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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. Flea - mice - other rodents






2. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






3. Bringing together skin or wound edges






4. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






5. Absence of contaminated materials






6. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






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






8. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






9. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






10. Wound with neat - clean edges






11. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






12. Local anesthetic






13. Localized collection of blood under the skin






14. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






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






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






17. Topical anesthetic






18. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






19. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






20. Able to be passed or soaked through






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






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






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






24. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






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






26. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






27. Inanimate object






28. Boil






29. Blood clot






30. Formation of an opening into the sclera






31. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






32. Scissors used to remove sutures






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






34. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






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






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






37. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






38. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






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






40. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






41. Any surface containing sterile items






42. Microscopic living organisms






43. Producing of purulent material






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






45. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






46. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






47. Sterilization before use in the body






48. Bruise






49. Persisting for a long period of time






50. Disease producing microorganisms