NBSTSA Certification Solved Exam
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Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar
processes?
A. Teeth
B. Villi
C. Sinuses
D. Tonsils - Correct Answers ✅A. Teeth
•The teeth are located in the socket's of the alveolar
processes of the mandible and maxillae.
Which of the following is the wound classification for a
bronchoscopy?
A. Clean
B. Contaminated
C. Dirty & Infected
D. Clean-Contaminated - Correct Answers ✅D. Clean-
Contaminated
•Clean-Contaminated procedures include those when the
aero-digestive tract is entered. The bronchoscope is inserted
through the mouth and into the bronchial tubes. The
procedure is considered clean, not sterile.
The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens before
cataract surgery is:
A. Atropine sulfate
,NBSTSA Certification Solved Exam
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B. Alpha-Chymotrypsin
C. Acetylcholine chloride
D. Pilocarpine hydrochloride - Correct Answers ✅B. Alpha-
Chymotrypsin
•Alpha-Chymotrypsin is a solution used to soften the zonules
holding the lens before cataract surgery to ease extraction of
the lens.
How should the structure be oriented when necessary to use
an elevator to transport a patient to the OR?
A. Place stretcher sideways in elevator
B. Enter head first, exit feet first
C. Position in elevator is irrelevant
D. Enter feet first, exit head first - Correct Answers ✅B.
Enter head first, exit feet first
•The patient should be placed in the elevator entering head
first and exit feet first when being transported to the OR on
the stretcher.
Which of the following is a curved, transverse incision across
the lower abdomen frequently used in gynecological surgery?
A. Midline
B. Paramedian
C. McBurney's
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D. Pfannenstiel - Correct Answers ✅D. Pfannenstiel
•Pfannenstiel's incision is a curved transverse incision across
the lower abdomen and used frequently in gynecologic
surgery
When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the
steam sterilizing cart, they should be positioned:
A. Flat
B. Upside down
C. Vertical
D. Angled - Correct Answers ✅A. Flat
•Metal trays that are perforated or have a mesh bottom
should be placed on the sterilizing cart flat.
Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of:
A. Calcium
B. Nitrogen
C. Potassium
D. Albumin - Correct Answers ✅C. Potassium
•Potassium plays four important roles: influences the
electrical excitability of cells; the amount of potassium in
cells affects cell volume; potassium balance is important in
maintaining the acid-base balance; the amount of potassium
in cells affects cell metabolism. Hyperkalemia, an abnormal
, NBSTSA Certification Solved Exam
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level of potassium, can be life threatening, causing cardiac
irregularities.
Which of the following tissues are cut using curved mayo
scissors?
A. Fascia
B. Periosteum
C. Dura mater
D. Arterial wall - Correct Answers ✅A. Fascia
•Curved mayo scissors are large scissors, with thick blades
used to cut tough tissue, such as fascia, tendons and muscle.
Which laser beam can travel through clear tissues without
heating them?
A. Argon
B. Excimer
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Neodymium: YAG - Correct Answers ✅A. Argon
•The argon laser beam can travel through clear fluids and
tissues.
Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the
risks is a/an:
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Practice Papers)
Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar
processes?
A. Teeth
B. Villi
C. Sinuses
D. Tonsils - Correct Answers ✅A. Teeth
•The teeth are located in the socket's of the alveolar
processes of the mandible and maxillae.
Which of the following is the wound classification for a
bronchoscopy?
A. Clean
B. Contaminated
C. Dirty & Infected
D. Clean-Contaminated - Correct Answers ✅D. Clean-
Contaminated
•Clean-Contaminated procedures include those when the
aero-digestive tract is entered. The bronchoscope is inserted
through the mouth and into the bronchial tubes. The
procedure is considered clean, not sterile.
The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens before
cataract surgery is:
A. Atropine sulfate
,NBSTSA Certification Solved Exam
Questions and Answers (Complete
Practice Papers)
B. Alpha-Chymotrypsin
C. Acetylcholine chloride
D. Pilocarpine hydrochloride - Correct Answers ✅B. Alpha-
Chymotrypsin
•Alpha-Chymotrypsin is a solution used to soften the zonules
holding the lens before cataract surgery to ease extraction of
the lens.
How should the structure be oriented when necessary to use
an elevator to transport a patient to the OR?
A. Place stretcher sideways in elevator
B. Enter head first, exit feet first
C. Position in elevator is irrelevant
D. Enter feet first, exit head first - Correct Answers ✅B.
Enter head first, exit feet first
•The patient should be placed in the elevator entering head
first and exit feet first when being transported to the OR on
the stretcher.
Which of the following is a curved, transverse incision across
the lower abdomen frequently used in gynecological surgery?
A. Midline
B. Paramedian
C. McBurney's
,NBSTSA Certification Solved Exam
Questions and Answers (Complete
Practice Papers)
D. Pfannenstiel - Correct Answers ✅D. Pfannenstiel
•Pfannenstiel's incision is a curved transverse incision across
the lower abdomen and used frequently in gynecologic
surgery
When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the
steam sterilizing cart, they should be positioned:
A. Flat
B. Upside down
C. Vertical
D. Angled - Correct Answers ✅A. Flat
•Metal trays that are perforated or have a mesh bottom
should be placed on the sterilizing cart flat.
Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of:
A. Calcium
B. Nitrogen
C. Potassium
D. Albumin - Correct Answers ✅C. Potassium
•Potassium plays four important roles: influences the
electrical excitability of cells; the amount of potassium in
cells affects cell volume; potassium balance is important in
maintaining the acid-base balance; the amount of potassium
in cells affects cell metabolism. Hyperkalemia, an abnormal
, NBSTSA Certification Solved Exam
Questions and Answers (Complete
Practice Papers)
level of potassium, can be life threatening, causing cardiac
irregularities.
Which of the following tissues are cut using curved mayo
scissors?
A. Fascia
B. Periosteum
C. Dura mater
D. Arterial wall - Correct Answers ✅A. Fascia
•Curved mayo scissors are large scissors, with thick blades
used to cut tough tissue, such as fascia, tendons and muscle.
Which laser beam can travel through clear tissues without
heating them?
A. Argon
B. Excimer
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Neodymium: YAG - Correct Answers ✅A. Argon
•The argon laser beam can travel through clear fluids and
tissues.
Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the
risks is a/an:
