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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. Flea - mice - other rodents






2. Any surface containing sterile items






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






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






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






6. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






7. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






8. Able to be passed or soaked through






9. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






10. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






11. Sterilization before use in the body






12. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






13. Topical anesthetic






14. Wound with neat - clean edges






15. Boil






16. Bringing together skin or wound edges






17. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






18. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






19. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






20. Bruise






21. Inanimate object






22. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






23. Disease producing microorganisms






24. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






25. Injecting medication into the skin






26. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






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






28. Formation of an opening into the sclera






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






30. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






31. Local anesthetic






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






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






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






35. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






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






37. Absence of contaminated materials






38. Persisting for a long period of time






39. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






40. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






41. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






42. Producing of purulent material






43. Scissors used to remove sutures






44. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






45. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






46. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






47. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






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






49. Localized collection of blood under the skin






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