This name of the device/instrument that includes a short “hooked” metal rod used in conjunction with a short segment of red rubber catheter or a thin silicone tube to cinch suture around the arterial and venous cannulas during CPB is a/an ___. 

A _____ diagnostic procedure would include tapping off fluid from the cavity with a syringe and needle to perform microscopic examination of of the fluid. 

__________ is the condition where the communicating artery between the pulmonary artery and the aorta, essential in the fetus, remains open and shunts blood away from the lungs. 

Which piece of specialized surgical equipment assumes the role of the heart and lungs intraoperatively for cardiopulmonary bypass during open-heart valve replacement surgery? 

Which of the following is the most common nonabsorbable, monofilament suture that is often used to suture vessels during vascular surgery?

The ___(A)______ receives deoxygenated blood from all tissue except the lungs, it is received from the ___(B)____  and _____(C)_____.  Blood then exits through the Tricuspid Valve into the ___(D)_____.   The structure pumps deoxygenated blood through the Pulmonary Semilunar valve and into the ____(E)_____ carries oxygen poor blood to the lungs   The ___(F)___ receives oxygenated blood from the lungs through the four  ___(G)___.  Blood exits through the Mitral/Bicuspid Valve and into the ___(H)___.   This structure pumps oxygenated blood through Aortic Semilunar Valve and into the ___(I)___  then out to all the cells of the body except the lungs through the ___(J)___, ___(K)___, and ___(L)___. 

During VATS procedures, ___ is used to aid in visualization of the relative anatomical structures. 

An abnormal, congenital opening in the wall between the right and left ventricles of the heart is known as a/an ____.

Which of the following accessory surgical techniques protects the heart from damage during cardiopulmonary bypass by reducing metabolic needs of the delicate tissues?

The major anatomical structures connected to the lungs include all of the following except ____.