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Surgical Tech Chapter 1: Orientation to
Surgical Technology. Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Elective - answer✔Which of the following terms is used to describe surgical intervention that does not
have to be performed immediately or within a short period of time, for example, a torn meniscus
repair?
Vesalius - answer✔Which of the following historical figures is considered the father of modern anatomy
and changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies?
Roentgen - answer✔Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-Ray machine?
3 - answer✔How many phases of surgical case management are there?
circulating RN - answer✔Which of the following surgical team members. Would be primarily responsible
for maintaining the patient's operative record and transporting the patient to the post-anesthesia care
unit(PACU)?
CSFA - answer✔Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for separating
instruments and disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase?
NBSTSA - answer✔Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists
and surgical first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificates?
filled circle - answer✔Which of the following symbols on the AST logo represents the surgical
technologist performing various roles in surgery?
Surgical first assistant - answer✔Which of the following roles is defined by the American College of
Surgeons (ACS) as providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other technical fictions that help the
surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient?
Surgeon or physician group - answer✔A private surgical technologist is usually employed by...
career ladder - answer✔Pathway or program of upward movement, to position of increased
responsibility with an organization?