AST Practice Test Exam #1 For Certification Exam Questions with
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1. Which of the following structures is located in the shelves of the steam sterilizing cart, they should be
alveolar processes? positioned how?
A. Teeth A. Flat
B. Villi B. Upside down
C. Sinuses C. Vertical
D. Tonsils - ANSWER -Teeth The teeth are D. Angled - ANSWER -Flat
located in the sockets of the alveolar processes of
the mandible and maxillae.
7. Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of:
A. Calcium
2. What is the wound classification for a B. Nitrogen
bronchoscopy? C. Potassium
A. Clean D. Albumin - ANSWER -Potassium
B. Contaminated
C. Dirty and infected
D. Clean-contaminated - ANSWER -Clean- 8. Which of the following tissues are cut using curved
contaminated Mayo scissors?
A. Fascia
B. Periosteum
3. The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens C. Dura mater
before cataract surgery is: D. Arterial wall - ANSWER -Fascia
A. Atropine sulfate
B. Alpha-chymotrypsin
C. Acetylcholine chloride 9. What laser beam can travel through clear tissues
D. Pilocarpine hydrochloride - ANSWER - without heating them?
Alpha-chymotrypsin A. Argon
B. Excimer
C. Carbon dioxide
4. How should the stretcher be oriented when D. Neodymium: YAG - ANSWER -Argon
necessary to use an elevator to transport a patient to
the OR?
A. Place stretcher sideways in elevator 10. Permission for treatment given with full
B. Enter head first, exit feet first knowledge of the risks is a/an:
C. Position in elevant is irrelevant A. Tort
D. Enter feet first, exit head first - ANSWER - B. Malpractice
Enter head first, exit feet first C. Personal liability
D. Informed Consent - ANSWER -Informed
Consent
5. Which of the following is a curved, transverse
incision across the lower abdomen frequently used in
gynecological surgery? 11. Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower
A. Midline esophageal sphincter?
B. Paramedian A. Cardia
C. McBurney's B. Fundus
D. Pfannenstiel - ANSWER -Pfannenstiel C. Pylorus
D. Antrum - ANSWER -Cardia
6. When perforated metal trays are placed on the
,AST Practice Test Exam #1 For Certification Exam Questions with
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12. Low level disinfectants kill most microbes, but do stand when handing towels to the surgeon to square
not destroy: off an incision site?
A. Viruses A. Opposite side from surgeon
B. Bacteria B. Same side as surgeon
C. Fungi C. Foot of OR table
D. Spores - ANSWER -Spores D. Head of OR table - ANSWER -Same side as
surgeon
13. Syndactyly refers to:
A. Cleft palate 19. A properly performed surgical scrub renders the
B. Webbed finger skin:
C. Fused tarsale A. Sterile
D. Torn ligaments - ANSWER -Webbed fingers B. Disinfected
C. Surgically clean
D. Moistened and dehydrated - ANSWER -
14. The surgical pack utilized to create the sterile Surgically clean
field should be opened on the:
