Describe ZEUS. What will be an ideal ...

[sjones]

Describe ZEUS.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

When using the Student Edition, you
 
  A) cannot annotate a graph in the same way as a drawing.
  B) cannot view a graph and a flow sheet at the same time.
  C) cannot view graphs of a patient's weight and BMI at the same time.
  D) cannot resize a graph image.

[zenzy]

Answer to Question 1

ZEUS has three interactive robotic arms, one of which holds the endoscope while the other two manipulate the surgical instruments. The surgeon, sitting at a console, controls the arms. The endoscope is controlled by voice commands. The surgeon manipulates the instruments, which resemble surgical tools, while looking at a monitor; the surgeon's manipulations control the robotic arms, which are actually doing the surgery. ZEUS includes a feedback system so that the surgeon feels the tissue. The computer-controlled robotic arms also scale down the surgeon's movements, filtering out any hand tremor. This means that a 1-inch movement by the surgeon becomes a one-tenth of an inch movement of the robot's surgical instrument. By eliminating the hand's vibrations, ZEUS makes delicate procedures safer.

Answer to Question 2

D

[sjones]

Great answer, keep it coming

[vickybb89]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it