VTA 170 Week 7 Assessment

Multiple Choice

Which is a benefit of multifilament suture material?

• It does not have interstitial spaces to harbor bacteria.

• It is more flexible than monofilament suture material.

• It creates less drag than monofilament suture material.

• It readily breaks down by phagocytosis.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding multifilament suture?

• is more pliable and flexible than monofilament suture

• is made of a single strand of material

• does not have interstitial spaces that may harbor bacteria

• creates less tissue drag than monofilament suture

Multiple Choice

Which synthetic suture is the largest diameter listed?

• 2-0

• 10-0

• 0

• 7

Multiple Choice

Which size synthetic suture material is roughly the same size as a surgical gut suture with a diameter of 0 on a USP scale?

• 1 USP

• 8-0 USP

• 4-0 USP

• 7 USP

Multiple Choice

What is the effect of tanning surgical gut with chrome or aldehyde?

• It slows the absorption process

• It reduces the chance for infection

• It minimizes tissue reaction

• It increases pliability

Multiple Choice

After how many days do absorbable suture materials lose most of their tensile strength?

• 15

• 30

• 60

• 90

Multiple Choice

Metallic sutures are most often made from

• stainless steel

• chrome

• silver

• copper

Multiple Choice

Which suture material is nonabsorbable?

• Polyester

• Polyglycolic acid

• Polyglyconate

• Polyglactin 910

Multiple Choice

What type of material would the surgeon use to suture the jejunum in a surgery to correct peritonitis?

• Polypropylene

• Silk

• Polydioxanone

• Surgical gut

Multiple Choice

What type of suture material offers the best handling?

• Synthetic braided multifilament

• Stainless steel

• Silk

• Monofilament

Multiple Choice

Approximately how many days should nonabsorbable skin sutures remain in place?

• 3 to 5

• 10 to 14

• 20 to 25

• at least 30

Multiple Choice

Nonabsorbable skin sutures are usually removed after _____ days.

• 10

• 5

• 2

• 21

Multiple Choice

Which wire suture gauge is the smallest in diameter?

• 30

• 41

• 25

• 18

Multiple Choice

Which suture material is absorbed most rapidly from an infected wound through increased local phagocytic activity?

• PDS (polydioxanone)

• Silk

• Nylon

• Surgical gut

Multiple Choice

A suture needle’s attachment end may be

• Cutting or taper

• Swaged or eyed

• Convex or concave

• Stainless steel or copper

Multiple Choice

Which type of suture needle creates minimal tissue damage?

• French eye

• Swaged

• Round eye

• Square eye

Multiple Choice

Where would the surgeon be most likely to use a straight suture needle?

• Patching a septal defect on the horse’s heart

• Joining two parts (end-to-end anastomosis) of a cat’s colon

• Suturing a straight incision following a ferret’s abdominal surgery

• Placing a skin graft below the dog’s eyelid

Multiple Choice

The surgeon would probably choose a ____________ needle to repair the dog’s conjunctiva after removing a dermoid that had grown into the patient’s eye.

• ⅜ circle

• ⅝ circle

• ½ circle

• ¼ circle

Multiple Choice

Which needlepoint would the surgeon use for tenorrhaphy of the common calcaneal tendon in the dog following rupture?

• Blunt-point

• Spatula point

• Tapercut

• Reverse-cutting

Multiple Choice

If you held a regular/conventional cutting needle in front of your eyes with the point facing toward you, what would be the shape of the needle point?

• Round

• Square

• Triangular

• Spatula-shaped

Multiple Choice

How long does it take for a cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive to set?

• 15 seconds

• 1 second

• 1 minute

• 15 minutes

Multiple Choice

Which is an appropriate use of metal staples in surgery?

• Ligating an artery

• Closing a surgical incision in the epidermis

• Repairing a hernia in a muscle wall

• Closing an incision in the bladder

Multiple Choice

Which is an appropriate use of surgical mesh in surgery?

• Closing an incision in the bladder

• Ligating an artery

• Closing a surgical incision in the epidermis

• Repairing a hernia in a muscle wall

Multiple Choice

A hemostatic agent may be made from which material?

• Sheep intestine

• Stainless steel

• Polyamide

• Cellulose