surgical instruments Flashcards
1
Q
aspirator
A
suctions fluid
2
Q
clamp
A
grasps tissue & controls bleeding
3
Q
curette
A
scapes and removes tissue
4
Q
dilator
A
enlarges an opening by stretching
5
Q
forceps
A
grasps tissue
6
Q
hemostat
A
forceps to grasp blood vessel to control bleeding
7
Q
probe
A
explores tissue
8
Q
scalpel
A
cuts and seperates tissue\
9
Q
speculum
A
seperates apart walls of cavity
10
Q
tenaculum
A
long handled clamp
11
Q
trephine
A
saw that removes disk shaped piece of tissue or bone
