ST Chapter 6 Biomedical

Question 1

What is the visual arrow, blinking line, or hand that appears when the mouse is used to point to something on the screen

Accepted Answer

cursor

Question 2

Which type of laser has a wavelength that creates a bright blue-green visible light within a plasma tube?

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argon

Question 3

How much memory does a computer with a gigabyte (GB) capacity hold?

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1,000 megabytes

Question 4

Which of the following would MOST likely be the cause of a patient burn from alternative exit pathway of ESU current?

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placement site of electrocardiogram (ECG) leads

Question 5

The electromagnetic waves that create radio and television signals are measured in wave cycles per second is termed:

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frequency

Question 6

What is the device that has right and left buttons, a roller, may be wired ore wireless and is used to point and click?

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mouse

Question 7

What is the term for a single alternating current cycle?

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hertz

Question 8

All the following represent a complete AC electrical circuit EXCEPT:

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C battery - C battery - wire - flashlight

Question 9

Which term is defined as the extent which a machine, microscope, human or robot can differentiate between two objects?

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resolution

Question 10

Which type of gas is used to enhance the effectiveness of the electrosurgical unit active electrode pencil?

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argon

Question 11

Which of the following laser beams cannot transmit through clear fluid or glass?

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CO2

Question 12

What is an Internet address in a document or e-mail that is bolded or underlined and will open a Web page when clicked?

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hyperlink

Question 13

Which of the following terms related to electricity defines electrical potential (electrical charge)?

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volts

Question 14

What is the name of the complex robotic operating system created and marketed by Intuitive Surgical?

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da Vinci

Question 15

Alternating current (AC) is dependent upon the free flow of which subatomic particles?

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electrons

Question 16

When using a bayonet bipolar forceps:

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one side of the forceps collects and returns the current to the generator

Question 17

Which laser unit has articulated joints with mirrors at the bend points, requires care to transport?

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CO2

Question 18

What is the name of the inert gas beam used with invisible light lasers to provide visual aiming to target tissue?

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helium-neon

Question 19

What is the term for the precision of a laser beam and is based on the area exposed, time activated and power setting?

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fluence

Question 20

Which mode or setting in the ESU would NOT require use of a patient return electrode (ground pad)?

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bipolar

Question 21

What term for legal right of an author or photographer over the reproduction of original work?

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copyright

Question 22

Google, Yahoo, and Bing are popular:

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Internet search engines

Question 23

What are the small graphic symbols on a monitor screen that represents computer files or programs that are "clicked" ?

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icon

Question 24

All of the following are examples of tissue interaction with laser light energy except:

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contraction

Question 25

Which laser is in invisible part of the electromagnetic spectrum, absorbed by cellular fluid, not depend on tissue color

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CO2

Question 26

What is the property of the gel portion of the patient electrode (ground pad) that completes the ESU circuit?

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conductivity

Question 27

What term describes an item that enhances or allows for the flow of alternating or direct electrical current?

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conductor

Question 28

To prevent inadvertent activation of the ESU the pencil should be placed in what when NOT in use?

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rigid holster

Question 29

The term for the object in an electrical circuit that receives and can modify the amount of power from the source is:

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load

Question 30

What term is used to describe the transferring of files and docments to a computer disc (CD)?

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burning

Question 31

Which type of laser uses gases that are toxic and potentially fatal, and therefore rarely used in the OR setting?

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excimer

Question 32

Resonant frequency capacitive coupling and dielelectric breakdown are examples of:

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electrosurgery burns to personnel

Question 33

Special equipment in the OR (laser, c-arm) may require what type of wall outlet that can handle the increased load?

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220 V

Question 34

Which of the following terms is defined as the number of ways a robotic manipulator can move?

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degrees of freedom

Question 35

What is the term for the process of starting up when a computer is initially turned on?

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booting

Question 36

During routine robotic surgery procedures, where is the surgeon?

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sitting at the robotic console separate from the OR table

Question 37

The patient return electrode for a patient undergoing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy would most likely be placed:

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on the anterior thigh

Question 38

The spark-gap tube generator developed in the 1920's was the precursor of which piece of standard OR equipment?

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electrosurgical unit

Question 39

Ebonized coated instruments should be used when which surgical device is being used in a narrow space?

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CO2 laser hand piece

Question 40

The clarity of a computer monitor screen image is its:

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resolution

Question 41

Which of the following is NOT a type of ESU tip?

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trocar

Question 42

which term describes the right and left movements of a robotic manipulator that has 3-D capability?

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yaw

Question 43

The opposite charged ends of a magnet are its:

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poles

Question 44

All of the following are components of a three-prong electrical plug EXCEPT:

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current converter

Question 45

Solids, gases, liquids, and semiconductor crystals are types of:

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surgical laser media

Question 46

Laser wavelengths determine the color and invisibility of the beam and are categorized from their place along the:

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electromagnetic spectrum

Question 47

What is the term for the developing tech. of performing a surgical procedure in real time but from a distant location?

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telesurgery

Question 48

Which generation of robots does NOT have any digree of artificial intelligence (AI) and requires consistent oversight?

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first

Question 49

What is found at both ends of a laser generator that allows amplification and stimulated emission of laser light?

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mirror reflectors

Question 50

Which safety mechanism engineered into the ESU that alerts the surgical team that the device is being activated?

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audible tone

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