surgical instrument

Question 1

slender, flexible instrument for exploring and dilating tubes

Answer 1

BOUGIE

Question 2

tube enclosing a trocar (see below) that allows escape of fluid or air after removal of the trocar

Answer 2

CANNULA

Question 3

instrument used to compress tissue

Answer 3

CLAMP

Question 4

spoon-shaped instrument for removing material from the wall of a cavity or other surface

Answer 4

CURET

Question 5

instrument for lifting tissue or bone

Answer 5

ELEVATOR

Question 6

instrument for holding or extracting

Answer 6

FORCEPS

Question 7

flexible wire saw

Answer 7

GIGLI SAW

Question 8

small clamp for stopping blood flow from a vessel

Answer 8

HEMOSTAT

Question 9

surgical file

Answer 9

RASP

Question 10

instrument used to maintain exposure by separating a wound and holding back organs or tissues

Answer 10

RETRACTOR

Question 11

gouge forceps

Answer 11

RONGEUR

Question 12

surgical knife with a sharp blade

Answer 12

SCALPEL

Question 13

a cutting instrument with two opposing blades

Answer 13

SCISSORS

Question 14

instrument for exploring a cavity or canal

Answer 14

SOUND

Question 15

sharp pointed intrument in a cannula used to puncture a cavity

Answer 15

TROCAR