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CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
PRACTICE EXAM #1 NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {180 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW! | 100% GUARANTEED PASS
Which item is required when setting up for a dilation and
curettage?
a. stirrups
b. LigaSure
c. hysterectomy set
d. electrosurgical unit - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Stirrups enable the
patient to be placed into the lithotomy position required for a
dilation and curettage.
During the application of arch bars, the surgeon will most likely
use which of the following between the teeth and around the bar?
a. 0-1 Dexon
b. 5-0 to 6-0 Vicryl
c. 25- or 26-gauge stainless steel wire
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d. 35- or 40-gauge stainless steel wire - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. A
25 to 26-gauge stainless steel wire is customarily used.
Dexon and Vicryl are absorbable sutures
35 or 40-gauge stainless steel wire is too light
Which of the following is MOST likely to be used to stabilize a
cervical fracture?
a. Kirschner wire
b. Hoffman device
c. Steinmann pins
d. Mayfield clamp - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. If the patient has a
cervical fracture and/or dislocation, the cervical spine is held in
alignment by a Mayfield clamp.
At the conclusion of the surgical procedure the Mayo stand
should
a. remain sterile until the patient leaves the room
b. be pulled away from the sterile field by the circulator after skin
closure
c. be completely emptied immediately after skin closure
d. be considered unsterile once the dressing is applied - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > a. The Mayo should be kept sterile until the patient
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leaves the room in the event there is bleeding or other
complications, and sterile instrumentation and supplies are still
needed.
In which of the following procedures will the surgical
technologist expect to use cottonoids?
a. abdominal hysterectomy
b. abdominal perineal resection
c. lumbar laminectomy
d. open cholecystectomy - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Cottonoids are
commonly used in this procedure because they will protect
wound edges and promote hemostasis.
Which of the following structures are ligated and divided during
the cholecystectomy?
a. cystic artery and cystic duct
b. hepatic artery and hepatic duct
c. cystic artery and common bile duct
d. hepatic artery and pancreatic duct - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. It is
necessary to ligate and divide the cystic artery and cystic duct,
because they are the major structures supplying blood to the gall
bladder and draining bile from the liver.
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For which of the following procedures is Gelfoam MOST
commonly used?
a. repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
b. extraction of a cataract
c. transuretheral resection of the prostate (TURP)
d. craniotomy for subdural hematoma - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d.
Gelfoam is used in craniotomies to inhibit surface bleeding such
as delicate neural tissue.
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of shock?
a. tachycardia
b. hypertension
c. cold, clammy skin
d. increased respirations - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Hypertension is
NOT a symptom of shock. Hypotension is a symptom.
Which of the following instruments must be readily available for
a modified radical mastectomy?
a. Stevens scissors
b. Jorgenson scissors
c. extra #11 blades
d. extra #10 blades - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. The skin is undercut in
all directions to the limits of dissection by means of a #10 blade.
CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
PRACTICE EXAM #1 NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {180 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW! | 100% GUARANTEED PASS
Which item is required when setting up for a dilation and
curettage?
a. stirrups
b. LigaSure
c. hysterectomy set
d. electrosurgical unit - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Stirrups enable the
patient to be placed into the lithotomy position required for a
dilation and curettage.
During the application of arch bars, the surgeon will most likely
use which of the following between the teeth and around the bar?
a. 0-1 Dexon
b. 5-0 to 6-0 Vicryl
c. 25- or 26-gauge stainless steel wire
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d. 35- or 40-gauge stainless steel wire - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. A
25 to 26-gauge stainless steel wire is customarily used.
Dexon and Vicryl are absorbable sutures
35 or 40-gauge stainless steel wire is too light
Which of the following is MOST likely to be used to stabilize a
cervical fracture?
a. Kirschner wire
b. Hoffman device
c. Steinmann pins
d. Mayfield clamp - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. If the patient has a
cervical fracture and/or dislocation, the cervical spine is held in
alignment by a Mayfield clamp.
At the conclusion of the surgical procedure the Mayo stand
should
a. remain sterile until the patient leaves the room
b. be pulled away from the sterile field by the circulator after skin
closure
c. be completely emptied immediately after skin closure
d. be considered unsterile once the dressing is applied - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > a. The Mayo should be kept sterile until the patient
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leaves the room in the event there is bleeding or other
complications, and sterile instrumentation and supplies are still
needed.
In which of the following procedures will the surgical
technologist expect to use cottonoids?
a. abdominal hysterectomy
b. abdominal perineal resection
c. lumbar laminectomy
d. open cholecystectomy - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Cottonoids are
commonly used in this procedure because they will protect
wound edges and promote hemostasis.
Which of the following structures are ligated and divided during
the cholecystectomy?
a. cystic artery and cystic duct
b. hepatic artery and hepatic duct
c. cystic artery and common bile duct
d. hepatic artery and pancreatic duct - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. It is
necessary to ligate and divide the cystic artery and cystic duct,
because they are the major structures supplying blood to the gall
bladder and draining bile from the liver.
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For which of the following procedures is Gelfoam MOST
commonly used?
a. repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
b. extraction of a cataract
c. transuretheral resection of the prostate (TURP)
d. craniotomy for subdural hematoma - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d.
Gelfoam is used in craniotomies to inhibit surface bleeding such
as delicate neural tissue.
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of shock?
a. tachycardia
b. hypertension
c. cold, clammy skin
d. increased respirations - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Hypertension is
NOT a symptom of shock. Hypotension is a symptom.
Which of the following instruments must be readily available for
a modified radical mastectomy?
a. Stevens scissors
b. Jorgenson scissors
c. extra #11 blades
d. extra #10 blades - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. The skin is undercut in
all directions to the limits of dissection by means of a #10 blade.
