Lange Q&A Surgical Technology
Examination 2026 Questions and Answers
abduction - Correct answer-Away from the midline of the body
adduction - Correct answer-Towards the midline of the body
dorsal recumbent - Correct answer-Supine
anterior - Correct answer-Pertaining to the front of the body
lateral - Correct answer-Pertaining to the side of the body
proxim/o - Correct answer-Near the point of attachment to the body
super/o - Correct answer-Upper, above
dist/o - Correct answer-Farthest point
cephalo/o - Correct answer-Pertaining to the head
crani/o - Correct answer-Pertaining to the skull
lumpectomy - Correct answer-excision of a breast lesion with surrounding tissue
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,radical mastectomy - Correct answer-removal of breast tissue, muscle, and lymph
nodes
modified radical mastectomy - Correct answer-removal of breast tissue and axillary
lymph nodes
wire localization - Correct answer-performed in radiology where the mass is
identified with a wire
sentinel lymph node - Correct answer-first set of nodes closest to the cancerous
tumor
chrondr/o - Correct answer-cartilage
oste/o - Correct answer-bone
arthr/o - Correct answer-joint
metacarp/o - Correct answer-hand bones
tend/o - Correct answer-tendon
blephar/o - Correct answer-eyelid
dacry/o - Correct answer-tear duct
kerat/o - Correct answer-cornea
retin/o - Correct answer-retina
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, irid/o - Correct answer-iris
-cele - Correct answer-hernia
-dyspnea - Correct answer-difficulty breathing
-edema - Correct answer-swelling
-itis - Correct answer-inflammation of
-emesis - Correct answer-vomiting
-megaly - Correct answer-enlargement
-pathy - Correct answer-disease
-rrhage - Correct answer-bursting forth
-oma - Correct answer-tumor
-rrhea - Correct answer-flow, discharge
abruptio placentae - Correct answer-placenta tears away from the uterine wall
ectopic - Correct answer-pregnancy outside the uterus
placenta previa - Correct answer-placenta forms in the lower portion of the uterus
and blocks the birth canal
atresia - Correct answer-lack of a normal body opening
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Examination 2026 Questions and Answers
abduction - Correct answer-Away from the midline of the body
adduction - Correct answer-Towards the midline of the body
dorsal recumbent - Correct answer-Supine
anterior - Correct answer-Pertaining to the front of the body
lateral - Correct answer-Pertaining to the side of the body
proxim/o - Correct answer-Near the point of attachment to the body
super/o - Correct answer-Upper, above
dist/o - Correct answer-Farthest point
cephalo/o - Correct answer-Pertaining to the head
crani/o - Correct answer-Pertaining to the skull
lumpectomy - Correct answer-excision of a breast lesion with surrounding tissue
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,radical mastectomy - Correct answer-removal of breast tissue, muscle, and lymph
nodes
modified radical mastectomy - Correct answer-removal of breast tissue and axillary
lymph nodes
wire localization - Correct answer-performed in radiology where the mass is
identified with a wire
sentinel lymph node - Correct answer-first set of nodes closest to the cancerous
tumor
chrondr/o - Correct answer-cartilage
oste/o - Correct answer-bone
arthr/o - Correct answer-joint
metacarp/o - Correct answer-hand bones
tend/o - Correct answer-tendon
blephar/o - Correct answer-eyelid
dacry/o - Correct answer-tear duct
kerat/o - Correct answer-cornea
retin/o - Correct answer-retina
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, irid/o - Correct answer-iris
-cele - Correct answer-hernia
-dyspnea - Correct answer-difficulty breathing
-edema - Correct answer-swelling
-itis - Correct answer-inflammation of
-emesis - Correct answer-vomiting
-megaly - Correct answer-enlargement
-pathy - Correct answer-disease
-rrhage - Correct answer-bursting forth
-oma - Correct answer-tumor
-rrhea - Correct answer-flow, discharge
abruptio placentae - Correct answer-placenta tears away from the uterine wall
ectopic - Correct answer-pregnancy outside the uterus
placenta previa - Correct answer-placenta forms in the lower portion of the uterus
and blocks the birth canal
atresia - Correct answer-lack of a normal body opening
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