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To ensure patient safety during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the CST should ___.

During which of the following surgical procedures would a “Silo bag” be used?

What type of suturing technique would the surgeon use to place a feeding tube into the stomach?

At the completion of an anastamosis of the intestines, the instruments used on the colon are considered contaminated and are _____.

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 _____.