SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER 7
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● 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
●● asepsis.
Answer: absence of pathogenic microorganisms or disease
●● aseptic principles.
,Answer: principles applied through use of aseptic (clean) techniques to
prevent pathogenic microbial contamination of the surgical environment
●● 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
●● 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
●● decontamination.
, Answer: to reduce the microbial population on a surface or item to a
sub-pathogenic level
●● disinfectant.
Answer: chemical agent that kills most microbes, but usually not spores,
usually used on inanimate objects due to potential for toxicity in living
tissues
●● event-related sterility.
Answer: sterility determined by how a package is handled and stored
rather than time elapsed; a package is considered sterile until opened or
the integrity of packaging material is violated
●● fomite.
Answer: inanimate object that harbors (carries) microorganisms,
including dust and environmental surfaces
●● fungicide.
Answer: agent that destroys fungal organisms
●● HAI.
Answer: health care-associated infection
●● indigenous microflora.
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● 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
●● asepsis.
Answer: absence of pathogenic microorganisms or disease
●● aseptic principles.
,Answer: principles applied through use of aseptic (clean) techniques to
prevent pathogenic microbial contamination of the surgical environment
●● 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
●● 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
●● decontamination.
, Answer: to reduce the microbial population on a surface or item to a
sub-pathogenic level
●● disinfectant.
Answer: chemical agent that kills most microbes, but usually not spores,
usually used on inanimate objects due to potential for toxicity in living
tissues
●● event-related sterility.
Answer: sterility determined by how a package is handled and stored
rather than time elapsed; a package is considered sterile until opened or
the integrity of packaging material is violated
●● fomite.
Answer: inanimate object that harbors (carries) microorganisms,
including dust and environmental surfaces
●● fungicide.
Answer: agent that destroys fungal organisms
●● HAI.
Answer: health care-associated infection
●● indigenous microflora.
