RMSR Quiz 17 (Chapter 12)

a case or sheath

an instrument used for cutting

small

twisting

because they are easier to manufacture

because they are only used on delicate tissues

so that they can reach around other structures

to aid in asepsis

...are a type of retractor that includes brain spoons.

...are always hand-held.

...are made of high-carbon stainless steels.

...are unique from other retractors in that they do not help expose the operative site.

Dilators are long, malleable instruments used to explore sutures.

Dilators are usually found in numbered sets.

Dilators gradually taper to the distal end from the wider proximal portion of the working end.

Single-ended esophageal dilators are the longest of the dilators.

...a malleable, wire-like instrument used to explore sutures.

...an instrument with a sharp point and cutting edges that allows for penetration of a body cavity for draining fluid or introducing an endoscope.

...designed to reduce and stabilize fractured bone during internal fixation.

...not used to aid in drainage of sinuses and gallbladders.

light amplification by sonar electrical radiation

light amplification by stimulated electrical radiation

light amplification by the sonar emission of radiation

light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation

field of view

illumination

magnification

resolution

aspiration

infiltration

insufflation

trussing

Electrocardiograms

Lasers

Positron emissions

Radio Frequencies