Answer-ventral
The hormones produced by the adrenal cortex to protect one during a stressful situation are - Answer-
corticoids
The medial malleolus is a projection at the ankle of the - Answer-tibia
The outermost layer of the eye that is commonly called the white of the eye is the - Answer-sclera
The parotid gland secretes - Answer-saliva
Muscles are attached to bones by - Answer-tendons
The large opening located in the occipital bone is called the - Answer-foramen magnum
The liquid part of the blood is - Answer-plasma
The mineral essential for the formation of red blood cells is - Answer-iron
The myocardium is the - Answer-thick muscular wall of the heart
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