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Minor Surgery

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Microscopic living organisms






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






3. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






4. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






5. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






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






7. Any surface containing sterile items






8. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






9. Bringing together skin or wound edges






10. Disease producing microorganisms






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






12. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






13. Wound with neat - clean edges






14. Absence of contaminated materials






15. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






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






17. Injecting medication into the skin






18. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






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






20. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






21. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






22. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






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






24. Scissors used to remove sutures






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






26. Persisting for a long period of time






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






28. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






29. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






30. Boil






31. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






32. Producing of purulent material






33. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






34. Inanimate object






35. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






36. Sterilization before use in the body






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






38. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






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






40. Topical anesthetic






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






42. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






43. Bruise






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. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






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






47. Localized collection of blood under the skin






48. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






49. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






50. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body