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






2. Wound with neat - clean edges






3. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






4. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






5. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






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






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






8. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






9. Inanimate object






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






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






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






13. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






14. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






15. Able to be passed or soaked through






16. Microscopic living organisms






17. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






18. Localized collection of blood under the skin






19. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






20. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






21. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






22. Sterilization before use in the body






23. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






24. Scissors used to remove sutures






25. Persisting for a long period of time






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






27. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






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






29. Boil






30. Injecting medication into the skin






31. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






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






33. Bringing together skin or wound edges






34. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






35. Flea - mice - other rodents






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






37. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






38. Bruise






39. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






40. Local anesthetic






41. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






42. Absence of contaminated materials






43. Topical anesthetic






44. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






45. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






46. Any surface containing sterile items






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






48. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






49. Formation of an opening into the sclera






50. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria