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Minor Surgery

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  • 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. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






2. Scissors used to remove sutures






3. Bringing together skin or wound edges






4. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






5. Persisting for a long period of time






6. Boil






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






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






9. Sterilization before use in the body






10. Inanimate object






11. Any surface containing sterile items






12. Injecting medication into the skin






13. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






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






15. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






16. Disease producing microorganisms






17. Able to be passed or soaked through






18. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






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






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






21. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






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






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






24. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






25. Bruise






26. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






27. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






28. Microscopic living organisms






29. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






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






31. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






32. Blood clot






33. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






34. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






35. Localized collection of blood under the skin






36. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






37. Absence of contaminated materials






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






39. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






40. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






41. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






42. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






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






44. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






45. Local anesthetic






46. Flea - mice - other rodents






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






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






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






50. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless







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