EXERCISES, LESSON 2
INSTRUCTIONS. Answer the following exercises marking the lettered response that
best answers the question or best completes the incomplete statement, or by writing the
answer in the space provided.
After you have completed all of these exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises," at the
end of the lesson and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly,
reread the material referenced with the solution.
1.
For which one of the following reasons is a palliative surgical procedure done?
a. Remove a diseased organ.
b. Repair a body part.
c.
Cure a disease.
d. Relieve pain.
2.
A suffix used to denote an operation classified as an incision is which of the
following?
a. centesis.
b. exeresis.
c.
scopy.
d. desis.
3.
A patient is scheduled to have a colpopexy performed. What is the operative
procedure to be done?
a. Suspension of the colon.
b. Suturing of the scrotum.
c.
Incision into the bladder.
d. Fixation of the vagina.
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