CST EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE
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Which of the following come as numbered sets
frequently used in neurosurgical procedures?
Penfield dissectors
Lacrimal probes
Van Buren sounds
Hegar dilators -✓✓ Penfield dissectors
What pathogen is most commonly associated with
surgical wound infections?
Klebsiella pneumonia
Staphylococcus aureus
Bacteroides fragilis
Clostridium tetani -✓✓ Staphylococcus aureus
Padgett and Reese are types of:
Implants
Dermatomes
Retractors
Catheters -✓✓ Dermatomes
Which burn degree classification involves erythema
without blisters?
Third
,Fourth
First
Second -✓✓ First
What instrument is used to remove plaque during a
carotid endarterectomy?
Freer
Ferris-Smith
Potts-Smith
Allis -✓✓ Freer
Which of the following neuroglia are star-shaped?
Dermoid
Astrocytes
Oligodendroglia
Ependyma -✓✓ Astrocytes
Which device could be used when placing a patient in
the operative position for a thyroidectomy?
Shoulder roll
Bean bag
Axillary roll
Chest roll -✓✓ Shoulder roll
In order to expand the abdominal cavity with CO2
,prior to a laparoscopic procedure, the surgeon must
use a/an:
Insufflator machine
Infusion pump
Tissue expander
Aspiration unit -✓✓ Insufflator machine
Which of these surgical instruments would be used
during a tonsillectomy?
Pillar retractor
Gerald forceps
Cottle osteotome
Vienna speculum -✓✓ Pillar retractor
Which type of cast would be appropriate for a
fractured metacarpal?
Long arm
Short arm
Spica
Cylinder -✓✓ Short arm
What is the medical term for accumulation of
squamous epithelium that forms a mass that is
destructive to the middle ear?
Otitis media
, Chondrolipoma
Cholesteatoma
Otosclerosis -✓✓ Cholesteatoma
Which muscle alters the shape of the lens to
accommodate vision?
Circular
Ciliary
Oblique
Rectus -✓✓ Ciliary
What is the term for a nonpathogenic organism
that is capable of producing disease in an
immunocompromised patient?
Opportunistic
Spore-forming
Fomite
Vector -✓✓ Opportunistic
Filiforms are used to:
Bypass urethral obstruction
Stent the ureter
Remove ureteral stones
Perform urethrogram -✓✓ Bypass urethral obstruction
| VERIFIED ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which of the following come as numbered sets
frequently used in neurosurgical procedures?
Penfield dissectors
Lacrimal probes
Van Buren sounds
Hegar dilators -✓✓ Penfield dissectors
What pathogen is most commonly associated with
surgical wound infections?
Klebsiella pneumonia
Staphylococcus aureus
Bacteroides fragilis
Clostridium tetani -✓✓ Staphylococcus aureus
Padgett and Reese are types of:
Implants
Dermatomes
Retractors
Catheters -✓✓ Dermatomes
Which burn degree classification involves erythema
without blisters?
Third
,Fourth
First
Second -✓✓ First
What instrument is used to remove plaque during a
carotid endarterectomy?
Freer
Ferris-Smith
Potts-Smith
Allis -✓✓ Freer
Which of the following neuroglia are star-shaped?
Dermoid
Astrocytes
Oligodendroglia
Ependyma -✓✓ Astrocytes
Which device could be used when placing a patient in
the operative position for a thyroidectomy?
Shoulder roll
Bean bag
Axillary roll
Chest roll -✓✓ Shoulder roll
In order to expand the abdominal cavity with CO2
,prior to a laparoscopic procedure, the surgeon must
use a/an:
Insufflator machine
Infusion pump
Tissue expander
Aspiration unit -✓✓ Insufflator machine
Which of these surgical instruments would be used
during a tonsillectomy?
Pillar retractor
Gerald forceps
Cottle osteotome
Vienna speculum -✓✓ Pillar retractor
Which type of cast would be appropriate for a
fractured metacarpal?
Long arm
Short arm
Spica
Cylinder -✓✓ Short arm
What is the medical term for accumulation of
squamous epithelium that forms a mass that is
destructive to the middle ear?
Otitis media
, Chondrolipoma
Cholesteatoma
Otosclerosis -✓✓ Cholesteatoma
Which muscle alters the shape of the lens to
accommodate vision?
Circular
Ciliary
Oblique
Rectus -✓✓ Ciliary
What is the term for a nonpathogenic organism
that is capable of producing disease in an
immunocompromised patient?
Opportunistic
Spore-forming
Fomite
Vector -✓✓ Opportunistic
Filiforms are used to:
Bypass urethral obstruction
Stent the ureter
Remove ureteral stones
Perform urethrogram -✓✓ Bypass urethral obstruction
