SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER 7
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The number of microbes or organic debris that exist at a given time is
referred to as ____. Answer: bioburden
◉ The contamination of a person or object by another person or object is
called ____. Answer: cross contamination
◉ Methods used to prevent contamination of the sterile field are referred
to as ____. Answer: sterile technique
◉ Which term is used to describe "the multiplication of organisms in
tissue"? Answer: Infection
◉ Escherichia coli normally resides in the lumen of the ____. Answer:
intestine
◉ Bacilli are typically found to be in the shape of ____. Answer: rods
◉ Bacteria that require oxygen to sustain life are called ____. Answer:
aerobic
, ◉ Which pathogen leads in the percentage of surgical site infections?
Answer: Staphylococcus aureus
◉ What dormant structure can some bacteria form to survive adverse
environmental conditions? Answer: spore
◉ A nonliving particle that is completely reliant on the host cell for
survival is called a ____. Answer: virus
◉ The primary source of airborne bacteria transmission in the operating
room is the ____. Answer: surgical team
◉ A bloodborne pathogen that puts health care workers at particular risk
is ____. Answer: hepatitis C
◉ A surgical procedure involving perforated viscera is classified as a
____. Answer: class IV, dirty wound
◉ Most surgical infections occur because of ____. Answer:
contamination during the procedure
◉ Infection contracted within the health care setting is known as ____.
Answer: nosocomial
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The number of microbes or organic debris that exist at a given time is
referred to as ____. Answer: bioburden
◉ The contamination of a person or object by another person or object is
called ____. Answer: cross contamination
◉ Methods used to prevent contamination of the sterile field are referred
to as ____. Answer: sterile technique
◉ Which term is used to describe "the multiplication of organisms in
tissue"? Answer: Infection
◉ Escherichia coli normally resides in the lumen of the ____. Answer:
intestine
◉ Bacilli are typically found to be in the shape of ____. Answer: rods
◉ Bacteria that require oxygen to sustain life are called ____. Answer:
aerobic
, ◉ Which pathogen leads in the percentage of surgical site infections?
Answer: Staphylococcus aureus
◉ What dormant structure can some bacteria form to survive adverse
environmental conditions? Answer: spore
◉ A nonliving particle that is completely reliant on the host cell for
survival is called a ____. Answer: virus
◉ The primary source of airborne bacteria transmission in the operating
room is the ____. Answer: surgical team
◉ A bloodborne pathogen that puts health care workers at particular risk
is ____. Answer: hepatitis C
◉ A surgical procedure involving perforated viscera is classified as a
____. Answer: class IV, dirty wound
◉ Most surgical infections occur because of ____. Answer:
contamination during the procedure
◉ Infection contracted within the health care setting is known as ____.
Answer: nosocomial
