Deck 17: Drugs and Dissection

Question 1

A substance that is bound to and precipitated out of solution is considered ____________________.

Answer 1

chelated

Question 2

The moveable joint of any ringed instrument is the:

A) retractor
B) ratchet
C) rongeurs
D) boxlock

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A chemical agent that kills or prevents the growth of microorganisms on living tissue is a(n):

A) disinfectant
B) sterilizer
C) antiseptic
D) mydriatic

Answer 3

C

Question 4

An instrument used to reflect tissue from bone is a(n):

A) curette
B) elevator
C) emasculator
D) chuck

Question 5

As a drug category, a(n) ____________________ is a substance that changes heart rate.

Question 7

The act of tying is known as:

A) clipping
B) ligation
C) knotting
D) suturing

Question 8

In surgery, a drill bit is clamped in place by a(n) ____________________.

Question 9

A stiff dressing used for immobilization of various body parts is a:

A) sling
B) clamp
C) ratchet
D) cast

Question 10

Another term for dull is:

A) taper
B) cutting
C) swaged
D) blunt

Question 12

Another term for perforation is:

A) fenestration
B) inversion
C) eversion
D) fulguration

Question 13

The term for the phrase "to tighten with sutures" is:

A) involucrum
B) dehiscence
C) imbricate
D) graft

Question 14

A(n) ____________________ is a post-mortem examination that consists of a thorough examination of a dead animal to determine the cause and manner of death and to evaluate any disease or injury.

Question 15

To eviscerate is to:

A) cut out
B) roll out
C) expose or remove internal organs
D) cut into

Question 16

During surgery, the removal of material or growths from a cavity's surface is known as ____________________.

Question 17

"Easily crumbled" is also known as:

A) friable
B) febrile
C) appositional
D) wicking