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The buildup of fat residue on a vessel wall is:
atherosclerosis
Which aneurysm usually develops between the renal and iliac arteries?
abdominal aortic
Which vessels are responsible for exchange of oxygen and metabolic waste?
Capillaries
How many pulmonary veins are there?
Four
If you require surgery on your thymus gland, the surgeon would enter which cavity?
Mediastinal cavity
The procedure that is performed for dialysis that produces a direct anastomosis between and artery and a vein is:
arteriovenous fistula
The relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle is:
Diastole
A precipitous drop in the patients blood or fluid volume is called?
Hypovolemia
Arrhythmia is defined as:
abnormal heart rhythm
What part of the central nervous system controls heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing by providing nerve impulses?
Medulla Oblongata
blebs are
thin-walled air sacs on the apex of the lung
What separates the peritoneal cavity and the thoracic cavity?
Diaphragm
The procedure performed for pleural effusion is termed?
thoracentesis
The retractor commonly used to retract the lung is
Allison
Removal of plaque during a carotid endarterectomy requires?
Freer elevator
The congenital pectus deformity of the chest also known as funnel chest is
excavatum
Bleeding arising from the respiratory tract is called?
hemoptysis
Which arteries are formed by the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta?
Iliac
A common suture gauge used on carotid endarterectomy procedure is
6-0 and 7-0
When performing an arteriotomy, the surgeon will require a #11 blade and:
Potts-Smith scissors
MH is triggered by
succinylcholine
Chronic cerebral ischemia can often lead to a stroke. The procedure performed to correct this and restore blood flow to the brain is:
Carotid Endarterectomy
The drug used to treat malignant hyperthermia is
Dantrolene
What nerves are carefuly preserved during a pneumonectomy?
vagus, left recurrent laryngeal and phrenic
What drug is used intraoperatively in a topical manner for its direct effect on the muscle of the vessel wall?
Papaverine hydrochloride