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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. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






2. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






3. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






4. Disease producing microorganisms






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






6. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






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






8. A thick walled cell formed within bacteria; capable of releasing a toxin






9. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






10. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






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






12. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






13. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






14. Boil






15. Microscopic living organisms






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






17. Slender strips of gauze covered with iodine; used as a wick to drain infection






18. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






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






20. Any surface containing sterile items






21. Localized collection of blood under the skin






22. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






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






24. Local anesthetic






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






26. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






27. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






28. Topical anesthetic






29. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






30. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






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






32. Absence of contaminated materials






33. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






34. Formation of an opening into the sclera






35. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






36. Flea - mice - other rodents






37. Bruise






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






39. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






40. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






41. Sterilization before use in the body






42. Blood clot






43. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






44. Wound with neat - clean edges






45. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






46. Wound - sore - ulcer - tumor - or any tramatic tissue damage that causes a lack of tissue continuity or loss of function






47. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






48. Persisting for a long period of time






49. Bringing together skin or wound edges






50. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless