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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. Abnormal - tube-like passage within the body tissues






2. Disease producing microorganisms






3. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






4. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






5. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






6. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






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






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






9. Local anesthetic






10. Inanimate object






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






12. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






13. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






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






15. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






16. Blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst






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






18. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






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






20. Scissors used to remove sutures






21. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






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






23. Topical anesthetic






24. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






25. Absence of contaminated materials






26. Rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes






27. Blood clot






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






29. Sterilization before use in the body






30. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






31. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






32. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






33. Injecting medication into the skin






34. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






35. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






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






37. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






38. Microscopic living organisms






39. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






40. Flea - mice - other rodents






41. Bruise






42. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






43. Producing of purulent material






44. Localized collection of blood under the skin






45. Boil






46. Wound with neat - clean edges






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






48. Bringing together skin or wound edges






49. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






50. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue