CST Exam Prep Questions and
Answers 100% PASS
A. management of specimens - CORRECT ANSWER-Which of the following is
considered the MOST important skill for a surgical technologist?
A. management of specimens
B. management of sponges
C. maintaining an orderly setup
D. ensuring adequate lightingof specimens
C. midline - CORRECT ANSWER-The surgical incision that allows for the BEST
visualization for a Billroth I procedure is
A. McBurney's.
B. Pfannenstiel.
C. midline.
D. subcostal.
,C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle. - CORRECT ANSWER-CSF is formed in the
lateral ventricles of a patient and may not properly flow into the third ventricle
through the foramen of
A. Magendie into the fourth ventricle.
B. Monro into the fourth ventricle.
C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle.
D. Luschka into the fourth ventricle.
C. Place in separate containers and identify. - CORRECT ANSWER-During an
excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should prepare
specimens using which of the following methods?
A. Place on a Raytec to be handed off to the circulator.
B. Separate on Telfa and pass to the circulator.
C. Place in separate containers and identify.
D. Place in specimen container held by the circulator using a hemostat.
B. 15-25. - CORRECT ANSWER-The required number of air exchanges per hour
in an OR is
A. 5 to 10.
B. 15 to 25.
C. 30 to 35.
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, D. 40 to 50.
B. The manufacturer's standards for sterilizing the instrument are unknown. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A special-made instrument without a backup falls to the
floor during a procedure. Which of the following is the BEST reason to hesitate
performing immediate-use sterilization?
A. The sterilizer is used for implantable devices, but not instruments.
B. The manufacturer's standards for sterilizing the instrument are unknown.
C. The staff feels uncomfortable transporting the unwrapped instrument to the
OR after sterilization.
D. There are no wrappers or pouches available for sterilizing the instrument.
B. a choledochotomy - CORRECT ANSWER-A T-tube drain may be used
following
A. a splenectomy.
B. a choledochotomy.
C. an appendectomy.
D. a herniorrhaphy.
A. cuticular and subcuticular - CORRECT ANSWER-When assisting with the
closure of a skin incision and operating the skin stapler, the surgical technologist
places the staples through which two layers?
Answers 100% PASS
A. management of specimens - CORRECT ANSWER-Which of the following is
considered the MOST important skill for a surgical technologist?
A. management of specimens
B. management of sponges
C. maintaining an orderly setup
D. ensuring adequate lightingof specimens
C. midline - CORRECT ANSWER-The surgical incision that allows for the BEST
visualization for a Billroth I procedure is
A. McBurney's.
B. Pfannenstiel.
C. midline.
D. subcostal.
,C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle. - CORRECT ANSWER-CSF is formed in the
lateral ventricles of a patient and may not properly flow into the third ventricle
through the foramen of
A. Magendie into the fourth ventricle.
B. Monro into the fourth ventricle.
C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle.
D. Luschka into the fourth ventricle.
C. Place in separate containers and identify. - CORRECT ANSWER-During an
excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should prepare
specimens using which of the following methods?
A. Place on a Raytec to be handed off to the circulator.
B. Separate on Telfa and pass to the circulator.
C. Place in separate containers and identify.
D. Place in specimen container held by the circulator using a hemostat.
B. 15-25. - CORRECT ANSWER-The required number of air exchanges per hour
in an OR is
A. 5 to 10.
B. 15 to 25.
C. 30 to 35.
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law
, D. 40 to 50.
B. The manufacturer's standards for sterilizing the instrument are unknown. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A special-made instrument without a backup falls to the
floor during a procedure. Which of the following is the BEST reason to hesitate
performing immediate-use sterilization?
A. The sterilizer is used for implantable devices, but not instruments.
B. The manufacturer's standards for sterilizing the instrument are unknown.
C. The staff feels uncomfortable transporting the unwrapped instrument to the
OR after sterilization.
D. There are no wrappers or pouches available for sterilizing the instrument.
B. a choledochotomy - CORRECT ANSWER-A T-tube drain may be used
following
A. a splenectomy.
B. a choledochotomy.
C. an appendectomy.
D. a herniorrhaphy.
A. cuticular and subcuticular - CORRECT ANSWER-When assisting with the
closure of a skin incision and operating the skin stapler, the surgical technologist
places the staples through which two layers?
