2 Exercises

Question 1

name the procedure for the following indication:

emergency effort to remove foreign material from the windpipe

Answer 1

tracheotomy

Question 2

name the procedure for the following indication:

inspection and repair of torn cartilage in the knee

Answer 2

arthroscopy

Question 3

name the procedure for the following indication:

removal of a diseased or injured portion of the brain

Answer 3

craniotomy

Question 4

name the procedure for the following indication:

inspection of lymph nodes in the region between the lungs

Answer 4

mediastinoscopy

Question 5

name the procedure for the following indication:

removal of a squamous cell carcinoma in the voice box

Answer 5

laryngectomy

Question 6

name the procedure for the following indication:

open heart surgery, or removal of lung tissue

Answer 6

thoracotomy

Question 7

name the procedure for the following indication:

inspection of abdominal organs and removal of diseased tissue

Answer 7

peritoneoscopy

Question 8

name the procedure for the following indication:

relief of symptoms from a bulging intervertebral disk

Answer 8

diskectomy