Abduction
A McBurney incision is used for surgical procedures of the ____________.
Appendix
Twisting of an organ or a structure on itself is ________.
Torsion
What is the term for creating a surgical opening into the tympanic membrane?
Myringotomy
A tubal ligation is performed for what reason?
Elective Sterilization
Evisceration of an abdominal wound is:
Protrusion of viscera through all tissue layers
The triangle of Calot is an anatomical space bounded by structures in which surgical procedure?
Cholecystectomy
_______ uses a rigid or flexible scope, which is inserted through the urethra and advanced into the renal pelvis and ureter.
Ureteroscope
How should micro ear instruments be cleaned intraoperatively?
Wiped with a micro-wipe sponge
What is the name of the heavy, right-angle scissors frequently used to dissect around the cervix during a hysterectomy?
Jorgenson Scissors
What is the medical term for a bony prominence projecting from a bone, as in a bunion?
Exostosis
Name three self-retaining retractors used in surgery.
Weitlander, O'Connor-O'Sullivan, Balfour
The ________ glands are paired organs that lie on the medial side of the upper kidney.
Adrenal
Care must be taken when preauricular and submandibular incisions are made to protect which cranial nerve?
Seventh (VII)
Surgical removal of the entire breast without any lymph nodes is a(n):
Simple Mastectomy
What laryngeal cartilage is known as the "Adam's Apple"?
Thyroid Cartilage
A wound that is not sutured and that gradually fills in by granulation heals by which intention?
Secondary intention
Backward (opposite of its normal direction) flow of a body fluid is _______.
Reflux
During a tracheostomy, the ________ is kept with the patient in his or her room.
Obturator
The ________ is a thick organ that adheres to the uterus on the maternal side.
Placenta
What is the medical term for spongy bone?
Cancellous
Pancreaticoduodenectomy is also known as which of the following procedures?
Whipple
_____________ patients are extremely careful of their AV access sites and need to take precautions to prevent injury at the site.
Hemodialysis
A cochlear implant is used to transmit external sound directly to the _______________.
Eighth cranial nerve
_____________ focuses on the treatment and prevention of diseases affecting the female reproductive system.
Gynecology