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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. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






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






3. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






4. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






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






6. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






7. Boil






8. Local anesthetic






9. Persisting for a long period of time






10. Topical anesthetic






11. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






12. Any surface containing sterile items






13. Blood clot






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






15. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






16. Injecting medication into the skin






17. Scissors used to remove sutures






18. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






19. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






20. Flea - mice - other rodents






21. Wound with neat - clean edges






22. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






23. Bruise






24. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






25. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






26. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






27. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






28. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






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






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






31. Sterilization before use in the body






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






33. Able to be passed or soaked through






34. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






35. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






36. Bringing together skin or wound edges






37. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






38. Formation of an opening into the sclera






39. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






40. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






41. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






42. Absence of contaminated materials






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






50. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body