A. Stretcher
B. OR table 20. Through which of the following do the common
C. Backtable bile duct and the pancreatic duct empty?
D. Mayo stand - ANSWER -Backtable A. Ampulla of Vater
B. Duct of Santorini
C. Wirsung's duct
15. The islets of Langerhans secrete: D. Sphincter of Oddi - ANSWER -Ampulla of
A. Bile Vater
B. Insulin
C. Intrinsic factor
D. Inhibiting hormones - ANSWER -Insulin 21. What identifiers must be verified by the patient on
their ID bracelet prior to transporting a patient to the
OR?A. Name, social security #, physician
16. What type of procedure would involve the B. Name, medical record #, allergies
removal of teeth? C. Name, date of birth, diagnosis
A. Cleft palate repair D. Name, date of birth, physician - ANSWER -
B. Arch bar application Name, date of birth, physician
C. Extractions
D. Implants - ANSWER -Extractions
22. What are spiral-shaped bacteria called?
A. Cocci
17. Which organism is a normal resident flora of the B. Bacilli
intestinal tract? C. Spirilli
A. Escherichia coli D. Diplococci - ANSWER -Spirilli
B. Stephylococcus aureus
C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
D. Clostridium tetani - ANSWER -Escherichia 23. The primary function of the gallbladder is to:
coli A. Store bile
B. Produce bile
C. Emulsify fats
18. Where should the first scrub surgical technologist D. Metabolize fats - ANSWER -Store bile
, AST Practice Test Exam #1 For Certification Exam Questions with
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bites
24. Which of the following is an non-sterile member
of the surgical team? 30. What is an examination of the cervix using a
A. Surgeon binocular microscope?
B. Circulator A. Colposcopy
C. Surgical assistant B. Laparoscopy
D. Surgical technologist - ANSWER -Circulator C. Urethroscopy
D. Hysteroscopy - ANSWER -Colposcopy
25. What is not a benefit of using surface-mounted
sliding doors for access to the operating room? 31. Compression of the heart from excessive fluid or
A. Uses less space for opening blood buildup is called:
B. Aid in controlling temperature A. Tamponade
C. Eliminate air turbulence B. Pericarditis
D. Provides for thorough cleaning - ANSWER - C. Infarction
Aid in controlling temperature D. Cardiomyopathy - ANSWER -Tamponade
26. What are the three factors for reducing ionizing 32. Which surgical team member determines when
radiation exposure? the patient can be transported from the OR to the
A. Type of procedure, equipment, radiation dose PACU?
B. Exposure, frequency, concentration A. Anesthesia provider
C. Time, shielding, distance B. Circulator
D. Site, age, gender - ANSWER -Time, C. Surgeon
shielding, distance D. Surgical technologist - ANSWER -Anesthesia
provider
27. Which is the first part of the small intestine?
A. Duodenum 33. Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove
B. Jejunum fluid?
C. Ileum A. -dynia
D. Cecum - ANSWER -Duodenum B. -tomy
C. -lysis
D. -centesis - ANSWER --centesis
28. What is the surgical position frequently used for
patients undergoing kidney surgery?
A. Prone 34. To which portion of the colon is the appendix
B. Lateral attached?
C. Supine A. Ascending
D. Lithotomy - ANSWER -Lateral B. Descending
C. Cecum
D. Sigmoid - ANSWER -Cecum
29. How are rickettsiae transmitted?
A. Arthropod bites
B. Physical contact 35. Which laboratory test determines bacterial
C. Blood exposure identification?
D. Airborne organisms - ANSWER -Arthropod A. Gram stain
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1. Which of the following structures is located in the shelves of the steam sterilizing cart, they should be
alveolar processes? positioned how?
A. Teeth A. Flat
B. Villi B. Upside down
C. Sinuses C. Vertical
D. Tonsils - ANSWER -Teeth The teeth are D. Angled - ANSWER -Flat
located in the sockets of the alveolar processes of
the mandible and maxillae.
7. Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of:
A. Calcium
2. What is the wound classification for a B. Nitrogen
bronchoscopy? C. Potassium
A. Clean D. Albumin - ANSWER -Potassium
B. Contaminated
C. Dirty and infected
D. Clean-contaminated - ANSWER -Clean- 8. Which of the following tissues are cut using curved
contaminated Mayo scissors?
A. Fascia
B. Periosteum
3. The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens C. Dura mater
before cataract surgery is: D. Arterial wall - ANSWER -Fascia
A. Atropine sulfate
B. Alpha-chymotrypsin
C. Acetylcholine chloride 9. What laser beam can travel through clear tissues
D. Pilocarpine hydrochloride - ANSWER - without heating them?
Alpha-chymotrypsin A. Argon
B. Excimer
C. Carbon dioxide
4. How should the stretcher be oriented when D. Neodymium: YAG - ANSWER -Argon
necessary to use an elevator to transport a patient to
the OR?
A. Place stretcher sideways in elevator 10. Permission for treatment given with full
B. Enter head first, exit feet first knowledge of the risks is a/an:
C. Position in elevant is irrelevant A. Tort
D. Enter feet first, exit head first - ANSWER - B. Malpractice
Enter head first, exit feet first C. Personal liability
D. Informed Consent - ANSWER -Informed
Consent
5. Which of the following is a curved, transverse
incision across the lower abdomen frequently used in
gynecological surgery? 11. Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower
A. Midline esophageal sphincter?
B. Paramedian A. Cardia
C. McBurney's B. Fundus
D. Pfannenstiel - ANSWER -Pfannenstiel C. Pylorus
D. Antrum - ANSWER -Cardia
6. When perforated metal trays are placed on the
,AST Practice Test Exam #1 For Certification Exam Questions with
Verified Answers Rated A
12. Low level disinfectants kill most microbes, but do stand when handing towels to the surgeon to square
not destroy: off an incision site?
A. Viruses A. Opposite side from surgeon
B. Bacteria B. Same side as surgeon
C. Fungi C. Foot of OR table
D. Spores - ANSWER -Spores D. Head of OR table - ANSWER -Same side as
surgeon
13. Syndactyly refers to:
A. Cleft palate 19. A properly performed surgical scrub renders the
B. Webbed finger skin:
C. Fused tarsale A. Sterile
D. Torn ligaments - ANSWER -Webbed fingers B. Disinfected
C. Surgically clean
D. Moistened and dehydrated - ANSWER -
14. The surgical pack utilized to create the sterile Surgically clean
field should be opened on the:
A. Stretcher
B. OR table 20. Through which of the following do the common
C. Backtable bile duct and the pancreatic duct empty?
D. Mayo stand - ANSWER -Backtable A. Ampulla of Vater
B. Duct of Santorini
C. Wirsung's duct
15. The islets of Langerhans secrete: D. Sphincter of Oddi - ANSWER -Ampulla of
A. Bile Vater
B. Insulin
C. Intrinsic factor
D. Inhibiting hormones - ANSWER -Insulin 21. What identifiers must be verified by the patient on
their ID bracelet prior to transporting a patient to the
OR?A. Name, social security #, physician
16. What type of procedure would involve the B. Name, medical record #, allergies
removal of teeth? C. Name, date of birth, diagnosis
A. Cleft palate repair D. Name, date of birth, physician - ANSWER -
B. Arch bar application Name, date of birth, physician
C. Extractions
D. Implants - ANSWER -Extractions
22. What are spiral-shaped bacteria called?
A. Cocci
17. Which organism is a normal resident flora of the B. Bacilli
intestinal tract? C. Spirilli
A. Escherichia coli D. Diplococci - ANSWER -Spirilli
B. Stephylococcus aureus
C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
D. Clostridium tetani - ANSWER -Escherichia 23. The primary function of the gallbladder is to:
coli A. Store bile
B. Produce bile
C. Emulsify fats
18. Where should the first scrub surgical technologist D. Metabolize fats - ANSWER -Store bile
, AST Practice Test Exam #1 For Certification Exam Questions with
Verified Answers Rated A
bites
24. Which of the following is an non-sterile member
of the surgical team? 30. What is an examination of the cervix using a
A. Surgeon binocular microscope?
B. Circulator A. Colposcopy
C. Surgical assistant B. Laparoscopy
D. Surgical technologist - ANSWER -Circulator C. Urethroscopy
D. Hysteroscopy - ANSWER -Colposcopy
25. What is not a benefit of using surface-mounted
sliding doors for access to the operating room? 31. Compression of the heart from excessive fluid or
A. Uses less space for opening blood buildup is called:
B. Aid in controlling temperature A. Tamponade
C. Eliminate air turbulence B. Pericarditis
D. Provides for thorough cleaning - ANSWER - C. Infarction
Aid in controlling temperature D. Cardiomyopathy - ANSWER -Tamponade
26. What are the three factors for reducing ionizing 32. Which surgical team member determines when
radiation exposure? the patient can be transported from the OR to the
A. Type of procedure, equipment, radiation dose PACU?
B. Exposure, frequency, concentration A. Anesthesia provider
C. Time, shielding, distance B. Circulator
D. Site, age, gender - ANSWER -Time, C. Surgeon
shielding, distance D. Surgical technologist - ANSWER -Anesthesia
provider
27. Which is the first part of the small intestine?
A. Duodenum 33. Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove
B. Jejunum fluid?
C. Ileum A. -dynia
D. Cecum - ANSWER -Duodenum B. -tomy
C. -lysis
D. -centesis - ANSWER --centesis
28. What is the surgical position frequently used for
patients undergoing kidney surgery?
A. Prone 34. To which portion of the colon is the appendix
B. Lateral attached?
C. Supine A. Ascending
D. Lithotomy - ANSWER -Lateral B. Descending
C. Cecum
D. Sigmoid - ANSWER -Cecum
29. How are rickettsiae transmitted?
A. Arthropod bites
B. Physical contact 35. Which laboratory test determines bacterial
C. Blood exposure identification?
D. Airborne organisms - ANSWER -Arthropod A. Gram stain
