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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. Local anesthetic






2. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






3. Absence of contaminated materials






4. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






5. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






6. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






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. Abnormal - tube-like passage within the body tissues






9. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






10. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






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






12. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






13. Scissors used to remove sutures






14. Injecting medication into the skin






15. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






16. Localized collection of blood under the skin






17. Any surface containing sterile items






18. Bringing together skin or wound edges






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






20. Persisting for a long period of time






21. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






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






23. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






24. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






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






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






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






28. Flea - mice - other rodents






29. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






30. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






31. Blood clot






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






33. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






34. Microscopic living organisms






35. Disease producing microorganisms






36. Bruise






37. Able to be passed or soaked through






38. Boil






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






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






41. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






42. Formation of an opening into the sclera






43. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






44. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






45. Inanimate object






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






47. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






48. Wound with neat - clean edges






49. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






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