SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY FINAL exam
questions and answers with solutions
2025
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
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
questions and answers with solutions
2025
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
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
