Surgical Technology for the Surgical
Technologist EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION>
1. absence of microorganisms - ANSWER ✔ asepsis
2. a device to accomplish steam or gas sterilization - ANSWER ✔ autoclave
3. amount of gross organic debris or the number of microorganisms on an
object at any given time - ANSWER ✔ bioburden
4. a method for testing the sterilization capability of a sterilizer; contains
microorganisms that are killed when exposed to a sterilization process -
ANSWER ✔ biological indicator
5. designed for use with a pre-vacuum steam sterilizer steam sterilizer to test
for air entrapment - ANSWER ✔ Bowie-Dick test
6. Multidrug-resistant - ANSWER ✔ MDR
7. proteinaceous infectious particle - ANSWER ✔ Prion
,8. microorganism that causes an infection - ANSWER ✔ pathogen
9. cleaner that uses cavitation to dislodge tiny organic particles that can't be
removed by normal manual cleaning - ANSWER ✔ ultrasonic
10.an ionic cleaning interaction between an organic compound and a metal -
ANSWER ✔ chelation
11.number of microbes or amount of organic debris on an object - ANSWER ✔
bioburden
12.object that has come into contact with pathogenic materials - ANSWER ✔
contaminated
13.ability of a wrapper to allow passage of steam and air through a barrier -
ANSWER ✔ permeability
14.process of quickly sterilizing unwrapped instruments - ANSWER ✔ flash
15.level of disinfection that kills most microorganisms, but not spores -
ANSWER ✔ intermediate
16.sterility determined by how a package is handled rather than by time lapsed -
ANSWER ✔ event-related
,17.complete, no breaks or tears - ANSWER ✔ integrity
18.a lensed device used for viewing the interior of a body cavity - ANSWER ✔
endoscope
19.calendar days that are sequentially numbered through the year 1 to 365 -
ANSWER ✔ Julian
20.daily test used to detect air entrapment in prevacuum steam sterilizers -
ANSWER ✔ Bowie-Dick
21.complete submersion in a liquid that contacts all surfaces of an item -
ANSWER ✔ immersion
22.Adrenergics - ANSWER ✔ Generic name - epinenephrine
Trade name - Adrenalin
Action - Causes vasoconstriction resulting in reduced blood flow
23.Adrenergics - ANSWER ✔ Generic name - phenylephrine hydrochloride
Trade name - Neosynephrine
Action - Stimulates alpha adrenergic receptors, causing vasoconstriction
24.Analgesics - ANSWER ✔ Generic name - codeine sulfate
Trade name - Codeine
, Action - Binds with opiate receptors in the CNS to decrease pain perception:
ClassII controlled substance
25.Analgesics - ANSWER ✔ Generic name - fentanyl citrate
Trade name - Sublimaze
Action - Binds with opiate receptors in the CNS to decrease pain perception:
ClassII controlled substance
26.Analgesics - ANSWER ✔ Generic name - meperidine hydrochlorice
Trade name - Demerol
Action - Binds with opiate receptors in the CNS to decrease pain perception:
ClassII controlled substance
27.Analgesics - ANSWER ✔ Generic name - morphine sulfate
Trade name - Morphine
Action - Binds with opiate receptors in the CNS to decrease pain perception:
ClassII controlled substance
28.Analgesic antipyretic agents - ANSWER ✔ Generic name - acetylsalicylic
acid
Trade name - Aspirin
Action - Blocks prostaglandin synthesis to relieve pain; affects the thermo-
regulatory center of the hypothalamus to reduce temperature; impedes
clotting
29.Analgesic antipyretic agents - ANSWER ✔ Generic name - ibuprofen
Technologist EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION>
1. absence of microorganisms - ANSWER ✔ asepsis
2. a device to accomplish steam or gas sterilization - ANSWER ✔ autoclave
3. amount of gross organic debris or the number of microorganisms on an
object at any given time - ANSWER ✔ bioburden
4. a method for testing the sterilization capability of a sterilizer; contains
microorganisms that are killed when exposed to a sterilization process -
ANSWER ✔ biological indicator
5. designed for use with a pre-vacuum steam sterilizer steam sterilizer to test
for air entrapment - ANSWER ✔ Bowie-Dick test
6. Multidrug-resistant - ANSWER ✔ MDR
7. proteinaceous infectious particle - ANSWER ✔ Prion
,8. microorganism that causes an infection - ANSWER ✔ pathogen
9. cleaner that uses cavitation to dislodge tiny organic particles that can't be
removed by normal manual cleaning - ANSWER ✔ ultrasonic
10.an ionic cleaning interaction between an organic compound and a metal -
ANSWER ✔ chelation
11.number of microbes or amount of organic debris on an object - ANSWER ✔
bioburden
12.object that has come into contact with pathogenic materials - ANSWER ✔
contaminated
13.ability of a wrapper to allow passage of steam and air through a barrier -
ANSWER ✔ permeability
14.process of quickly sterilizing unwrapped instruments - ANSWER ✔ flash
15.level of disinfection that kills most microorganisms, but not spores -
ANSWER ✔ intermediate
16.sterility determined by how a package is handled rather than by time lapsed -
ANSWER ✔ event-related
,17.complete, no breaks or tears - ANSWER ✔ integrity
18.a lensed device used for viewing the interior of a body cavity - ANSWER ✔
endoscope
19.calendar days that are sequentially numbered through the year 1 to 365 -
ANSWER ✔ Julian
20.daily test used to detect air entrapment in prevacuum steam sterilizers -
ANSWER ✔ Bowie-Dick
21.complete submersion in a liquid that contacts all surfaces of an item -
ANSWER ✔ immersion
22.Adrenergics - ANSWER ✔ Generic name - epinenephrine
Trade name - Adrenalin
Action - Causes vasoconstriction resulting in reduced blood flow
23.Adrenergics - ANSWER ✔ Generic name - phenylephrine hydrochloride
Trade name - Neosynephrine
Action - Stimulates alpha adrenergic receptors, causing vasoconstriction
24.Analgesics - ANSWER ✔ Generic name - codeine sulfate
Trade name - Codeine
, Action - Binds with opiate receptors in the CNS to decrease pain perception:
ClassII controlled substance
25.Analgesics - ANSWER ✔ Generic name - fentanyl citrate
Trade name - Sublimaze
Action - Binds with opiate receptors in the CNS to decrease pain perception:
ClassII controlled substance
26.Analgesics - ANSWER ✔ Generic name - meperidine hydrochlorice
Trade name - Demerol
Action - Binds with opiate receptors in the CNS to decrease pain perception:
ClassII controlled substance
27.Analgesics - ANSWER ✔ Generic name - morphine sulfate
Trade name - Morphine
Action - Binds with opiate receptors in the CNS to decrease pain perception:
ClassII controlled substance
28.Analgesic antipyretic agents - ANSWER ✔ Generic name - acetylsalicylic
acid
Trade name - Aspirin
Action - Blocks prostaglandin synthesis to relieve pain; affects the thermo-
regulatory center of the hypothalamus to reduce temperature; impedes
clotting
29.Analgesic antipyretic agents - ANSWER ✔ Generic name - ibuprofen
