Surgical Instruments Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Before sterilization, how should a reusable hinged, ratcheted instrument generally be positioned so the cleaning or sterilizing agent can reach its surfaces?
Closed on the final ratchet to protect the jaws
Closed on the first ratchet to preserve alignment
Fully assembled and wrapped tightly around the hinge
Open and unlocked, following the manufacturer’s instructions
2. During skin closure, the operator wants thumb forceps that can grip a skin edge firmly with small teeth rather than crush it with broad pressure. Which instrument fits?
Adson tissue forceps with teeth
DeBakey vascular forceps
Dressing forceps without teeth
Babcock forceps
3. A small superficial blood vessel needs to be clamped. Which instrument is most appropriate?
Kelly clamp
Mosquito hemostat
Rochester-Pean clamp
Crile clamp
4. A surgeon needs to create a precise incision through skin. Which instrument provides the cutting blade typically used for this task?
Scalpel
Osteotome
Curette
Bone rasp
5. A team member needs ring-handled forceps with oval, fenestrated jaws to hold a gauze sponge during skin preparation. Which instrument should be chosen?
Rochester-Pean clamp
Foerster sponge forceps
Mixter right-angle clamp
Bozeman uterine dressing forceps
6. Which scissors are commonly selected to cut dense tissue such as fascia or to cut sutures?
Metzenbaum scissors
Tenotomy scissors
Iris scissors
Mayo scissors
7. A shallow incision needs simple handheld retraction on both sides. Which small, double-ended retractor is commonly suited to this task?
Malleable ribbon retractor
Deaver retractor
Richardson retractor
Army-Navy retractor
8. Which instrument is specifically designed to secure surgical drapes with sharp, penetrating points?
Allis tissue forceps
Backhaus towel clamp
Babcock forceps
Foerster sponge forceps
9. A ratcheted clamp with a 1×2 tooth at its tip is requested to secure tough tissue such as fascia. Which instrument matches that description?
Kelly clamp
Crile clamp
Kocher clamp
Rochester-Pean clamp
10. Which feature most reliably helps distinguish a standard needle holder from a hemostatic clamp?
Short, robust jaws designed to grip a suture needle
Oval ring-shaped jaws designed to hold gauze
Long, flexible jaws designed to follow curved anatomy
Sharp pointed tips designed to secure drapes
11. During bowel surgery, which instrument is designed to hold delicate tubular tissue with less crushing than a toothed tissue clamp?
Babcock forceps
Allis tissue forceps
Kocher clamp
Backhaus towel clamp
12. Fine vascular tissue must be handled with minimal trauma. Which thumb forceps are specifically associated with atraumatic vascular grasping?
Adson forceps with teeth
Russian tissue forceps
Bonney tissue forceps
DeBakey forceps
13. Which instrument is self-retaining and uses multiple rake-like prongs on each end to maintain superficial exposure?
Senn retractor
Gelpi retractor
Weitlaner retractor
Richardson retractor
14. Which suction instrument has a firm handle and broad tip commonly used to clear fluids from the mouth or oropharynx?
Frazier suction tip
Poole suction tip
Yankauer suction tip
Sump drain
15. Which instrument is designed to remove tissue or material by scraping the surface or interior of a cavity?
Rongeur
Periosteal elevator
Curette
Osteotome
16. Which instrument has multiple interlocking teeth and is used to hold tissue firmly when some tissue trauma is acceptable, such as tissue being excised?
Babcock forceps
Allis tissue forceps
DeBakey tissue forceps
Foerster sponge forceps