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GI_20exam_20pix2.jpg What is the name of this stapler?

A colectomy is performed to remove _____.

During an appendectomy, the surgeon exposes the appendix and is ready to grasp it. Which instrument should the CST in the scrub role anticipate that the surgeon will request?

A white fibrous band or membrane lying deep to the skin supporting muscles is the _____.

The _____ are sections of the small intestines suspended from the abdominal wall by a sheet of vascular tissue called the mesentery.

Thrombosed vessels of the rectum that are generally acquired by those whose occupations require sitting most of the day or they may accompany pregnancy are known as _____.

A surgical procedure that creates a stoma from the colon through the left side of the abdominal wall is called a _____.

When the surgeon irrigates the abdomen, the surgeon will need what suction tip to remove a large amount fluid quickly?

This item is known as a/an _____. giex.7.jpg

The Roux-en-Y procedure is performed to bypass a large percentage of the stomach and re-establish continuity from the stomach to the _____.