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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. Sterilization before use in the body






2. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






3. Bringing together skin or wound edges






4. Topical anesthetic






5. Any surface containing sterile items






6. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






7. Wound with neat - clean edges






8. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






9. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






10. Formation of an opening into the sclera






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






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






13. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






14. Disease producing microorganisms






15. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






16. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






17. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






18. Absence of contaminated materials






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






20. Inanimate object






21. Producing of purulent material






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






23. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






24. Local anesthetic






25. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






26. Microscopic living organisms






27. Localized collection of blood under the skin






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






29. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






30. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






31. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






32. Flea - mice - other rodents






33. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






34. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






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






36. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






37. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






38. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






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






40. Blood clot






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






42. Injecting medication into the skin






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






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






45. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






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






47. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






48. Boil






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






50. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue