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Surgical Technology Exam Review questions with verified || || || || || || ||
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The part of a word that comes after the root word and changes its meaning is the: -
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✔✔Suffix
An agent used against fever is: - ✔✔Antipyretic
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A slow pulse rate is - ✔✔bradycardia
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An incision made below the breast is - ✔✔Inframammary
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A congenital anomaly is a/an - ✔✔Abnormal condition existing at birth
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An instrument used to view the large intestine is a/an - ✔✔colonoscope
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Surgical removal of half the stomach is - ✔✔hemigastrectomy
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You are scheduled to scrub on a cheiloplasty. The anatomical part to be revised - ✔✔lip
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A record made of a joint is - ✔✔Arthrodesis
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A preoperative diagnosis of cholelithiasis indicates a/an - ✔✔condition of gallstones
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Hepatomegaly is - ✔✔an enlarged liver || || || || ||
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Inflammation of the brain is - ✔✔encephalitis || || || || || ||
A laparoscope would be used to visualize the - ✔✔abdominal cavity
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A patient with chondromalacia would have an abnormal softening of the - ✔✔cartilage
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The suffix that means to suture is - ✔✔-rrhaphy
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Intracellular fluid would be found - ✔✔within the cell
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A bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is a surgical procedure to - ✔✔remove both Fallopian
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tubes and ovaries
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An arthrocentesis is a procedure to - ✔✔puncture and aspirate fluid from a joint
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A myelogram is - ✔✔an x-ray of the spinal cord
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A cholecystectomy is a procedure to - ✔✔remove the gallbladder
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A red blood cell is known as a/an - ✔✔erythrocyte
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The term pertaining to a hidden testicle is - ✔✔cryptorchidism
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The surgical procedure to crush a stone is a - ✔✔lithotripsy
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A blepharoplasty is a procedure to - ✔✔repair of the eyelids
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Hydronephrosis is - ✔✔a condition of water in the kidney || || || || || || || || ||
There is a Lumbar Laminectomy scheduled in Room 6. What will this surgery entail? -
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✔✔Excision of part of the vertebral arch || || || || || ||
An Arthrocentesis is scheduled to follow the Osteotomy in Room 12. What is an Osteotomy?
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- ✔✔A cut into the bone
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A Gastrectomy follows a Hemicolectomy in Room 2. What does a Gastrectomy mean? -
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✔✔Surgical removal of the stomach || || || ||
A Fasciotomy is scheduled in Room 4. What is a Fasciotomy? - ✔✔Creation of an opening
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in the fascia || ||
The Colposcopy scheduled for Room 11 will involve - ✔✔Visualization of the vaginal vault
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A Hysterectomy, which is scheduled in Room 13, involves - ✔✔Surgical removal of the
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uterus
There is a Craniotomy on call for Doctor C. What is a Craniotomy? - ✔✔An incision in to
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the skull ||
The palatoplasty in Room 9 is a procedure for - ✔✔Repair of a deviated septum
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The part or organelle of the cell considered to be the powerhouse is the - ✔✔mitochondria
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The building blocks of all living matter are called - ✔✔cells
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The thymus gland is located in the _______ cavity. - ✔✔abdominal
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The umbilicus is located on the _______ surface of the body. - ✔✔ventral
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The hormones produced by the adrenal cortex to protect one during a stressful situation are
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- ✔✔corticoids
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The medial malleolus is a projection at the ankle of the - ✔✔tibia
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The outermost layer of the eye that is commonly called the white of the eye is the -
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✔✔sclera
The parotid gland secretes - ✔✔saliva
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Muscles are attached to bones by - ✔✔tendons
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The large opening located in the occipital bone is called the - ✔✔foramen magnum
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The liquid part of the blood is - ✔✔plasma
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The mineral essential for the formation of red blood cells is - ✔✔iron
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The myocardium is the - ✔✔thick muscular wall of the heart
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Surgical Technology Exam Review questions with verified || || || || || || ||
detailed answers ||
The part of a word that comes after the root word and changes its meaning is the: -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Suffix
An agent used against fever is: - ✔✔Antipyretic
|| || || || || || ||
A slow pulse rate is - ✔✔bradycardia
|| || || || || ||
An incision made below the breast is - ✔✔Inframammary
|| || || || || || || ||
A congenital anomaly is a/an - ✔✔Abnormal condition existing at birth
|| || || || || || || || || ||
An instrument used to view the large intestine is a/an - ✔✔colonoscope
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
Surgical removal of half the stomach is - ✔✔hemigastrectomy
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You are scheduled to scrub on a cheiloplasty. The anatomical part to be revised - ✔✔lip
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
A record made of a joint is - ✔✔Arthrodesis
|| || || || || || || ||
A preoperative diagnosis of cholelithiasis indicates a/an - ✔✔condition of gallstones
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Hepatomegaly is - ✔✔an enlarged liver || || || || ||
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Inflammation of the brain is - ✔✔encephalitis || || || || || ||
A laparoscope would be used to visualize the - ✔✔abdominal cavity
|| || || || || || || || || ||
A patient with chondromalacia would have an abnormal softening of the - ✔✔cartilage
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
The suffix that means to suture is - ✔✔-rrhaphy
|| || || || || || || ||
Intracellular fluid would be found - ✔✔within the cell
|| || || || || || || ||
A bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is a surgical procedure to - ✔✔remove both Fallopian
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
tubes and ovaries
|| ||
An arthrocentesis is a procedure to - ✔✔puncture and aspirate fluid from a joint
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
A myelogram is - ✔✔an x-ray of the spinal cord
|| || || || || || || || ||
A cholecystectomy is a procedure to - ✔✔remove the gallbladder
|| || || || || || || || ||
A red blood cell is known as a/an - ✔✔erythrocyte
|| || || || || || || || ||
The term pertaining to a hidden testicle is - ✔✔cryptorchidism
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The surgical procedure to crush a stone is a - ✔✔lithotripsy
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A blepharoplasty is a procedure to - ✔✔repair of the eyelids
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Hydronephrosis is - ✔✔a condition of water in the kidney || || || || || || || || ||
There is a Lumbar Laminectomy scheduled in Room 6. What will this surgery entail? -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Excision of part of the vertebral arch || || || || || ||
An Arthrocentesis is scheduled to follow the Osteotomy in Room 12. What is an Osteotomy?
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- ✔✔A cut into the bone
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A Gastrectomy follows a Hemicolectomy in Room 2. What does a Gastrectomy mean? -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Surgical removal of the stomach || || || ||
A Fasciotomy is scheduled in Room 4. What is a Fasciotomy? - ✔✔Creation of an opening
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
in the fascia || ||
The Colposcopy scheduled for Room 11 will involve - ✔✔Visualization of the vaginal vault
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
A Hysterectomy, which is scheduled in Room 13, involves - ✔✔Surgical removal of the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
uterus
There is a Craniotomy on call for Doctor C. What is a Craniotomy? - ✔✔An incision in to
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
the skull ||
The palatoplasty in Room 9 is a procedure for - ✔✔Repair of a deviated septum
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
The part or organelle of the cell considered to be the powerhouse is the - ✔✔mitochondria
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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The building blocks of all living matter are called - ✔✔cells
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The thymus gland is located in the _______ cavity. - ✔✔abdominal
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The umbilicus is located on the _______ surface of the body. - ✔✔ventral
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
The hormones produced by the adrenal cortex to protect one during a stressful situation are
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
- ✔✔corticoids
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The medial malleolus is a projection at the ankle of the - ✔✔tibia
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
The outermost layer of the eye that is commonly called the white of the eye is the -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔sclera
The parotid gland secretes - ✔✔saliva
|| || || || ||
Muscles are attached to bones by - ✔✔tendons
|| || || || || || ||
The large opening located in the occipital bone is called the - ✔✔foramen magnum
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
The liquid part of the blood is - ✔✔plasma
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The mineral essential for the formation of red blood cells is - ✔✔iron
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The myocardium is the - ✔✔thick muscular wall of the heart
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