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






2. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






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






4. Any surface containing sterile items






5. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






6. Localized collection of blood under the skin






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






8. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






9. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






10. Blood clot






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






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






13. Able to be passed or soaked through






14. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






15. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






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






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






18. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






19. Bruise






20. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






21. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






22. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






23. Persisting for a long period of time






24. Wound with neat - clean edges






25. Disease producing microorganisms






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






27. Absence of contaminated materials






28. Topical anesthetic






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






30. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






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






32. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






33. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






34. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






35. Injecting medication into the skin






36. Producing of purulent material






37. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






38. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






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






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






41. Formation of an opening into the sclera






42. Inanimate object






43. Scissors used to remove sutures






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






45. Bringing together skin or wound edges






46. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






47. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






48. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






49. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






50. Boil