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Minor Surgery

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  • 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. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






2. Able to be passed or soaked through






3. Flea - mice - other rodents






4. Any surface containing sterile items






5. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






6. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






7. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






8. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






9. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






10. Sterilization before use in the body






11. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






12. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






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






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






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






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






17. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






18. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






19. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






20. Inanimate object






21. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






22. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






23. Localized collection of blood under the skin






24. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






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






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






27. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






28. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






29. Bruise






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






31. Wound with neat - clean edges






32. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






33. Producing of purulent material






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






35. Scissors used to remove sutures






36. Local anesthetic






37. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






38. Microscopic living organisms






39. Bringing together skin or wound edges






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






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






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






43. Disease producing microorganisms






44. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






45. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






46. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






47. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






48. Formation of an opening into the sclera






49. Boil






50. Scraping a body cavity with a curette