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Minor Surgery

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Absence of contaminated materials






2. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






3. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






4. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






5. Having a rapid onset and severe symptoms - usually subsiding within a relatively short period of time






6. Formation of an opening into the sclera






7. Bringing together skin or wound edges






8. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






9. Medication which produces a loss of sensation in a localized area






10. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






11. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






12. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






13. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






14. Topical anesthetic






15. Localized collection of blood under the skin






16. Surface bacteria that are introduced by fomites and remain with you for a short time






17. Microscopic living organisms






18. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






19. Injecting medication into the skin






20. Persisting for a long period of time






21. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






22. Local anesthetic






23. Disease producing microorganisms






24. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






25. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






26. Small sample of tissue excised from the body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes






27. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






28. Any surface containing sterile items






29. Blood clot






30. Producing of purulent material






31. Inanimate object






32. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






33. Sac of fluid or semisolid material located in or under the skin






34. Able to be passed or soaked through






35. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






36. A definite pathologic process having a descriptive set of signs and symptoms






37. Bacteria found under the fingernails - in hair follicles - and in the opening of sebaceous glands - and in the deeper layers of the skin






38. Flea - mice - other rodents






39. Sugical stitch that is left in the body; will absorb






40. Abnormal - tube-like passage within the body tissues






41. Invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues causing injury and damage to the tissues






42. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






43. Boil






44. Bruise






45. Localized collection of pus that may be located under the skin or deep within the body






46. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






47. Sterilization before use in the body






48. Wound made from the piercing of the skin with a pointed object






49. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






50. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level