Identify Equipment and Instruments

Question 1

A machine that uses force to separate particles from suspension.

Answer 1

Centrifuge

Question 2

Used to measure urine gravity, serum protein and refractive index.

Answer 2

Refractometer

Question 3

Used to measure small amounts of liquid accurately.

Answer 3

Pipette

Question 4

Used to help count red and white blood cells as well as platelets and sperm.

Answer 4

Differential cell counter

Question 5

Used to count inventory, attendence, traffic, blood cells, and food proportions.

Answer 5

Hand tally counter

Question 6

Holds scalpel blade.

Answer 6

Scalpel Handle

Question 7

Makes incisions and is used for disections. Has a variety of shapes and sizes.

Answer 7

Scalpel blades

Question 8

Used in centrifuge.

Answer 8

Funnell Conical centrifuge tubes

Question 9

Measures mass.

Answer 9

Balance scale

Question 10

Measures volume of a liquid.

Answer 10

Graduated Cylinder

Question 11

Removes sutures (post operatively).

Answer 11

Stitch (suture removal) scissors

Question 12

Most common operative scissors that can be used for a wide variety of tasks. i.e. cord cutting, suturing.

Answer 12

Sharp/blunt scissors

Question 13

Thin blades with blunt/pointed tips used to cut soft or delicate tissues, not dense or fibrous.

Answer 13

Metzenbaum scissors

Question 14

Angled blunt end used to carefully cut bandages from an animal.

Answer 14

Bandage scissors

Question 15

Holds suture needle while suturing.

Answer 15

Needle Holder

Question 16

Instrument with teeth to grasp tissue.

Answer 16

Tissue forceps

Question 17

Holds viscera (bladder and bowel). Used to hold short length of intestine without compressing it. Grasping soft tissue or bowel.

Answer 17

Babcock intestinal forceps

Question 18

Used to clamp small to medium sized blood vessels.

Answer 18

Kelly forceps

Question 19

Surgical intruments used to hold back flesh at the edge of a wound.

Answer 19

Retractors

Question 20

Used when temporary support is needed and the healing tissue will be able to support itself.

Answer 20

Absorbable suture material

Question 21

Used in tissue when the new tissue will not be able to support itself. i.e. staples, silk, or nylon.

Answer 21

Nonabsorbable suture material

Question 22

Used to clasp flaps of a wound together to prevent bleeding and promote healing until the wound is closed. Used in occlusion of blood vessels, ducts, and sacculated aneurysms during surgical procedures.

Answer 22

Hemostatic clips

Question 23

Tube directly inserted into the trachea to assist ventilation.

Answer 23

Tracheostomy tube

Question 24

Used for grasping and removing teeth.

Answer 24

Extraction forceps

Question 25

Used to trim the animal's nails.

Answer 25

Nail trimmer.

Question 26

Thin flexible tube inserted into the body for introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep passageway open.

Answer 26

Cathetar

Question 27

Used for grasping or clamping surgical sponges or gauze.

Answer 27

Sponge forceps

Question 28

Inward curving toothed blades and a racheted handle used to grasp fascia and tendons.

Answer 28

Allis tissue forceps

Question 29

Used to remove one or both ovaries and the uterus.

Answer 29

Ovariohysterectomy hook

Question 30

Used to clamp tissue bundles that contain blood vessels. Longitudinal grooves and cross grooves at the tip.

Answer 30

Rochester-Carmalt forceps

Question 31

Used to locate and remove dental stains, plaque and bacterial debris.

Answer 31

Dental scaler

Question 32

Used to remove tissues or other growths from a body cavity, also used for cleaning a diseased surface.

Answer 32

Dental curette

Question 33

Probe used to measure and locate the depth of periodontal pockets. Tapered to fit in the gingival suclus with a blunt or rounded tip.

Answer 33

Periodontal probe

Question 34

Heavy scissors used for cutting tough tissue such as heavy connective tissue or blunt items, blades may be straight or curved, smooth or serrated.

Answer 34

Mayo scissors

Question 35

To occlude vessels such as small uterine horns or small to medium sized blood vessels.

Answer 35

Crile forceps

Question 36

Used to attach towels and drapes to the patient and pointed tips that curve and join.

Answer 36

Backhaus towel clamps