Question 1

What suturing technique would the surgeon use to attach tendons in a toe-to-thumb transfer procedure?

Accepted Answer

A)   horizontal mattress
B)   figure of eight
C)   purse-string
D)   vertical mattress

Question 2

What is the term for webbed digits of the hand or foot?

Accepted Answer

A)   contracture
B)   dermachalasis
C)   polydactyly
D)   syndactyly

Question 3

Which of the following terms means surgical fixation of joint, eventually resulting in intentional bone fusion?

Accepted Answer

A)   anastomosis
B)   ankylosis
C)   arthrodesis
D)   arthroplasty

Question 4

Severed digits should be kept tightly covered and warm to prevent clot formation and necrosis, preventing replantation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Relaxation and hypertrophy of the eyelid skin is also known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   arthrodesis
B)   cheiloschisis
C)   dermachalasis
D)   micrognathia

Question 6

Which type of specialized retractor enhances visualization in many breast and abdominoplasty procedures?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bookwalter
B)   fiber-optic
C)   Greenberg
D)   Weitlaner

Question 7

Which of the following order of steps for replantation of a digit is CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)   tendons, vessels, nerves, then bones
B)   nerves, vessels, bones, then tendons
C)   vessels, tendons, bones, then nerves
D)   bones, tendons, vessels, then nerves

Question 8

Which type of incision is MOST frequently used to excise excess skin in a blepharoplasty procedure?

Accepted Answer

A)   elliptical
B)   oblique
C)   paramedian
D)   Z-shaped

Question 9

Submalar augmentation is performed to address structural deficiency in the:

Accepted Answer

A)   breasts
B)   cheeks
C)   eyes
D)   nares

Question 10

Which of the following bones make up the palm of the hand?

Accepted Answer

A)   carpals
B)   metacarpals
C)   phalanges
D)   radii

Question 11

Which type of grafted tissue would have skin sensation preserved?

Accepted Answer

A)   free flap
B)   full thickness
C)   pedicle flap
D)   split thickness

Question 12

What does a mesh graft device do?

Accepted Answer

A)   It attaches a skin graft to the donor site.
B)   It expands the size of the skin graft.
C)   It slices a split thickness of donor skin.
D)   It smoothes the skin graft to prevent bunching up.

Question 13

Breast ptosis is surgically corrected by:

Accepted Answer

A)   malar implants
B)   mastopexy
C)   mentoplasty
D)   marsupialization

Question 14

Split-thickness skin grafts are used to cover which type of burned tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)   erythematous first-degree burns
B)   denuded areas of third-degree burns
C)   blistered superficial second-degree burns
D)   charred necrotic tissue in fourth-degree burns

Question 15

Which of the following might be used for stabilization in a Dupuytren's contracture release if an assistant is unavailable?

Accepted Answer

A)   Derma-carrier
B)   K-wires
C)   lead hand
D)   Senn retractors

Question 16

Which sterile device will be used during TRAM flap reconstruction to verify the blood supply of the graft remains intact?

Accepted Answer

A)   Doppler probe
B)   manometer
C)   pulse oximeter
D)   stethoscope

Question 17

For which procedure would the surgical technologist possibly need a second setup for obtaining a costal cartilage graft?

Accepted Answer

A)   cleft lip repair
B)   otoplasty for microtia
C)   TRAM flap reconstruction
D)   fasciectomy for Dupuytren's contracture

Question 18

In which degree of skin burn does the tissue appear as pearly white or charred and will likely require debridement of eschar?

Accepted Answer

A)   first
B)   second
C)   third
D)   fourth

Question 19

Which cranial nerve must NOT be compromised by retractor placement during rhytidectomy?

Accepted Answer

A)   fifth (V) 
B)   sixth (VI) 
C)   seventh (VII) 
D)   eighth (VIII)

Question 20

Plastic and reconstructive surgeries must be done only after an individual has stopped growing, due to potential changes in anatomy of younger patients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Relaxation and hypertrophy of the eyelid skin is also known as:

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What does a mesh graft device do?

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Severed digits should be kept tightly covered and warm to prevent clot formation and necrosis, preventing replantation.

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Which type of incision is MOST frequently used to excise excess skin in a blepharoplasty procedure?

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What is the term for webbed digits of the hand or foot?

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Plastic and reconstructive surgeries must be done only after an individual has stopped growing, due to potential changes in anatomy of younger patients.

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Which sterile device will be used during TRAM flap reconstruction to verify the blood supply of the graft remains intact?

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Which of the following bones make up the palm of the hand?

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Split-thickness skin grafts are used to cover which type of burned tissue?

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Which type of specialized retractor enhances visualization in many breast and abdominoplasty procedures?

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Which cranial nerve must NOT be compromised by retractor placement during rhytidectomy?

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Breast ptosis is surgically corrected by:

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Which of the following might be used for stabilization in a Dupuytren's contracture release if an assistant is unavailable?

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Which type of grafted tissue would have skin sensation preserved?

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For which procedure would the surgical technologist possibly need a second setup for obtaining a costal cartilage graft?

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Which of the following order of steps for replantation of a digit is CORRECT?

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Which of the following terms means surgical fixation of joint, eventually resulting in intentional bone fusion?

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Submalar augmentation is performed to address structural deficiency in the:

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What suturing technique would the surgeon use to attach tendons in a toe-to-thumb transfer procedure?

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In which degree of skin burn does the tissue appear as pearly white or charred and will likely require debridement of eschar?

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