SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER 7
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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◍ disinfection.
Answer: the process by which most, but not all, the microorganisms located
on inanimate (non-living) surfaces are destroyed
◍ antisepsis.
Answer: a process by which most (but not all) microorganisms located on
animate (living) surfaces, such as the skin, are destroyed
◍ antiseptic.
Answer: name used to describe the solutions that are used by the sterile
surgical team member to perform the surgical scrub and the prep solutions
used on the patient for preoperative skin prep of the surgical site
◍ sterilization.
Answer: destruction of all microorganisms, including spores, on inanimate
surfaces
◍ An infection acquired within the health care setting is called a(n) _____
infection..
Answer: nosocomial
◍ _____ are microbes that normally reside below the skin surface or within the
body..
Answer: Resident flora
◍ asepsis.
Answer: absence of pathogenic microorganisms or disease
,◍ A(n)_____ is an agent that destroys fungi..
Answer: fungicide
◍ Reducing to a minimum the presence of pathogenic material is called
_____..
Answer: decontamination
◍ A(n) _____ is commonly used on living tissue to inhibit the growth and
reproduction of microbes in order to prevent infection..
Answer: antiseptic
◍ The _____ is a specified area around the patient that is considered to be free
of microorganisms..
Answer: sterile field
◍ aseptic principles.
Answer: principles applied through use of aseptic (clean) techniques to
prevent pathogenic microbial contamination of the surgical environment
◍ A bactericide is a substance that _____ bacteria..
Answer: destroys
◍ _____ is an infection usually accompanied by fever that results from the
presence of pathogenic microorganisms..
Answer: Sepsis
◍ bacteriocidal.
Answer: substance that destroys/kills bacteria
◍ bacteriostatic.
Answer: substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of bacteria
◍ bioburden.
Answer: the number of microbes or amount of organic debris on an object at
any given time; gross contamination on surgical instruments or supplies
◍ A substance that destroys bacteria in the spore stage is called a(n) _____..
Answer: sporicide
, ◍ The presence of pathogenic materials is considered _____..
Answer: contamination
◍ _____ includes methods used to prevent contamination of the sterile field
and protect the patient against infection-causing microbes preoperatively,
intraoperatively, and postoperatively..
Answer: sterile technique
◍ A(n) _____ is a substance that restrains the further development or
reproduction of bacteria..
Answer: bacteriostat
◍ contamination.
Answer: the presence of pathogenic materials; violation of the state of
sterility
◍ cross-contamination.
Answer: the contamination of a person, object, or environment by contact
with contaminants from another source
◍ A(n) _____ is the invasion of the human body or tissue by pathogenic
microorganisms that reproduce and multiply, causing disease..
Answer: infection
◍ decontamination.
Answer: to reduce the microbial population on a surface or item to a
sub-pathogenic level
◍ A(n) _____ is a chemical agent that kills most microbes—but usually not
spores—and is used on inanimate objects..
Answer: disinfectant
◍ Absence of pathogenic microorganisms.
Answer: Asepsis
◍ Microbe capable of causing disease.
Answer: Pathogen
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ disinfection.
Answer: the process by which most, but not all, the microorganisms located
on inanimate (non-living) surfaces are destroyed
◍ antisepsis.
Answer: a process by which most (but not all) microorganisms located on
animate (living) surfaces, such as the skin, are destroyed
◍ antiseptic.
Answer: name used to describe the solutions that are used by the sterile
surgical team member to perform the surgical scrub and the prep solutions
used on the patient for preoperative skin prep of the surgical site
◍ sterilization.
Answer: destruction of all microorganisms, including spores, on inanimate
surfaces
◍ An infection acquired within the health care setting is called a(n) _____
infection..
Answer: nosocomial
◍ _____ are microbes that normally reside below the skin surface or within the
body..
Answer: Resident flora
◍ asepsis.
Answer: absence of pathogenic microorganisms or disease
,◍ A(n)_____ is an agent that destroys fungi..
Answer: fungicide
◍ Reducing to a minimum the presence of pathogenic material is called
_____..
Answer: decontamination
◍ A(n) _____ is commonly used on living tissue to inhibit the growth and
reproduction of microbes in order to prevent infection..
Answer: antiseptic
◍ The _____ is a specified area around the patient that is considered to be free
of microorganisms..
Answer: sterile field
◍ aseptic principles.
Answer: principles applied through use of aseptic (clean) techniques to
prevent pathogenic microbial contamination of the surgical environment
◍ A bactericide is a substance that _____ bacteria..
Answer: destroys
◍ _____ is an infection usually accompanied by fever that results from the
presence of pathogenic microorganisms..
Answer: Sepsis
◍ bacteriocidal.
Answer: substance that destroys/kills bacteria
◍ bacteriostatic.
Answer: substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of bacteria
◍ bioburden.
Answer: the number of microbes or amount of organic debris on an object at
any given time; gross contamination on surgical instruments or supplies
◍ A substance that destroys bacteria in the spore stage is called a(n) _____..
Answer: sporicide
, ◍ The presence of pathogenic materials is considered _____..
Answer: contamination
◍ _____ includes methods used to prevent contamination of the sterile field
and protect the patient against infection-causing microbes preoperatively,
intraoperatively, and postoperatively..
Answer: sterile technique
◍ A(n) _____ is a substance that restrains the further development or
reproduction of bacteria..
Answer: bacteriostat
◍ contamination.
Answer: the presence of pathogenic materials; violation of the state of
sterility
◍ cross-contamination.
Answer: the contamination of a person, object, or environment by contact
with contaminants from another source
◍ A(n) _____ is the invasion of the human body or tissue by pathogenic
microorganisms that reproduce and multiply, causing disease..
Answer: infection
◍ decontamination.
Answer: to reduce the microbial population on a surface or item to a
sub-pathogenic level
◍ A(n) _____ is a chemical agent that kills most microbes—but usually not
spores—and is used on inanimate objects..
Answer: disinfectant
◍ Absence of pathogenic microorganisms.
Answer: Asepsis
◍ Microbe capable of causing disease.
Answer: Pathogen
