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Minor Surgery

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  • 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. Formation of an opening into the sclera






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






3. Topical anesthetic






4. Injecting medication into the skin






5. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






6. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






7. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






8. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






9. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






10. Producing of purulent material






11. Flea - mice - other rodents






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






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






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






15. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






16. Persisting for a long period of time






17. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






18. Localized collection of blood under the skin






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






20. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






21. Disease producing microorganisms






22. Microscopic living organisms






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






24. Bringing together skin or wound edges






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






26. Sterilization before use in the body






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






28. Local anesthetic






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






30. Wound with neat - clean edges






31. Bruise






32. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






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






34. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






35. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






36. Absence of contaminated materials






37. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






38. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






39. Boil






40. Blood clot






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






42. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






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






44. Scissors used to remove sutures






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






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






47. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






48. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






49. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






50. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution