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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. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






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






3. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






4. Wound with neat - clean edges






5. Formation of an opening into the sclera






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






7. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






8. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






9. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






10. Microscopic living organisms






11. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






12. Producing of purulent material






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






14. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






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






16. Absence of contaminated materials






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






18. Bringing together skin or wound edges






19. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






20. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






21. Disease producing microorganisms






22. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






23. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






24. Injecting medication into the skin






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






26. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






27. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






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






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






30. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






31. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






32. Localized collection of blood under the skin






33. Inanimate object






34. Blood clot






35. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






36. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






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






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






39. Sterilization before use in the body






40. Any surface containing sterile items






41. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






42. Flea - mice - other rodents






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






44. Persisting for a long period of time






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






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






47. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






48. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






49. Able to be passed or soaked through






50. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means