Procedures

Question 1

Removal of abdominal fluids (ascites) from the peritoneal space

Answer 1

Paracentesis (abdominocentesis)

Question 2

large abdominal incision to remove an ovarian Adenocarinoma(overian cancer)

Answer 2

Laparotomy

Question 3

removal of breast

Answer 3

mastectomy

Question 4

a method used to determine the karyotye of an fetus

Answer 4

Aminocentesis

Question 5

surgical procedure to remove pharyngeal lympthatic tissue

Answer 5

tonsillectomy

Question 6

surgical procedure to open coronary arteries

Answer 6

angioplasty

Question 7

method of removing fluid from the chest (pleural effusion)

Answer 7

thoracentesis

Question 8

procedure to drain waste from the body after bowel resection

Answer 8

colostomy

Question 9

x-ray procedure used to examine blood

Answer 9

angiography

Question 10

minimally invasive surgery withing the abdomen

Answer 10

Laparoscopy