Aseptic Surgery

Question 1

__________ require that all survival surgery be performed using aseptic procedures regardless of what regulated vertebrate animal is involved

Answer 1

Animal Welfare Regulations (AWR)

Question 2

kill or inhibit the growth of micro-organisms

Answer 2

Antimicrobials

Question 3

chemical solutions that are topically applied to inhibit the growth of micro-organisms

Answer 3

Antiseptics

Question 4

achieved by removing, killing, and/or preventing the microbial contamination of living tissues or sterile materials by micro-organisms

Answer 4

Asepsis

Question 5

a sterilizer constructed to safely achieve the steam temperature required for sterilization

Answer 5

Autoclave

Question 6

agents (chemical or physical) that kill vegetative (non-spore forming) bacteria

Answer 6

Bactericides

Question 7

agents that prevent bacterial growth

Answer 7

Bacteriostats

Question 8

non-pathogenic micro-organisms that live and reproduce in or on human and animal bodies

Answer 8

Commensals

Question 9

the inadvertent presence of micro-organisms on sterilized supplies or tissues

Answer 9

Contamination

Question 10

agents intended to destroy or remove pathogenic micro-organisms, with the exception of bacterial spores

Answer 10

Disinfectants

Question 11

a process that utilizes hot water or steam at 65-100°C to kill nonspore-forming micro-organisms

Answer 11

Pasteurization

Question 12

capable of causing disease in susceptible hosts.
Sanitization is a process that uses cleaning solutions, hot water, or chemical disinfectants to minimize microbial contamination

Answer 12

Pathogenic

Question 13

agents that kill all types of micro-organisms including spores

Answer 13

Sterilants

Question 14

absence of all micro-organisms

Answer 14

Sterile

Question 15

the complete killing or destruction of all micro-organisms

Answer 15

Sterilization

Question 16

What are the two primary sterilization methods?

Answer 16

Physical (ex. dry heat) and Chemical