NCCT SURGICAL TECH EXAM CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following is the most common combination of
hemostatic agents used in neurosurgery?
A. Glucagen and Heparin
B. Gelfoam and Thrombin
C. Gelfoam and Heparin
D. Glucagen and Thrombin Answer: B. Gelfoam and Thrombin
◉ Which of the following hemostatic agents should a surgical
technologist pull for a lumbar decompression case? (Select the three
(3) correct answers.)
A. Surgicel
B. Thrombin
C. Gelfoam
D. silver nitrate
E. Oxytocin Answer: A. Surgicel
B. Thrombin
C. Gelfoam
,◉ During a laminectomy the patient begins to bleed at the surface of
the vertebrae. Which of the following hemostatic agents is the best
choice?
A. Fibrillar
B. Floseal
C. Pledgets with thrombin
D. bone wax Answer: D. bone wax
◉ A patient presents with pulmonary lung carcinoid tumor and the
doctor removes a medium sized tumor in the lower lobe during
surgery. The doctor proceeds to suture the area where the tumor
was removed, but the tissue is so fragile that as he sutures, the
suture line leaks air. Which of the following hemostatic agents would
be best to use in this situation?
A. Tisseel - colonic sealant
B. Bio glue - pulmonary artery sealant
C. Pro gel - pleural sealant
D. Floseal - soft tissue sealant Answer: C. Pro gel - pleural sealant
◉ Which of the following devices is used on bowel resections,
considered an intraluminal stapler, creates an anastomosis, and is
size specific?
A. GIA
,B. purse-string
C. TA
D. EEA Answer: D. EEA
◉ Which of the following staplers can require reloading during an
endoscopic procedure?
A. linear dissecting stapler
B. intraluminal stapler (EEA)
C. multifire skin stapler
D. purse string stapler Answer: A. linear dissecting stapler
◉ Which of the following suture material is most commonly used for
wound closure in the presence of infection?
A. silk
B. plain gut
C. stainless steel
D. nylon Answer: C. stainless steel
◉ Which of the following is the primary purpose of bolsters used
with retention sutures?
A. to prevent tissue damage
B. to help secure dressings
, C. to replace skin staples
D. to prevent post-operative edema Answer: A. to prevent tissue
damage
◉ The surgeon will use a running nylon stitch for the skin closure.
After the knot is tied, which of the following sutures should the
surgical technologist cut? Answer: B. the short one
◉ While preparing the sterile field for an endarterectomy, the
surgical technologist will need which of the following items for the
anastomosis?
A. small gauge monofilament suture
B. large gauge multifilament suture
C. small gauge surgical gut
D. mid-gauge surgical stainless steel Answer: A. small gauge
monofilament suture
◉ A general surgeon is preparing to close a patient's abdomen. The
patient has increased swelling and the surgeon has informed the
surgical team that he will need to reinforce the closure. Which of the
following materials should the technologist retrieve to prepare for
the closure?
A. silk suture on a straight needle
B. PDS suture on a reverse cutting needle
EVALUATION TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following is the most common combination of
hemostatic agents used in neurosurgery?
A. Glucagen and Heparin
B. Gelfoam and Thrombin
C. Gelfoam and Heparin
D. Glucagen and Thrombin Answer: B. Gelfoam and Thrombin
◉ Which of the following hemostatic agents should a surgical
technologist pull for a lumbar decompression case? (Select the three
(3) correct answers.)
A. Surgicel
B. Thrombin
C. Gelfoam
D. silver nitrate
E. Oxytocin Answer: A. Surgicel
B. Thrombin
C. Gelfoam
,◉ During a laminectomy the patient begins to bleed at the surface of
the vertebrae. Which of the following hemostatic agents is the best
choice?
A. Fibrillar
B. Floseal
C. Pledgets with thrombin
D. bone wax Answer: D. bone wax
◉ A patient presents with pulmonary lung carcinoid tumor and the
doctor removes a medium sized tumor in the lower lobe during
surgery. The doctor proceeds to suture the area where the tumor
was removed, but the tissue is so fragile that as he sutures, the
suture line leaks air. Which of the following hemostatic agents would
be best to use in this situation?
A. Tisseel - colonic sealant
B. Bio glue - pulmonary artery sealant
C. Pro gel - pleural sealant
D. Floseal - soft tissue sealant Answer: C. Pro gel - pleural sealant
◉ Which of the following devices is used on bowel resections,
considered an intraluminal stapler, creates an anastomosis, and is
size specific?
A. GIA
,B. purse-string
C. TA
D. EEA Answer: D. EEA
◉ Which of the following staplers can require reloading during an
endoscopic procedure?
A. linear dissecting stapler
B. intraluminal stapler (EEA)
C. multifire skin stapler
D. purse string stapler Answer: A. linear dissecting stapler
◉ Which of the following suture material is most commonly used for
wound closure in the presence of infection?
A. silk
B. plain gut
C. stainless steel
D. nylon Answer: C. stainless steel
◉ Which of the following is the primary purpose of bolsters used
with retention sutures?
A. to prevent tissue damage
B. to help secure dressings
, C. to replace skin staples
D. to prevent post-operative edema Answer: A. to prevent tissue
damage
◉ The surgeon will use a running nylon stitch for the skin closure.
After the knot is tied, which of the following sutures should the
surgical technologist cut? Answer: B. the short one
◉ While preparing the sterile field for an endarterectomy, the
surgical technologist will need which of the following items for the
anastomosis?
A. small gauge monofilament suture
B. large gauge multifilament suture
C. small gauge surgical gut
D. mid-gauge surgical stainless steel Answer: A. small gauge
monofilament suture
◉ A general surgeon is preparing to close a patient's abdomen. The
patient has increased swelling and the surgeon has informed the
surgical team that he will need to reinforce the closure. Which of the
following materials should the technologist retrieve to prepare for
the closure?
A. silk suture on a straight needle
B. PDS suture on a reverse cutting needle
