Veterinary Suture Material

What classification of suture is broken down in the body?

• All synthetic sutures

• All non-absorbable sutures

• All natural sutures

• All absorbable sutures

What suture is made of collagen from sheep small intestine?

• Catgut

• Sheepgut

• PDS

• Protein coated

What is another term for multifilament suture material?

• Braided

• Single stranded

• Swaged

• Synthetic

This suture has the lower risk of infection.

• Monofilament

• Multifilament

• Braided

• Size 0 - 3

Which is a single strand of suture?

• Multifilament

• Monofilament

• Braided

• All absorbable suture

Type of suture that takes > 60 days to break down or does not break down at all?

• All synthetic suture

• All natural suture

• Absorbable suture

• Non-absorbable suture

Choose the suture with the smallest diameter

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Choose the suture with the largest diameter

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Choose the TRUE statements below (choose all that apply)

• Braided suture material

• Multifilament

• Single strand of suture material

• Reduced drag

• Lower incidence of infection

• Suture diameter size is 3-0

• Suture diameter size is 3/8

• Suture diameter size is 36"

• Suture diameter size is 2 Metric