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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. Inanimate object






2. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






3. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






4. Persisting for a long period of time






5. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






6. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






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






8. Able to be passed or soaked through






9. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






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






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






12. Formation of an opening into the sclera






13. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






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






15. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






16. Bringing together skin or wound edges






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






18. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






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






20. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






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






22. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






23. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






24. Sterilization before use in the body






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






26. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






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






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






29. Scissors used to remove sutures






30. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






31. Producing of purulent material






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






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






34. Flea - mice - other rodents






35. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






36. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






37. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






38. Blood clot






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






40. Localized collection of blood under the skin






41. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






42. Local anesthetic






43. Topical anesthetic






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






45. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






46. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






47. Wound with neat - clean edges






48. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






49. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






50. Microscopic living organisms