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Q1. What organs are excised is an ovarian tumor is malignant?
1. upper arms, neckline and axillary region
2. bilateral fallopian tubes and ovaries, uterus
3. patient marks with an “X” and witness verify
4. never until the patient is discharged from the facility
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 2
If a tumor of an ovary is found to be malignant, the surgeon will excise the other ovary, both
fallopian tubes, and the uterus to ensure that all cancer cells have been removed.
Q2. The spiral conical structure of the inner ear is the?,
1. penrose
2. cochlea
3. formalin
4. third
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Correct option: 2
Sol: The cochlea is a bony spiral canal in the ear.
Q3. What is the term for a relationship in which two organisms occupy the same area and
one organism benefits while the other is unharmed?
1. mitochondria
2. parotid
3. penrose
4. commensalism
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 4
Sol: A myomectomy is a procedure performed for the removal of fibromyomas or fibroid tumors
from the uterine wall.
Q4. Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is a/an?
1. informed consent
2. artificial active
3. abdominal aortic
4. clostridium tetani
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Correct option: 1
Sol: The patient should be placed in the elevator entering headfirst and exit feet first when being
transported to the O.R. on the stretcher.
Q5. Which of the following is a method of high-level disinfection?
1. name, date of birth, physician
2. feet first, side rails up
3. acromioclavicular joint to iliac crest
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4. 2% glutaraldehyde for 20 minutes
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Correct option: 4
Sol: 2% glutaraldehyde is a type of high-level disinfectant solution; the device must be complete
submerse for 20 minutes at room temperature in order to be disinfected
Q6. The mumps may be diagnosed by finding inflammation in which of the following
glands?
1. third
2. 270-276
3. hysterectomy
4. parotid
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 4
Sol: The parotid glands are located inferior and anterior to the ears between the skin and masseter
muscle. The parotid glands are attacked by the mumps virus.
Q7. How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an elevator to transport a
patient to the or?
1. acromioclavicular joint to iliac crest
2. enter head first, exit feet first
3. name, date of birth, physician
4. repositioning penetrating towel clip
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 2
Sol: The patient should be placed in the elevator entering headfirst and exit feet first when being
transported to the O.R. on the stretcher.
Q8. Which of the following solutions should be used to prep the donor site for a
splitthickness skin graft?
1. hypertension
2. compound
3. anaerobes
4. chlorhexidine
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 4
Sol: The donor site should be scrubbed with a colorless antiseptic solution, such as chlorhexidine
gluconate, to allow the surgeon the ability to evaluate the vascularity of the graft postoperatively.
Q9. What type of procedure would involve the removal of teeth?
1. bacillus
2. extractions
3. systolic
4. insulin
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 2
Sol: The removal of a tooth or teeth is an extraction procedure. The resection of the soft tissue and
excision of the bone surrounding the tooth prior to the removal is called odontectomy.
Q10. Which of the following is a fenestrated drape?
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1. mitochondria
2. aperture
3. systolic
4. fistula
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 2
Sol: A fenestrated drape is a drape with an opening such as an aperture drape commonly used to
drape eyes.
Q11. Compression of the heart from excessive fluid or blood buildup is called?
1. fistula
2. tamponade
3. daily
4. flat
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 2
Sol: Tamponade is the compression of the heart due to a collection of blood or fluid within the
pericardium.
Q12. Which is the first part of the small intestine?
1. cerumen
2. love
3. fistula
4. duodenum
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 4
Sol: The duodenum starts at the pyloric sphincter of the stomach.
Q12. Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid?
1. -centesis
2. subdural
3. kyphosis
4. fascia
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 1
Sol: The suffix –centesis means surgical puncture; for example, when combined with arthrocentesis
it means surgical puncture of a joint space with a needle to remove fluid
13. Which of the following is an examination of the cervix using a binocular microscope?
1. atherosclerosis
2. acute
3. trauma
4. colposcopy
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 4
Sol: A binocular microscope is used during an examination of the vagina called a colposcopy; colpo
being a root word that means “vagina”.
14. Which ossicle of the middle ear covers the oval window?
1. 85
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2. daily
3. stapes
4. parasitism
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 3
Sol: The stapes cover the opening between the middle and inner ear known as the oval window.
15. Where should the safety strap be placed on a patient who is in the supine position?
1. Ampulla of Vater
2. pharynx and trachea
3. over the thighs
4. after each case
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 3
Sol: The safety belt should be placed approximately 2 in. proximal to the knees.
16. How are rickettsiae transmitted?
1. cancer procedures
2. kidney pedicle
3. arthropod bites
4. lukewarm water
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 3
Sol: Most rickettsiae are obligated intracellular parasites. They are usually transmitted by arthropod
vectors.
Q17. What is the name of the condition in which a loop of bowel herniates into the Douglas’s
cul-de-sac?
1. insulin
2. meningioma
3. epistaxis
4. enterocele
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 4
Sol: An enterocele is a herniation of Douglas’ cul-de-sac that usually contains loops of the bowel.
Q18. What is the action of antagonist drugs?
1. upper arms, neckline and axillary region
2. counteract the action of another drug
3. repositioning penetrating towel clip
4. acromioclavicular joint to iliac crest
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 2
Sol: An antagonist drug neutralizes or impedes the action of another drug; that is, reverses its
effects.
Q19. Which surgical procedure is performed to correct an abnormality in which the urethral
meatus is situated on the superior aspect of the penis?
1. epispadias repair
2. spinal stenosis
AST Practice Exam #1
You can participate in the Certified Surgical Technologist Practice Test 1 (AST Exam #1) Quiz
Question Answers. In addition, we have also uploaded a printable PDF for AST Practice Exam #1.
Q1. What organs are excised is an ovarian tumor is malignant?
1. upper arms, neckline and axillary region
2. bilateral fallopian tubes and ovaries, uterus
3. patient marks with an “X” and witness verify
4. never until the patient is discharged from the facility
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 2
If a tumor of an ovary is found to be malignant, the surgeon will excise the other ovary, both
fallopian tubes, and the uterus to ensure that all cancer cells have been removed.
Q2. The spiral conical structure of the inner ear is the?,
1. penrose
2. cochlea
3. formalin
4. third
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 2
Sol: The cochlea is a bony spiral canal in the ear.
Q3. What is the term for a relationship in which two organisms occupy the same area and
one organism benefits while the other is unharmed?
1. mitochondria
2. parotid
3. penrose
4. commensalism
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 4
Sol: A myomectomy is a procedure performed for the removal of fibromyomas or fibroid tumors
from the uterine wall.
Q4. Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is a/an?
1. informed consent
2. artificial active
3. abdominal aortic
4. clostridium tetani
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 1
Sol: The patient should be placed in the elevator entering headfirst and exit feet first when being
transported to the O.R. on the stretcher.
Q5. Which of the following is a method of high-level disinfection?
1. name, date of birth, physician
2. feet first, side rails up
3. acromioclavicular joint to iliac crest
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4. 2% glutaraldehyde for 20 minutes
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 4
Sol: 2% glutaraldehyde is a type of high-level disinfectant solution; the device must be complete
submerse for 20 minutes at room temperature in order to be disinfected
Q6. The mumps may be diagnosed by finding inflammation in which of the following
glands?
1. third
2. 270-276
3. hysterectomy
4. parotid
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 4
Sol: The parotid glands are located inferior and anterior to the ears between the skin and masseter
muscle. The parotid glands are attacked by the mumps virus.
Q7. How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an elevator to transport a
patient to the or?
1. acromioclavicular joint to iliac crest
2. enter head first, exit feet first
3. name, date of birth, physician
4. repositioning penetrating towel clip
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 2
Sol: The patient should be placed in the elevator entering headfirst and exit feet first when being
transported to the O.R. on the stretcher.
Q8. Which of the following solutions should be used to prep the donor site for a
splitthickness skin graft?
1. hypertension
2. compound
3. anaerobes
4. chlorhexidine
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 4
Sol: The donor site should be scrubbed with a colorless antiseptic solution, such as chlorhexidine
gluconate, to allow the surgeon the ability to evaluate the vascularity of the graft postoperatively.
Q9. What type of procedure would involve the removal of teeth?
1. bacillus
2. extractions
3. systolic
4. insulin
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 2
Sol: The removal of a tooth or teeth is an extraction procedure. The resection of the soft tissue and
excision of the bone surrounding the tooth prior to the removal is called odontectomy.
Q10. Which of the following is a fenestrated drape?
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1. mitochondria
2. aperture
3. systolic
4. fistula
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 2
Sol: A fenestrated drape is a drape with an opening such as an aperture drape commonly used to
drape eyes.
Q11. Compression of the heart from excessive fluid or blood buildup is called?
1. fistula
2. tamponade
3. daily
4. flat
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 2
Sol: Tamponade is the compression of the heart due to a collection of blood or fluid within the
pericardium.
Q12. Which is the first part of the small intestine?
1. cerumen
2. love
3. fistula
4. duodenum
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 4
Sol: The duodenum starts at the pyloric sphincter of the stomach.
Q12. Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid?
1. -centesis
2. subdural
3. kyphosis
4. fascia
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 1
Sol: The suffix –centesis means surgical puncture; for example, when combined with arthrocentesis
it means surgical puncture of a joint space with a needle to remove fluid
13. Which of the following is an examination of the cervix using a binocular microscope?
1. atherosclerosis
2. acute
3. trauma
4. colposcopy
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 4
Sol: A binocular microscope is used during an examination of the vagina called a colposcopy; colpo
being a root word that means “vagina”.
14. Which ossicle of the middle ear covers the oval window?
1. 85
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2. daily
3. stapes
4. parasitism
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 3
Sol: The stapes cover the opening between the middle and inner ear known as the oval window.
15. Where should the safety strap be placed on a patient who is in the supine position?
1. Ampulla of Vater
2. pharynx and trachea
3. over the thighs
4. after each case
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 3
Sol: The safety belt should be placed approximately 2 in. proximal to the knees.
16. How are rickettsiae transmitted?
1. cancer procedures
2. kidney pedicle
3. arthropod bites
4. lukewarm water
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 3
Sol: Most rickettsiae are obligated intracellular parasites. They are usually transmitted by arthropod
vectors.
Q17. What is the name of the condition in which a loop of bowel herniates into the Douglas’s
cul-de-sac?
1. insulin
2. meningioma
3. epistaxis
4. enterocele
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 4
Sol: An enterocele is a herniation of Douglas’ cul-de-sac that usually contains loops of the bowel.
Q18. What is the action of antagonist drugs?
1. upper arms, neckline and axillary region
2. counteract the action of another drug
3. repositioning penetrating towel clip
4. acromioclavicular joint to iliac crest
View Correct Answer
Correct option: 2
Sol: An antagonist drug neutralizes or impedes the action of another drug; that is, reverses its
effects.
Q19. Which surgical procedure is performed to correct an abnormality in which the urethral
meatus is situated on the superior aspect of the penis?
1. epispadias repair
2. spinal stenosis
