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Which of the following is considered the MOST important skill for a surgical technologist? A. management of specimens B. management of sponges C. maintaining an orderly setup D. ensuring adequate lighting correct answers A. management of specimens A specimen obtained for frozen section is generally removed from the sterile field intraoperatively because it A. needs to be labeled by the circulator. B. is sent to pathology immediately. C. will contaminate the sterile field. D. needs to be placed in formalin solution correct answers B. is sent to pathology immediately The surgical incision that allows for the BEST visualization for a Billroth I procedure is A. McBurney's. B. Pfannenstiel. C. midline. D. subcostal correct answers C. midline. -he midline incision runs along the linea alba and is used in most abdominalprocedures, as it provides visualization to most of the abdominal contents. Subcostal-liver, gallbladder During the postoperative phase, the personnel primarily responsible for transporting soiled instrumentation to decontamination is the A. housekeeping staff. B. anesthesia technician. C. surgical technologist. D. central processing technician correct answers C. surgical technologist. CSF is formed in the lateral ventricles of a patient and may not properly flow intothe third ventricle through the foramen of A. Magendie into the fourth ventricle. B. Monro into the fourth ventricle. C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle. D. Luschka into the fourth ventricle correct answers C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle.