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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. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






2. Scissors used to remove sutures






3. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






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






5. Bruise






6. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






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






8. Microscopic living organisms






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






10. Bringing together skin or wound edges






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






12. Inanimate object






13. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






14. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






15. Topical anesthetic






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






17. Absence of contaminated materials






18. Formation of an opening into the sclera






19. Local anesthetic






20. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






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






22. Producing of purulent material






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






24. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






25. Boil






26. Localized collection of blood under the skin






27. Blood clot






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






29. Any surface containing sterile items






30. Sterilization before use in the body






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






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






33. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






34. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






35. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






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






37. Wound with neat - clean edges






38. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






39. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






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






41. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






42. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






43. Persisting for a long period of time






44. Flea - mice - other rodents






45. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






46. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






47. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






48. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






49. Injecting medication into the skin






50. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials