SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY MIDTERM
CH 1-6 PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ Which of the following terms is used to classify a planned procedure?a.
elective b. emergent c. alternatived. urgent.
Answer: a. elective
◍ Which of the following historical figures is considered to be the father of
modern anatomy and to have changed the traditional approach to anatomical
studies?a. Aristotleb. Homerc. Vesaliusd. Paré.
Answer: c. Vesalius
◍ Which of the following terms is used to describe surgical intervention that
does not have to be performed immediately, or within a short period of
time?a. electiveb. emergentc. optionald. urgent.
Answer: a. elective
◍ Which of the following historical figures is considered the father of modern
anatomy and changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies?a.
Aristotleb. Homerc. Pared. Vesalius.
Answer: d. Vesalius
◍ Which of the following historical figures developed the first X-ray
machine?a. Celsiusb. Jennerc. Listerd. Roentgen.
Answer: d. Roentgen
◍ Surgical case management consists of ___ phases.a. twob. threec. fourd.
five.
Answer: three
,◍ Which of the following surgical team members maintains the operative
record?a. anesthesia care providerb. circulating nursec. surgeon d. surgical
technologist.
Answer: b. circulating nurse
◍ Which of the following historical figures developed the x-ray machine?a.
Celsiusb. Jennerc. Listerd. Roentgen.
Answer: d. Roentgen
◍ How many phases of surgical case management are there?.
Answer: 3pre-, intra-, post-operative
◍ During the postoperative phase, which of the following surgical team
members is responsible for separating instruments and disassembling the
sterile field?a. CRNAb. CRNFAc. CSFAd. CST.
Answer: d. CST
◍ Which of the following surgical team members would be primarily
responsible for maintaining the patient's operative record and transporting
the patient to the post-anesthesia unit (PACU)?a. anesthesia providerb.
circulating RNc. surgeond. surgical technologist.
Answer: b. circulating RN
◍ Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for
separating instruments and disassembling the sterile field in the
post-operative phase?a. CRNAb. CRNFAc. CSFAd. CST.
Answer: d. CST
◍ Graduates of a CAAHEP accredited program are eligible to take the national
certification examination through which of the following organizations?a.
ARC/STSAb. ASTc. AORNd. NBSTSA.
Answer: d. NBSTSA
◍ A CST may move upward within an organization to positions with more
responsibility through which of the following programs?a. level-up
programb. CST pathway c. clinical ladderd. professional step.
, Answer: c. clinical ladder
◍ Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical
technologists and surgical first assistants and confers the appropriate
credential to eligible certificants?a. ARC/STSAb. ASTc. CAAHEPd.
NBSTSA.
Answer: d. NBSTSA
◍ Which of the following symbols on the AST logo represents the surgical
technologist performing various roles in surgery?a. empty circleb. empty
trianglec. black/blue triangled. filled circle.
Answer: d. filled circle
◍ Which of the following roles primarily consists of providing exposure,
visualization, and closure of body planes?a. circulatorb. surgical first
assistant c. first scrub CSTd. second scrub CST.
Answer: b. surgical first assistant
◍ A private surgical technologist is usually employed by:a. a physician,
physician group, or agency.b. an ambulatory surgery center.c. a medical
services and equipment company.d. an anesthesia group..
Answer: a. a physician, physician group, or agency
◍ Which of the following is defined by the American College of Surgeons
(ACS) as providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other technical
functions that help the surgwon carry out a safe operation with optimal
results for the patient?a. assistant circulatorb. surgical first assistantc. first
scrubd. second scrub.
Answer: b. surgical first assistant
◍ A private surgical technologist is usually employed by which of the
following?a. surgeon or physician groupb. ambulatory surgery centerc.
instrument sales companyd. traveling staffing agency.
Answer: a. surgeon or physician group
◍ The terms "entry-level, proficient, and practitioner" are applied to which of
the following?a. accreditation status of surgical technologyb. continuing
CH 1-6 PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ Which of the following terms is used to classify a planned procedure?a.
elective b. emergent c. alternatived. urgent.
