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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. Sterilization before use in the body






2. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






3. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






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






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






6. Absence of contaminated materials






7. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






8. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






9. Localized collection of blood under the skin






10. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






11. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






12. Flea - mice - other rodents






13. Injecting medication into the skin






14. Local anesthetic






15. Bringing together skin or wound edges






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






17. Wound with neat - clean edges






18. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






19. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






20. Topical anesthetic






21. Boil






22. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






23. Inanimate object






24. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






25. Any surface containing sterile items






26. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






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






28. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






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






30. Microscopic living organisms






31. Bruise






32. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






33. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






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






35. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






36. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






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






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






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






40. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






41. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






42. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






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






44. Scissors used to remove sutures






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






46. Able to be passed or soaked through






47. Producing of purulent material






48. Blood clot






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






50. Disease producing microorganisms