Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Troy Schultz #37 end of chap 10 terms

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
abrasion   wound in which the outer layers of the skin are damaged; a scrape  
🗑
abscess   collection of pus in a cavity surrounded by inflamed tissue  
🗑
absorbable suture   suture material that is gradually gested by tissue enzymes and absorbed by the body  
🗑
approximation   process of bringing two parts, such as tissue, together through the use of sutures or other means  
🗑
bandage   strip of woven material used to wrap or cover a part of the body  
🗑
biopsy   surgical removal and examination of tissue from the living body. Biopsies or generally performed to determine whether a tumor is benign or malignant  
🗑
capillary action   action that causes liquid to rise along a wick, tube, or a gauze dressing  
🗑
colposcope   lighted instrument with a binocular magnifying lens used to examine the vagina and cervix  
🗑
colposcopy   visual examination of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope  
🗑
contaminate   as it relates to sterile technique, to cause a sterile object or surface to become unsterile  
🗑
contusion   injury to the tissues under the skin that causes blood vessels to rupture, allowing blood to seep into the tissues; a bruise  
🗑
cryosurgery   therapeutic use of freezing temperatures to destroy abnormal tissue  
🗑
exudate   discharge produced by the body's tissues  
🗑
fibroblast   immature cell from which connective tissue can develop  
🗑
forceps   two-pronged instrument for grasping and squeezing  
🗑
furuncle   localized staphylococcal infection that originates deep within a hair follicle also known as a boil  
🗑
hemostasis   arrest of bleeding by natural or artificial means  
🗑
incision   clean cut caused by a cutting instrument  
🗑
infection   condition in which the body, or part of it, is invaded by a pathogen  
🗑
infiltration   process by which a substance passes into and is deposited within the substance of a cell, tissue, or organ  
🗑
inflammation   protective response of the body to trauma and the entrance of foreign matter. The purpose of inflammation is to destroy invading MOs and to repair injured tissue  
🗑
laceration   wound in which the tissues are torn apart, leaving ragged and irregular edges  
🗑
ligate   to tie of and close a structure such as a severed blood vessel  
🗑
local anesthetic   drug that produces a loss of feeling and an inability to perceive pain only in a specific part of the body  
🗑
mayo tray   broad, flat metal tray placed on a stand and used to hold sterile instruments and supplies when it has been covered with a sterile towel  
🗑
needle biopsy   type of biopsy in which tissue from deep within the body is obtained by the insertion of a biopsy needle through the skin  
🗑
nonabsorbable suture   suture material that is not absorbed by the body and either remains permanently in the body tissue and becomes encapsulated by fibrous tissue or is removed  
🗑
postoperative   after a surgical operation  
🗑
preoperative   preceding a surgical operation  
🗑
puncture   wound made by a sharp pointed object piercing the skin  
🗑
scalpel   surgical knife used to divide tissue  
🗑
scissors   cutting instrument  
🗑
sebaceous cyst   thin, closed sac or capsule that contains fatty secretions from a sebaceous gland  
🗑
serum   clear, straw-colored part of the blood that remains after the solid elements have been separated out of it  
🗑
sterile   free from all living MOs and bacterial spores  
🗑
surgical asepsis   practices that keep objects and areas sterile or free from MOs  
🗑
sutures   material used to approximate tissues with surgical stitches  
🗑
swaged needle   needle with suturing material permanently attached to its end  
🗑
wound   break in the continuity of an external or internal surface caused by physical means  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: troyschultz
Popular Medical sets