Answer: a. elective
◍ Which of the following historical figures is considered to be the father of
modern anatomy and to have changed the traditional approach to anatomical
studies?a. Aristotleb. Homerc. Vesaliusd. Paré.
Answer: c. Vesalius
◍ Which of the following terms is used to describe surgical intervention that
does not have to be performed immediately, or within a short period of
time?a. electiveb. emergentc. optionald. urgent.
Answer: a. elective
◍ Which of the following historical figures is considered the father of modern
anatomy and changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies?a.
Aristotleb. Homerc. Pared. Vesalius.
Answer: d. Vesalius
◍ Which of the following historical figures developed the first X-ray
machine?a. Celsiusb. Jennerc. Listerd. Roentgen.
Answer: d. Roentgen
◍ Surgical case management consists of ___ phases.a. twob. threec. fourd.
five.
Answer: three
,◍ Which of the following surgical team members maintains the operative
record?a. anesthesia care providerb. circulating nursec. surgeon d. surgical
technologist.
Answer: b. circulating nurse
◍ Which of the following historical figures developed the x-ray machine?a.
Celsiusb. Jennerc. Listerd. Roentgen.
Answer: d. Roentgen
◍ How many phases of surgical case management are there?.
Answer: 3pre-, intra-, post-operative
◍ During the postoperative phase, which of the following surgical team
members is responsible for separating instruments and disassembling the
sterile field?a. CRNAb. CRNFAc. CSFAd. CST.
Answer: d. CST
◍ Which of the following surgical team members would be primarily
responsible for maintaining the patient's operative record and transporting
the patient to the post-anesthesia unit (PACU)?a. anesthesia providerb.
circulating RNc. surgeond. surgical technologist.
Answer: b. circulating RN
◍ Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for
separating instruments and disassembling the sterile field in the
post-operative phase?a. CRNAb. CRNFAc. CSFAd. CST.
Answer: d. CST
◍ Graduates of a CAAHEP accredited program are eligible to take the national
certification examination through which of the following organizations?a.
ARC/STSAb. ASTc. AORNd. NBSTSA.
Answer: d. NBSTSA
◍ A CST may move upward within an organization to positions with more
responsibility through which of the following programs?a. level-up
programb. CST pathway c. clinical ladderd. professional step.
, Answer: c. clinical ladder
◍ Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical
technologists and surgical first assistants and confers the appropriate
credential to eligible certificants?a. ARC/STSAb. ASTc. CAAHEPd.
NBSTSA.
Answer: d. NBSTSA
◍ Which of the following symbols on the AST logo represents the surgical
technologist performing various roles in surgery?a. empty circleb. empty
trianglec. black/blue triangled. filled circle.
Answer: d. filled circle
◍ Which of the following roles primarily consists of providing exposure,
visualization, and closure of body planes?a. circulatorb. surgical first
assistant c. first scrub CSTd. second scrub CST.
Answer: b. surgical first assistant
◍ A private surgical technologist is usually employed by:a. a physician,
physician group, or agency.b. an ambulatory surgery center.c. a medical
services and equipment company.d. an anesthesia group..
Answer: a. a physician, physician group, or agency
◍ Which of the following is defined by the American College of Surgeons
(ACS) as providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other technical
functions that help the surgwon carry out a safe operation with optimal
results for the patient?a. assistant circulatorb. surgical first assistantc. first
scrubd. second scrub.
Answer: b. surgical first assistant
◍ A private surgical technologist is usually employed by which of the
following?a. surgeon or physician groupb. ambulatory surgery centerc.
instrument sales companyd. traveling staffing agency.
Answer: a. surgeon or physician group
◍ The terms "entry-level, proficient, and practitioner" are applied to which of
the following?a. accreditation status of surgical technologyb. continuing
