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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. Local anesthetic






2. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






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






4. Flea - mice - other rodents






5. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






6. Microscopic living organisms






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






8. Wound with neat - clean edges






9. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






10. Any surface containing sterile items






11. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






12. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






13. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






14. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






15. Producing of purulent material






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






17. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






18. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






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






20. Bringing together skin or wound edges






21. Bruise






22. Absence of contaminated materials






23. Boil






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






25. Blood clot






26. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






27. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






28. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






29. Persisting for a long period of time






30. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






31. Injecting medication into the skin






32. Sterilization before use in the body






33. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






34. Localized collection of blood under the skin






35. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






36. Topical anesthetic






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






38. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






39. Inanimate object






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






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






42. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






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






44. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






45. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






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






47. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






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






49. Able to be passed or soaked through






50. Disease producing microorganisms