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






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






3. Topical anesthetic






4. Local anesthetic






5. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






6. Wound with neat - clean edges






7. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






8. Flea - mice - other rodents






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






10. Absence of contaminated materials






11. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






12. Bruise






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






14. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






15. Producing of purulent material






16. Microscopic living organisms






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






18. Localized collection of blood under the skin






19. Scissors used to remove sutures






20. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






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






22. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






23. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






24. Boil






25. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






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






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






28. Blood clot






29. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






30. Formation of an opening into the sclera






31. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






32. Any surface containing sterile items






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






34. Inanimate object






35. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






36. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






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






38. Able to be passed or soaked through






39. Sterilization before use in the body






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






41. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






42. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






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






44. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






45. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






46. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






47. Bringing together skin or wound edges






48. Persisting for a long period of time






49. Disease producing microorganisms






50. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria