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Surgical Technology Final Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Diagnostic imaging includes which of the following - answer✔Radiography
What is used to enhance visualization of structures during a diagnostic imaging procedure? -
answer✔Contrast Medium
Which diagnostic imaging procedure allows the surgeon to view anatomic structures during the surgical
procedure? - answer✔Fleuroscopy
Cholangiography is a radiographic study of the _________ - answer✔Gallbladder
Ultrasound involves the use of________ - answer✔High-frequency sound waves
What is the first priority of the STSR when an intraoperative X-ray is being taken? - answer✔Protect the
sterile field from contamination
Which of the following can be performed to create an easy entrance into most vessels of the body? -
answer✔Spinal tap
The gallbladder is found in the ________ abdominal quadrant - answer✔Right upper
Another name for the alimentary canal is the ______ tract - answer✔Digestive
The 3 portions of the small intestine are the ______________ - answer✔Duodenum, Ileum, Jejunum
The appendix is attached to the ______ - answer✔Cecum
What is the largest parenchymal organ in the abdominal cavity? - answer✔Liver
The outer layer of the digestive tract wall is called ________ - answer✔Serosa
Which organ is the single largest mass of the lymphatic tissue in the body? - answer✔Spleen
Bile is produced by ______ - answer✔the liver
In what position is the patient placed when a McBurney's incision is used? - answer✔Supine
Gastrostomy is the _______ - answer✔creation of an opening from the stomach to the skin
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A purse-string suture is used ______ - answer✔to tighten or close an opening
Removal of the gallbladder is called _________ - answer✔cholecystectomy
In addition to a major general surgical instrumentation set, which of the following will also be needed
for a cholecystectomy? - answer✔CBD exploration instruments
What position is used to displace the abdominal contents to enhance the surgeon's view of the lower
abdominal region? - answer✔Trendelenberg
Insufflation of the abdomen is achieved with the use of__________ - answer✔Carbon Dioxide
The flow of food and liquids from the stomach to the small intestine is controlled by the _______ -
answer✔pyloric sphincter
The surgical connection of 2 hollow tubular structures is called an___________ - answer✔anastomosis
Mastectomy is the removal of the __________ - answer✔entire mammary breast
The uterine lining is called ________ - answer✔endometrium
The uterine appendages are the ________________ - answer✔ovaries and fallopian tubes
In which position is the patient generally placed during a D&C? - answer✔lithotomy
The term used to describe abnormal labor or childbirth? - answer✔Dystocia
Pfannenstiel incision is which type of incision? - answer✔Lower transverse abdominal
Two hormones from the anterior pituitary that stimulate the ovarian cycle ______ - answer✔LH and FSH
Most significant cause of morbidity during C-section is _________ - answer✔anesthetic agent
Foley catheter is used routinely during pelvic procedures to _________________ - answer✔decompress
the bladder
Which congenital condition is marked by the absence of the anterior wall of the urethra? -
answer✔epispadias
Tuboplasty is performed to _______ - answer✔restore tubal patency
The term D & C represents ____________ - answer✔dilation and curettage
How many counts are preformed during the C-section? - answer✔4
What surgical instrument is used to remove tissue fragments from with in the bladder during a TURP
(transurethral resection of the prostate) - answer✔Ellik Evacuator
The right kidney is located slightly lower than the left, due to the _____ - answer✔liver
11/05/2024 12:06 PM
Surgical Technology Final Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Diagnostic imaging includes which of the following - answer✔Radiography
What is used to enhance visualization of structures during a diagnostic imaging procedure? -
answer✔Contrast Medium
Which diagnostic imaging procedure allows the surgeon to view anatomic structures during the surgical
procedure? - answer✔Fleuroscopy
Cholangiography is a radiographic study of the _________ - answer✔Gallbladder
Ultrasound involves the use of________ - answer✔High-frequency sound waves
What is the first priority of the STSR when an intraoperative X-ray is being taken? - answer✔Protect the
sterile field from contamination
Which of the following can be performed to create an easy entrance into most vessels of the body? -
answer✔Spinal tap
The gallbladder is found in the ________ abdominal quadrant - answer✔Right upper
Another name for the alimentary canal is the ______ tract - answer✔Digestive
The 3 portions of the small intestine are the ______________ - answer✔Duodenum, Ileum, Jejunum
The appendix is attached to the ______ - answer✔Cecum
What is the largest parenchymal organ in the abdominal cavity? - answer✔Liver
The outer layer of the digestive tract wall is called ________ - answer✔Serosa
Which organ is the single largest mass of the lymphatic tissue in the body? - answer✔Spleen
Bile is produced by ______ - answer✔the liver
In what position is the patient placed when a McBurney's incision is used? - answer✔Supine
Gastrostomy is the _______ - answer✔creation of an opening from the stomach to the skin
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A purse-string suture is used ______ - answer✔to tighten or close an opening
Removal of the gallbladder is called _________ - answer✔cholecystectomy
In addition to a major general surgical instrumentation set, which of the following will also be needed
for a cholecystectomy? - answer✔CBD exploration instruments
What position is used to displace the abdominal contents to enhance the surgeon's view of the lower
abdominal region? - answer✔Trendelenberg
Insufflation of the abdomen is achieved with the use of__________ - answer✔Carbon Dioxide
The flow of food and liquids from the stomach to the small intestine is controlled by the _______ -
answer✔pyloric sphincter
The surgical connection of 2 hollow tubular structures is called an___________ - answer✔anastomosis
Mastectomy is the removal of the __________ - answer✔entire mammary breast
The uterine lining is called ________ - answer✔endometrium
The uterine appendages are the ________________ - answer✔ovaries and fallopian tubes
In which position is the patient generally placed during a D&C? - answer✔lithotomy
The term used to describe abnormal labor or childbirth? - answer✔Dystocia
Pfannenstiel incision is which type of incision? - answer✔Lower transverse abdominal
Two hormones from the anterior pituitary that stimulate the ovarian cycle ______ - answer✔LH and FSH
Most significant cause of morbidity during C-section is _________ - answer✔anesthetic agent
Foley catheter is used routinely during pelvic procedures to _________________ - answer✔decompress
the bladder
Which congenital condition is marked by the absence of the anterior wall of the urethra? -
answer✔epispadias
Tuboplasty is performed to _______ - answer✔restore tubal patency
The term D & C represents ____________ - answer✔dilation and curettage
How many counts are preformed during the C-section? - answer✔4
What surgical instrument is used to remove tissue fragments from with in the bladder during a TURP
(transurethral resection of the prostate) - answer✔Ellik Evacuator
The right kidney is located slightly lower than the left, due to the _____ - answer✔liver
