Chapter 11 Fill in the Blank Quiz

Chromic gut's tensile strength sees a significant decrease in _____days.

21

The largest available suture for use in surgery is # ___

5

The diameter of stainless steel sutures is identified by the ____commercial wire gauge numbers.

Brown and Sharpe

Another name for a scrape is ____

abrasion

When the peritoneum is closed, a(n) _____suture is used.

absorbable

A(n)_____wound exists when a minor break in sterile technique occurred.

clean contaminated

Another name for a bruise is___

contusion

The partial or total separation of a layer or layers of tissue after closure is called ____

dehiscence

___is the protrusion of the viscera through the edges of a totally separated wound.

evisceration

The second layer of closure in an abdominal wound is the

fascia

Another name for a cut or tear is___

laceration

Phase 1 of wound healing by first intention is called the inflammatory response phase or the___phase.

lag

_____typically are not closed with suture because they do not tolerate suture well.

muscles

Nylon is a monofilament _____suture.

nonabsorbable

Silk is a multifilament____suture

nonabsorbable

The chemical name for Vicryl is

polyglactin 910

Another name for a penetrating wound is___

puncture

Chromic gut is made with the submucosa of sheep intestines or the____ of beef intestines.

serosa

Doctors tend to place a few interrupted sutures within the ____layer to prevent dead space, especially in patients who are obese.

subcutaneous

A(n) _____wound is caused by heat or cold

thermal

smoking causes ___diminishes oxygenation, and causes coughing that can put stress on wound healing.

vasoconstriction