SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER 7
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS 2026
QUESTIONS WITH PRACTICE SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ _____ are microbes that normally reside below the skin surface or
within the body. Answer: Resident flora
◉ 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
◉ 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
◉ 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
◉ A(n) _____ is the invasion of the human body or tissue by
pathogenic microorganisms that reproduce and multiply, causing
disease. Answer: infection
◉ A(n) _____ is a chemical agent that kills most microbes—but
usually not spores—and is used on inanimate objects. Answer:
disinfectant
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS 2026
QUESTIONS WITH PRACTICE SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ _____ are microbes that normally reside below the skin surface or
within the body. Answer: Resident flora
◉ 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
◉ 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
◉ 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
◉ A(n) _____ is the invasion of the human body or tissue by
pathogenic microorganisms that reproduce and multiply, causing
disease. Answer: infection
◉ A(n) _____ is a chemical agent that kills most microbes—but
usually not spores—and is used on inanimate objects. Answer:
disinfectant
