Surgical Devices

Question 1

Curette

Answer 1

A spoon-shaped instrument used to scrape tissue from body cavities

Question 2

Drain

Answer 2

A tube or wick used to draw fluid from a body cavity to the surface

Question 3

Drain Tube

Answer 3

Tube used to drain fluid from inside the body

Question 4

Endoscope

Answer 4

A slender, tubular instrument used for viewing and examining internal body parts

Question 5

Float

Answer 5

An instrument used to file or rasp a horses premolar and molar teeth

Question 6

Fluoroscope

Answer 6

Fluorescent screen on which X-rays may be viewed

Question 7

Forceps

Answer 7

Any of the various instruments used to grasp and pull objects

Question 8

Hemostat

Answer 8

A device used to stop or prevent hemorrhaging

Question 9

Hypodermic

Answer 9

A needle and syringe used for injection under the skin

Question 10

Inhalant Anesthesia

Answer 10

Anesthesia administered by inhaling

Question 11

Lancet

Answer 11

A wide, two-edged, pointed surgical knife

Question 12

Ligature

Answer 12

A nylon, wire, or catgut tied around a structure to prevent bleeding

Question 13

Local Anesthesia

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Ophthalmoscope

Answer 14

An instrument that directs fine beams of light into the eye to examine it’s interior

Question 15

Probe

Answer 15

A thin, flexible, metal rod with a blunt end, used to explore cavities and wounds

Question 16

Regional Anesthesia

Answer 16

Anesthesia applied to a limb or an entire section of the body

Question 17

Retractor

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Scalpel

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Scope

Answer 19

A flexible fiber-optic instrument for inspection of the body’s interior

Question 20

Speculum

Answer 20

An instrument that holds open a cavity, especially ear or vagina for inspection

Question 21

Stethoscope

Answer 21

Diaphragm connected to ear pieces used to listen to sounds within the body

Question 22

Stitches

Answer 22

Sterile thread used to close a wound or surgical opening ; suture

Question 23

Surgical Gloves

Answer 23

Sterile gloves worn by operating room personnel

Question 24

Surgical Gown

Answer 24

Sterile cotton gown worn by operating room personnel ; Scrub suit

Question 25

Surgical Mask

Answer 25

Cotton mask worn over the mouth

Question 26

Surgical Needle

Answer 26

Suture needle

Question 27

Surgical Sponge

Answer 27

Soft, sterile material that absorbs blood and body fluids during surgery

Question 28

Surgical Staple

Answer 28

A device used to close surgical opening without sutures

Question 29

Suture

Answer 29

A sterile thread used to close a wound or surgical opening ; stitch

Question 30

Suture Needle

Answer 30

A needle used to make sutures ; surgical needle

Question 31

Syringe

Answer 31

A piston in a tube attached to a hollow needle

Question 32

Topical Anesthesia

Answer 32

Anesthesia applied to the skin to numb a surface area

Question 33

X-Ray Machine

Answer 33

A device that emits radiation and takes diagnostic radiograph photos

Question 34

Aspirator

Answer 34

A hollow instrument used to withdraw fluid, especially from body cavities, cysts or joints

Question 35

Autoclave

Answer 35

A device used to sterilize instruments with pressurized, superheated steam

Question 36

Catheter

Answer 36

A tube inserted into a narrow opening for removal or introduction of fluids

Question 37

Clamp

Answer 37

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