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Minor Surgery

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






2. Injecting medication into the skin






3. Formation of an opening into the sclera






4. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






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






6. Inanimate object






7. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






8. Bruise






9. Local anesthetic






10. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






11. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






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






13. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






14. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






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






16. Absence of contaminated materials






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






18. Topical anesthetic






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






20. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






21. Disease producing microorganisms






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






23. Scissors used to remove sutures






24. Wound with neat - clean edges






25. Localized collection of blood under the skin






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






27. Boil






28. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






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






30. Microscopic living organisms






31. Flea - mice - other rodents






32. Persisting for a long period of time






33. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






34. Blood clot






35. Able to be passed or soaked through






36. Bringing together skin or wound edges






37. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






38. Producing of purulent material






39. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






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






41. Any surface containing sterile items






42. Sterilization before use in the body






43. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






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






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






46. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






47. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






48. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






49. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






50. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless