Chapter 12

Question 1

tweezer-like instruments that have two jaws and spring handles

Answer 1

thumb forceps

Question 2

used for compressing, securing, or grasping tissue or dressings

Answer 2

thumb forceps

Question 3

thumb forceps with a smoothly serrated tip, with low ridges

Answer 3

dressing forceps (Ewald)

Question 4

thumb forceps that have articulated teeth at the blade tip to grasp tissue more securely.

Answer 4

tissue forceps

Question 5

designed to clamp onto bleeding tissue containing a severed vessel.

Answer 5

hemostatic forceps

Question 6

what hemostat is used on small vessels

Answer 6

halstead mosquito

Question 7

what hemostat is used on larger vessels

Answer 7

kelly hemostat

Question 8

what hemostat has crushing jaws with longitudinal grooves and cross groves at the tip?

Answer 8

rochester-carmalt

Question 9

forceps with serrated jaws, teeth curved toward the inside of the blads

Answer 9

allis tissue forceps

Question 10

forceps used to fix sterile drape to the skin at the surgical site.

Answer 10

backhaus towel forceps

Question 11

forceps that are used for holding a needle while tying knots for stitches

Answer 11

mayo-hegar needle holders

Question 12

needles with a smooth shaft that end in a sharp point at the tip, these are used for penetrating soft tissues offering no resistance to the needle

Answer 12

tapered needles

Question 13

needle has a triangular shape from the tip to one third of its curvature.

Answer 13

conventional and reverse cutting

Question 14

combination of a reverse cutting edges at the tip of a tapered needle

Answer 14

taper cutting needle

Question 15

needles typically used for skin sutures

Answer 15

conventional cutting needles

Question 16

attached suture to the needle end

Answer 16

swaged-on

Question 17

end of a needle with suture attached to it

Answer 17

swage

Question 18

scalpel handle has a rib onto which a disposable scalpel blade is locked in place.

Answer 18

bard-parker

Question 19

blades that deploy a device to cover the blade after use and are disposable

Answer 19

retracting and shielded scalpel blades

Question 20

scissors that are preferred for dissection of living tissue, as they minimize tissue damage

Answer 20

blunt-blunt

Question 21

used for cutting thick bandages or cartilage

Answer 21

serrated scissors

Question 22

instruments that increase the exposure of a surgical site.

Answer 22

retractors

Question 23

retractor that the blade spread apart when the ratcheted handles are closed

Answer 23

weitlaner

Question 24

removes calculus from teeth

Answer 24

dental scaler

Question 25

instrument that separates the gum from the tooth and then breaks down the ligaments holding the tooth in its bony socket of the jaw.

Answer 25

dental elevator

Question 26

what material can sutures be made of?

Answer 26

silk, collagen, nylon, polyglycolide, polydioxanone

Question 27

sutures that are broken down ans assimilated by the body over time

Answer 27

absorbable sutures

Question 28

what a zero is called in sutures

Answer 28

aught

Question 29

alternatives to sutures that are placed with an applicator that works much like a staple gun.

Answer 29

wound clips

Question 30

what is the most common method of sterilizing wrapped packs of instruments, gowns, drapes, and other stuff?

Answer 30

autoclave sterilization

Question 31

what is used during gas sterilization?

Answer 31

ethylene oxide or hydrogen peroxide plasma

Question 32

how long must items sterilized with ethylene oxide air out to avoid toxic fumes?

Answer 32

12 hours

Question 33

how long do items remain sterile if they are correctly wrapped?

Answer 33

6 months

Question 34

what material can glass bead sterilizers sterilize?

Answer 34

metal

Question 35

how long can instruments remain in the bead sterilizer?

Answer 35

1 min

Question 36

what is ‘cold’ sterilization?

Answer 36

liquid chemical sterilization