Cut It Out! Trivia Quiz

Answer: biopsy

A biopsy is a surgical medical procedure involving the sampling or removal of cells or tissues for medical examinations. Biopsies can determine the extent of conditions such as cancer, infectious diseases, kidney disease, metabolic diseases and fertility. Biopsies can be done on a human's gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow, liver, lungs, prostate or organs of the nervous system.

Answer: organ transplant

An organ transplant is a type of surgery where an organ is moved from one site to another (this could also be on the same person, e.g. for skin grafts). The first known successful human organ transplant, a corneal transplant, was performed by Eduard Zirm at Olomouc Eye Clinic in the Czech Republic in 1905.

Other types of human organ transplants performed include heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, pancreas, intestine and thymus transplants.

Answer: amputation

Amputation is the removal of a body extremity. Usually limbs or parts of limbs such as arms, hands, legs or feet are amputated.

Answer: Tommy John surgery

The Tommy John surgery, also known as an ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, is a surgical procedure in which a ligament in the elbow is replaced with a tendon from elsewhere in the body. The procedure is common among collegiate and professional athletes in the sporting world, most notably used in baseball players.

The ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction procedure was first performed in 1974 by Doctor Frank Jobe on former major league pitcher Tommy John.

Answer: coronary artery bypass surgery

A coronary artery bypass surgery is commonly known as a heart bypass or bypass surgery. Coronary artery bypass surgery is performed on humans to relieve discomfort from angina pectoris (chest pain) and reduce the risk of death from a coronary artery disease.

Answer: rhinoplasty

A rhinoplasty is a plastic surgery procedure for correcting and reconstructing the human nose. A rhinoplasty is commonly done for cosmetic purposes, but it could also be used to repair damages to the nose by nasal trauma or to correct a congenital defect or respiratory impediment.

Answer: nephrectomy

A nephrectomy is the surgical removal of a kidney. The first nephrectomy was performed on a human by surgeon Gustav Simon on August 2, 1869 in Heidelberg, Germany.

Answer: carpal tunnel surgery

Carpal tunnel syndrome would occur in a human wrist when the median nerve is compressed in the carpal tunnel causing pain, numbness and other symptoms. A human would undergo a carpal tunnel surgery to relieve pressure on the median nerve to ease their carpal tunnel syndrome.

Answer: cystectomy

Cystectomy is a term for surgical removal of all or part of the urinary bladder, a cyst or the gallbladder. The most common condition in humans warranting a cystectomy is bladder cancer.

Answer: Young's operation

Young's operation is a surgery designed for the treatment of atrophic rhinitis, a chronic inflammation of nose characterized by atrophy of the nasal mucosa, the turbinate bones and the nerve elements supplying the nose. This procedure was first described by Austen Young in 1967 in "The Journal of Laryngology & Otology".