Test your basic knowledge |

Minor Surgery

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. Blood clot






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






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






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






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






7. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






8. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






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






10. Able to be passed or soaked through






11. Bringing together skin or wound edges






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






13. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






14. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






15. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






16. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






17. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






18. Inanimate object






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






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






21. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






22. Wound with neat - clean edges






23. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






24. Topical anesthetic






25. Formation of an opening into the sclera






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






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






28. Injecting medication into the skin






29. Absence of contaminated materials






30. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






31. Bruise






32. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






33. Scissors used to remove sutures






34. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






35. Sterilization before use in the body






36. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






37. Producing of purulent material






38. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






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






40. Persisting for a long period of time






41. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






42. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






43. Flea - mice - other rodents






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






45. Microscopic living organisms






46. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






47. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






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






49. Localized collection of blood under the skin






50. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue