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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. Blood clot






2. Flea - mice - other rodents






3. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






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






5. Sterilization before use in the body






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






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






8. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






9. Localized collection of blood under the skin






10. Microscopic living organisms






11. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






12. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






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






14. Bruise






15. Persisting for a long period of time






16. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






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






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






19. Producing of purulent material






20. Absence of contaminated materials






21. Disease producing microorganisms






22. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






23. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






24. Any surface containing sterile items






25. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






26. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






27. Wound with neat - clean edges






28. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






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






30. Boil






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






32. Formation of an opening into the sclera






33. Topical anesthetic






34. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






35. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






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






37. Able to be passed or soaked through






38. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






39. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






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






41. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






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






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






44. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






45. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






46. Injecting medication into the skin






47. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






48. Local anesthetic






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






50. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless