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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. Absence of contaminated materials






2. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






3. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






4. Scissors used to remove sutures






5. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






6. Disease producing microorganisms






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






8. Blood clot






9. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






10. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






11. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






12. Wound with neat - clean edges






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






14. Sterilization before use in the body






15. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






16. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






17. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






18. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






19. Local anesthetic






20. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






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






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






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






24. Bringing together skin or wound edges






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






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






27. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






28. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






29. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






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






31. Flea - mice - other rodents






32. Boil






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






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






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






36. Persisting for a long period of time






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






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






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






40. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






41. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






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






43. Able to be passed or soaked through






44. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






45. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






46. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






47. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






48. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






49. Inanimate object






50. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials