Surgery Basics Quiz: Could You Pass The Test?

Surgery can be intimidating, but it's also one of the biggest breakthroughs in medical history. Whether an appendectomy or heart valve replacement, surgeries prevent millions of deaths annually. Surgeons spend years in training, with the use of high-precision instruments and sanitary techniques that keep the risk at zero. Though TV dramas portray surgery as glamorous, the actual work is based on science, skill, and collaboration. Test if you know some fundamental information regarding surgery that should be known by any patient (and future physician as well).