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Reading 2

a Read the descriptions of these medical equipments and decide whether the statements
below are True/ False/ Not Given.

A scalpel, or lancet, or bistoury, is a small and

extremely sharp bladed instrument used for surgery,
anatomical dissection, podiatry and various arts and

crafts (called a hobby knife). There are two types of
scalpels: the disposable scalpel or the re-usable ones.

A syringe is a medical device that is used to inject fluid

into, or withdraw fluid from, the body. A

medical syringe consists of a needle attached to a
hollow cylinder that is fitted with a sliding plunger.

Nowadays, medicinal use prefers the disposable
plastic syringe.

A sphygmomanometer, also known as a blood pressure
meter, blood pressure monitor, or blood pressure gauge, is

a device used to measure blood pressure, composed of an
inflatable cuff to collapse and then release the artery under
the cuff in a controlled manner, and a mercury or
mechanical manometer to measure the pressure. It is always
used in conjunction with a means to determine at what
pressure blood flow is just starting, and at what pressure it is
unimpeded. Manual sphygmomanometers are used in
conjunction with a stethoscope.

A sphygmomanometer consists of an inflatable cuff, a
measuring unit (the mercury manometer, or aneroid gauge),
and a mechanism for inflation which may be a manually
TRUE if the statements agree with the information, operated bulb and valve or a pump operated electrically.
FALSE if the statements contradicts the information, .
or NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.

Statements Answers
1. A syringe can only inject some fluid from the body. T/ F/ NG
2. The plunger in the syringe is hollow. T/ F/ NG
3. The plastic syringe is cheap. T/ F/ NG
4. A scalpel is also known as bistoury. T/ F/ NG
5. A lancet is a knife used only medical purposes. T/ F/ NG
6. A scalpel can be disposed after it is used. T/ F/ NG

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