CHAPTER 1: Introduction (Book)

Question 1

is a branch of medical science which deals with the treatment of injuries or diseases by manual procedures or operations with the hand

Answer 1

Surgery

Question 2

Surgery is synonymous with this word

Answer 2

“Chirurgia”

Question 3

From the word “Chirurgia”, The Greek word “________” means hand; and “______” means work

Answer 3

Cheir
ergon

Question 4

is surgery practiced on animals

Answer 4

Veterinary Surgery

Question 5

is that branch of surgery which is “specially concerned with the preservation and restoration of the function of the skeletal system, its articulations and associated structures.”

Answer 5

Orthopaedic Surgery

Question 6

is surgery conducted with the use of antiseptic agents to control bacterial contamination

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Antiseptic Surgery

Question 7

is surgery carried out practically free of bacterial contamination so that infection and suppuration are avoided

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Aseptic Surgery

Question 8

is surgery wherein every attempt is made to preserve or restore a disabled part, rather than its removal, e.g., correction and immobilisation of a fracture in a limb rather than amputation of the limb

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Conservative Surgery

Question 9

is surgery by which the root cause or source of a disease condition is removed or rectified, e.g., radical surgery for neoplasm, radical surgery for hernia

Answer 9

Radical Surgery

Question 10

is surgery which is relatively simple to perform, having no risk on the life of the patient and requires the services of no assistant. e.g., opening of a superficial abscess, wound dressings, inoculations, superficial neurectomies and tenotomies.

Answer 10

Minor Surgery

Question 11

is surgery which is relatively more difficult to perform than minor surgery, is time-consuming, involves risk on the life of the patient, and requires the help of an assistant eg. caesarian section, mammectomy, thoracic surgery, brain surgery.

Answer 11

Major Surgery

Question 12

caesarian section, mammectomy, thoracic surgery, brain surgery

Answer 12

Major surgeries.

Question 13

opening of a superficial abscess, wound dressings, inoculations, superficial neurectomies and tenotomies

Answer 13

Minor surgeries

Question 14

is surgery which is to be performed urgently to avoid further complication of the disease process or to save the life of the patient

Answer 14

Emergency Surgery

Question 15

is surgery which can be postponed without endangering the life of the patient.

Answer 15

Elective Surgery

Question 16

in veterinary practice is surgery done either to improve the appearance of an animal, or to satisfy the fancy and sentiments of the owner. e.g., trimming of the ears, docking of the tail, etc.

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Cosmetic Surgery

Question 17

trimming of the ears, docking of the tail

Answer 17

Cosmetic surgery

Question 18

is surgery done for the correction of deformities or malformations, e g., surgery for cleft palate, contracted tendons, etc.

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Reconstructive Surgery

Question 19

is surgery which is performed for the repair of defects or for correction of deformities, either by direct union of parts or by transfer of tissues from one part to another

Answer 19

Plastic Surgery

Question 20

is done to arrive at a diagnosis or for the confirmation of a diagnosis

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Exploratory Surgery

Question 21

is the systematic investigation of a surgical problem.

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Experimental Surgery

Question 22

is surgery taught with the presence of the patient, so that the objective symptoms and the treatment given can be actually observed by the student

Answer 22

Clinical Surgery

Question 23

An institution in which medical attention is given to patients

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Clinic (Hospital)

Question 24

is anatomy of a limited area or region referred to or explained in the proper description of a surgical operation.

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Surgical Anatomy

Question 25

is the study of individual organs under a particular system. e.g., anatomy of the liver, anatomy of the respiratory system, anatomy of the locomotor system

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Systematic Anatomy

Question 26

is the study of configurations of the surface of the body, especially in relation to their underlying deeper parts

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Surface Anatomy

Question 27

(Regional Anatomy) is anatomy of certain related parts or divisions of the body

Answer 27

Topographic Anatomy

Question 28

is the study of the micro-organisms concerned, e.g., surgical bacteriology of wounds

Answer 28

Surgical Bacteriology

Question 29

is a branch of pathology which deals chiefly with the effects produced upon the animal body by a surgical condition.

Answer 29

Surgical Pathology