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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. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






2. Injecting medication into the skin






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. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






5. Disease producing microorganisms






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






7. Able to be passed or soaked through






8. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






9. Persisting for a long period of time






10. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






11. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






12. Inanimate object






13. Localized collection of blood under the skin






14. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






15. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






16. Blood clot






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






18. Wound with neat - clean edges






19. Flea - mice - other rodents






20. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






21. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






22. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






23. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






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






25. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






26. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






27. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






28. Any surface containing sterile items






29. Topical anesthetic






30. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






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






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






33. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






34. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






35. Bruise






36. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






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






38. Scissors used to remove sutures






39. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






40. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






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






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






43. Producing of purulent material






44. Absence of contaminated materials






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






46. Local anesthetic






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






48. Microscopic living organisms






49. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






50. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria