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Surgical Technology
General Surgery
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Health Care
Undergraduate 4
11/30/2010

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Term
Alimentary Canal
Definition
The passway that begins at the mouth and ends at the anus
Term
Retroperitoneum
Definition
Behind or plane towards the rear
Term
Viscera
Definition
goes over the peritoneum, the main function of the peritoneum is to make it slick for the viscera to go over
Term
Peritoneum
Definition
lining that is thin flmsy fiberous
Term
Vague pain
Definition
Dealing with afferent nerves of the peritoneum that send sensation of "vague pain"
Term
Alimentary Canal
Definition
Starts at mouth ends at the anus,also known as the digestive tract
Term
Esophagus
Definition
tube like structure 24 cm long, blood supply is provide by inferior thyroid artery
Term
Stomach
Definition
looks like sac, has two curves lesser and greater curve the greater curve is inferior or on the outside while the inner curve is on the inside(lesser curve) blood supply is left gastric artery,which is the first and the smallest braches of the celiac artery( read text for the rest of the blood supply)
Term
Chyme
Definition
food stuff broken down
Term
Colon
Definition
job is absorption, it is 90-125 cm long also is 8.5cm proximal (close to the heart) and 2.5cm distal(away from the heart)
Term
Chyle
Definition
Visceral lymph fluid
Term
Cecum
Definition
latin for blind, has nor mesenteric attachment, it is a mobile pouch or sac
Term
Appendix
Definition
Extention or for example if you had a extention to or off your body. Blood suppy is from the mesoappendix
Term
Rectum
Definition
latin for straight 10-12 cm long
Term
Major tray or set of instruments
Definition
Invasive type of general surgery colon resections whipple's,open gallbladder,ect. The point is to have instrumentation any surgery that might occur in the abdominal cavity
Term
Minnor tray
Definition

less invasive less instrumentation, hernia, small fatty tissue removal, outside the abdominal cavity

 

Term
Billary Instruments
Definition
common duct exploration
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Intestinal Instuments
Definition
bowel clamps,Payr,Allen,ect
Term
Penrose drain for hernia?
Definition
Rectract the spemactic cord
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