ST Chapter 6 Biomedical

What is the term for a single alternating current cycle?

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

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

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

All the following represent a complete AC electrical circuit EXCEPT:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When using a bayonet bipolar forceps:

The opposite charged ends of a magnet are its:

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

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

Google, Yahoo, and Bing are popular:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

During routine robotic surgery procedures, where is the surgeon?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Resonant frequency capacitive coupling and dielelectric breakdown are examples of:

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

The clarity of a computer monitor screen image is its:

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

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