Terms For Surgical Devices

Question 1

Armamentarium

Answer 1

All equipment used in the practice of medicine

Question 2

Arthroscope

Answer 2

Instrument inserted into joint cavity to inspect contents

Question 3

Aspirator

Answer 3

Hollow instrument used to withdraw fluid, especially from body cavities, cyst, or joints

Question 4

Autoclave

Answer 4

Device used to sterilize instruments with pressurized, superheated steam

Question 5

Bistoury

Answer 5

Narrow bladed surgical knife used to open abscesses and make small incisions

Question 6

Clamp

Answer 6

Surgical instrument used to compress blood vessel or close off end of intestine

Question 7

Cord clamp

Answer 7

Flexible band used to compress part a close off opening

Question 8

Curette

Answer 8

Spoon shaped instrument used to scrape tissue from body cavities

Question 9

Cystoscope

Answer 9

Instrument used to view interior of bladder

Question 10

Diathermy knife

Answer 10

Electrode tipped blade used to coagulate tissue or small blood vessels

Question 11

Endoscope

Answer 11

Slender, tubular instrument used for viewing and examining interior body parts

Question 12

Float

Answer 12

An instrument used to file or rasp a horse’s pre-molar and molar teeth

Question 13

Fluoroscope

Answer 13

Fluorescent screen on which x-rays may be viewed

Question 14

Forceps

Answer 14

Any a various instruments used to grasp and pull objects

Question 15

Hemostat

Answer 15

Device used to stop or prevent hemorrhaging

Question 16

Hypodermic

Answer 16

Needle and syringe used for injection under the skin

Question 17

Kymograph

Answer 17

Instrument that measures and records pulse Pressure variations

Question 18

Lancet

Answer 18

Wide, to edged, pointed surgical knife

Question 19

Ligature

Answer 19

Nylon, wire, or catgut tied around structure to prevent bleeding

Question 20

Local anesthesia

Answer 20

Anesthesia used to numb a specific area without causing a loss of consciousness

Question 21

Nebulizer

Answer 21

Device that applies a fine mist

Question 22

Ophthalmoscope

Answer 22

Instrument that directs fine beams of light into eye examine its interior

Question 23

Probe

Answer 23

Thin, flexible, metal rod with blunt end, used to explore cavities and wounds

Question 24

Proctoscope

Answer 24

Hollow, tube shaped instrument for inspection of rectum

Question 25

Regional anesthesia

Answer 25

Anesthesia applied to a limb or an entire section of The Body

Question 26

Respirator

Answer 26

Device inflating lungs with mixture of oxygen and air to maintain respiration

Question 27

Respirometer

Answer 27

Device used to measure extent of respiration

Question 28

Resuscitator

Answer 28

Artificial respiration device that forces oxygen into lungs

Question 29

Retractor

Answer 29

Instrument that draws aside edges of skin or tissue to expose operational site

Question 30

Scalpel

Answer 30

Small, pointed surgical knife with convex blade edge used to cut tissue

Question 31

Scope

Answer 31

Flexible fiber optic instrument for inspection of interior of body

Question 32

Snare

Answer 32

Wire noose used for surgical removal of tumors or polyps by the roots

Question 33

Sphygmograph

Answer 33

Instrument for measuring and recording arterial pulse

Question 34

Spirograph

Answer 34

Instrument used to record tracing of respiratory movements

Question 35

Topical anesthesia

Answer 35

Anesthesia applied to the skin to “numb“ a surface area

Question 36

Wick

Answer 36

Then, absorbent thread inserted into body cavity for drainage

Question 37

Xyster

Answer 37

Surgical instrument for scraping bones