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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. Microscopic living organisms






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






3. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






4. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






5. Injecting medication into the skin






6. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






7. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






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






9. Producing of purulent material






10. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






11. Local anesthetic






12. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






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






14. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






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






16. Wound with neat - clean edges






17. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






18. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






19. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






20. Sterilization before use in the body






21. Scissors used to remove sutures






22. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






23. Localized collection of blood under the skin






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






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






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






27. Boil






28. Flea - mice - other rodents






29. Absence of contaminated materials






30. Bruise






31. Any surface containing sterile items






32. Inanimate object






33. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






34. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






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






36. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






37. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






38. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






39. Topical anesthetic






40. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






41. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






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






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






44. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






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






46. Persisting for a long period of time






47. Blood clot






48. Able to be passed or soaked through






49. Bringing together skin or wound edges






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