| Question | Answer |
| Identify the triad of anatomic sites of abdominal wall weakens with a potential for hernias: | Inguinal Canal
Femoral Rings
Umbilicus |
| What is the term used for a surgical procedure in which two hollow organs are joined together? | Anastomosis |
| A surgery performed to reduce the release of gastric juices by severing the nerves that control their release is: | Vagotomy |
| What are triad of boundaries of Hesselbach's triangle? | Inguinal ligament
Rectus Abdominus Muscle
Deep epigastric Vessels |
| What term is used to describe tissue that is fragile and easily torn, and may bleed profusely? | Friable |
| What is the oblique right muscle splitting incision used for exploration and removal of the appendix? | McBurney Incision |
| Procedure that removes breast tissue, including the skin, areola, and nipple, lymph nodes are NOT removed. This is known as: | Simple Mastectomy |
| When the lower esophagus and the upper stomach or fundus are resected this is termed: | Esophagogastrectomy |
| The term used for the surgical removal of a small, sometimes pie-shaped portion of the liver: | Wedge Resection |
| An excision of tissue surrounding a draining sinus tract in the area around the anus to expose healthy tissue is: | Anal Fistula |
| A transverse incision of the lower abdomen below the umbilicus and just above the pelvis in a natural crease or fold (used almost exclusively for GYN surgery) | Pfannestiel
Suprapubic
Lower Transverse |
| What term is used to surgically divide or cut into sections? | Transect |
| A gastrojejunostomy or surgical anastomosis of the stomach and the jejunum is: | Billroth 2 procedure |
| The breast tissue, associated skin, nipple, areola, axillary lymph nodes and pectoral muscles are removed: | Radical Mastectomy |
| What layer of tissue contains fat cells? | Adipose Tissue |
| What is a surgical opening of the duodenum leading to the outside of the body via a tube or from another hollow anatomical structure such as the stomach? | Duodenostomy |
| What is a small intestine stoma called? | Ileostomy |
| Term used to describe an incision or area of the abdominal wall that follows the oblique slope of the 10th costal cartilage literally "under the rib" | Subcostal (Kocher) |
| When a diseased portion of the stomach is removed, it is known as what? | Gastrectomy |
| What is the name for the serous membrane lining the walls of the abdominal cavity? | Abdominal Peritoneum |
| While direct and indirect hernias both protrude into the inguinal canal and represents tears in the transversals fascia , which one of the two occurs within Hesselbach's triangle? | Direct Inguinal Hernia |
| What composes the lining of a herniated abdominal sac? | Peritoneum |
| What is an incision of the vertical abdominal wall lateral to the midline? | Paramedian Incision |
| What is the term for the procedure of wide excision of a malignant mass of breast tissue. Also known as segmental biopsy or tylectomy? | Lumpectomy |
| Removal of the right lobe of the liver and a portion of the left is known as what procedure? | Trisegmentectomy |
| What is a surgical removal of an organ known as: | Resection |
| Name the right and/or left incision used for inguinal hernia repair; that gives excellent exposure of both direct and indirect hernias: | Inguinal/Oblique |
| Herniated tissue that is strangulated and has a compromised or absent blood supply is known as: *this is a surgical emergency | Strangulated Hernia |
| A procedure in which the abdominal cavity is surgically opened is termed? | Laparotomy |
| Entire breast is removed, including the skin, areola, nipple, and most axillary lymph nodes; the pectoralis major and minor muscles are spared. | Modified Radical Mastectomy |
| A surgical anastomosis of the stomach and the duodenum is known as: | Gastroduodenostomy (Billroth 1) |
| Which surgery is performed to restore strength to the inguinal floor and prevent abdominal tissue from extending into the inguinal canal by open repair? | Direct Inguinal Hernia |
| Herniated-entrapped viscera typically loops of small intestines, will result in intestinal obstruction with resulting pain, vomiting, and distention. What is the appropriate description diagnosis of this condition? | Incarcerated Hernia that may lead to strangulation |
| Herniated tissue that is trapped outside its normal location by a defect in the abdominal wall, which requires emergency surgery to prevent necrosis: | Incarcerated Hernia |
| What is the stoma of the large intestine? | Colostomy |
| What is a horizontal incision in the midline of the body called? | Transverse incision |
