SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY QUIZ

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY QUIZ

ANSWERS FOR THE QUIZ TEN :

QUESTION NUMBER 1 . ANSWER IS :  d) cushion between the vertebrae breaks down

QUESTION NUMBER 2 . ANSWER IS: e)  all of the above

QUESTION NUMBER 3 . ANSWER IS:  a) metzenbaum

QUESTION NUMBER 4 . ANSWER IS: d) carotid

QUESTION NUMBER 5 . ANSWER IS:  e) b and c only

QUESTION NUMBER 6 . ANSWER IS: c)  level of the disc space

QUESTION NUMBER 7 . ANSWER IS: d) bone wax

QUESTION NUMBER 8 . ANSWER IS: a) 5-0 or 6-0 silk suture

QUESTION NUMBER 9 . ANSWER IS: e) all of the above

QUESTION NUMBER 10 . ANSWER IS: a) to reach the depth 

Lumbar sympathectomy:
Excision of a segment of the lumbar sympathetic chain to treat vasospastic disorders and selected cases of peripheral vascular insufficiency; results in increased circulation to the lower extremities. 

QUIZ ELEVEN  :

Match  neurosurgical procedures with the correct description.

1. What is the position used for lumbar laminectomy

a) supine

b) prone

c) lateral

d) lithotomy

e) sitting

2. Lumbar laminectomy and fusion involves identification of the 

a) spinous processes

b) paraspinous  muscle

c) laminae

d) herniated disc

e)  all of the above

3. During  lumbar laminectomy and fusion surgery  nerve root  is retracted with a

a) dural elevator 

b) love retractor

c) copper retractor

d) all of the above

e) a only

4. During  lumbar laminectomy and fusion surgery what veins are packed with cotton strips 

a) dural veins

b) lumbar veins

c) anterior longitudinal veins

d) jagular veins

e) epidural veins

5.   What instruments are used to remove herniated disc during discectomy surgery

a) cobb

b)  kerrison

c)  pituitary rongeur

d) leksell rongeur

e) all of the above

6. During lumbar laminectomy and fusion surgery a x-ray is taken to identify  

a)  pedicle

b)  spinous process

c)  disc space

d) vertebrae 

7. During  lumbar laminectomy and fusion surgery bleeding on the walls of the disc hole is controlled 

a) neuro cottonoid

b)  thrombin soaked cotton pledgets

c)  gelatin sponge

d) bipolar cautery                                                                                              
 e) all of the above

8.  Terminal bundle of fibers of the spinal cord is called

a) cauda equina

b) sacral plexus

c) conus medullaris

d) coccygeal ligament

e) none of the above

9. Where the brain stem passes through to the spinal cord

a) foramen magnum 

b) foramen lacerum

c)  carotid canal

d) stylomastoid foramen

e) none of the above

10.  Circle of willis consist of the following arteries except

a) anterior cerebral artery                                                           

b) internal carotid artery                                                            

c) anterior communicating artery                                                         

d)  middle cerebral artery          

Have fun with this Quiz Eleven.

Answers will be posted on my next blog.

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