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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. Bringing together skin or wound edges






2. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






3. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






4. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






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






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






7. Bruise






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






9. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






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






11. Inanimate object






12. Able to be passed or soaked through






13. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






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






15. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






16. Topical anesthetic






17. Wound with neat - clean edges






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






19. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






20. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






21. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






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






23. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






24. Producing of purulent material






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






26. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






27. Localized collection of blood under the skin






28. Flea - mice - other rodents






29. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






30. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






31. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






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






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






34. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






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






36. Persisting for a long period of time






37. Formation of an opening into the sclera






38. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






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






40. Disease producing microorganisms






41. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






42. Local anesthetic






43. Boil






44. Microscopic living organisms






45. Absence of contaminated materials






46. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






47. Blood clot






48. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






49. Any surface containing sterile items






50. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution