CST EXAM 3 2026 ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE AND
STERILE FIELD MANAGEMENT CORE
CONCEPTS REVISION PACKAGE
◉ Circulator.
Answer: Which of the following is a non sterile member of the
surgical team?
Surgeon
Surgical assistant
Surgical Technologist
Circulator
◉ Aid in controlling temperature.
Answer: Which of the following is not a benefit of using surface
mounted sliding doors for access to the operating room?
Uses less space for opening
Aid in controlling temperature
Eliminate air turbulence
Provides for thorough cleaning
◉ Time, shielding, distance.
,Answer: What are the three factors for reducing ionizing radiation
exposure?
Type of procedure, equipment, radiation dose
Time, shielding, distance
Exposure, frequency, concentration
Site, age, Gender
◉ Lateral.
Answer: What is the surgical position frequently used for patients
undergoing kidney surgery?
Lithotomy
Lateral
Supine
Prone
◉ Arthropod bites.
Answer: How are rickettsiae transmitted?
Arthropod bites
Airborne organisms
Physical contact
Blood exposure
,◉ Colposcopy.
Answer: Which of the following is an examination of the cervix using
a binocular microscope?
Colposcopy
Laparoscopy
Urethroscopy
Hysteroscopy
◉ Tamponade.
Answer: Compression of the heart from excessive fluid of blood
buildup is called:
Pericarditis
Infarction
Tamponade
Cardiomyopathy
◉ Anesthesia provider.
Answer: Which surgical team member determines when the patient
can be transported from the OR to the PACU?
Anesthesia provider
Surgeon
Circulator
, Surgical technologist
◉ -centesis.
Answer: Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid?
-dynia
-tomy
-lysis
-centesis
◉ Cecum.
Answer: To which portion of the colon is the appendix attached?
Ascending
Cecum
Descending
Sigmoid
◉ Gram stain.
Answer: Which laboratory test determines bacterial identification?
Gram stain
Manual count
Gel electrophoresis
prothrombin time
STERILE FIELD MANAGEMENT CORE
CONCEPTS REVISION PACKAGE
◉ Circulator.
Answer: Which of the following is a non sterile member of the
surgical team?
Surgeon
Surgical assistant
Surgical Technologist
Circulator
◉ Aid in controlling temperature.
Answer: Which of the following is not a benefit of using surface
mounted sliding doors for access to the operating room?
Uses less space for opening
Aid in controlling temperature
Eliminate air turbulence
Provides for thorough cleaning
◉ Time, shielding, distance.
,Answer: What are the three factors for reducing ionizing radiation
exposure?
Type of procedure, equipment, radiation dose
Time, shielding, distance
Exposure, frequency, concentration
Site, age, Gender
◉ Lateral.
Answer: What is the surgical position frequently used for patients
undergoing kidney surgery?
Lithotomy
Lateral
Supine
Prone
◉ Arthropod bites.
Answer: How are rickettsiae transmitted?
Arthropod bites
Airborne organisms
Physical contact
Blood exposure
,◉ Colposcopy.
Answer: Which of the following is an examination of the cervix using
a binocular microscope?
Colposcopy
Laparoscopy
Urethroscopy
Hysteroscopy
◉ Tamponade.
Answer: Compression of the heart from excessive fluid of blood
buildup is called:
Pericarditis
Infarction
Tamponade
Cardiomyopathy
◉ Anesthesia provider.
Answer: Which surgical team member determines when the patient
can be transported from the OR to the PACU?
Anesthesia provider
Surgeon
Circulator
, Surgical technologist
◉ -centesis.
Answer: Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid?
-dynia
-tomy
-lysis
-centesis
◉ Cecum.
Answer: To which portion of the colon is the appendix attached?
Ascending
Cecum
Descending
Sigmoid
◉ Gram stain.
Answer: Which laboratory test determines bacterial identification?
Gram stain
Manual count
Gel electrophoresis
prothrombin time
