1. True or False. Thyroid surgery is performed with the patient in the lateral position. 2. True or False. Vascular clamps may be needed in thyroid surgery. 3. True or False. During thyroid surgery, the patient's head will be secured on a headrest. 4. True or False. The thyroid gland lies in the anterior portion of the neck. 5. True or False. There are generally six parathyroid glands. 6. Blood supply to the thyroid is from the superior _. 7. The parathyroid glands secrete _. 8. With the patient in supine for a thyroidectomy, the neck should be _. 9. Removal of one thyroid lobe with excision of the isthmus: a. Total thyroidectomy b. Subtotal lobectomy c. Hemithyroidectomy d. None of the above 10. A lobectomy that spares the posterior capsule and a portion of the adjacent thyroid: a. Total thyroidectomy b. Subtotal lobectomy c. Hemithyroidectomy d. None of the above 11. Removal of both lobes of the thyroid: a. Total thyroidectomy b. Subtotal lobectomy c. Bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy d. None of the above 12. Minimally invasive thyroidectomies (MIT): a. Reduce postoperative pain b. decrease hospital stays c. improve cosmetics results d. all of the above