AST Practice Exam #2 for Certification
Examination Questions and Answers
100% Pass
Which of the following is a type of tissue forceps?
Brown-Adson
Pean
Allis
Schnidt - ✔✔Brown-Adson
Which endoscope is used to visualize the heart and major vessels?
Ventriculoscope
Bronchoscope
Mediastinoscope
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,Angioscope - ✔✔Angioscope
The goal of the surgical scrub is to lower the population of which flora to an irreducible
minimum?
Parasitic
Resident
Transient
Enteric - ✔✔Resident
Which needle is used during the bladder suspension procedure for treating stress
incontinence in women?
Stamey
Chiba
Dorsey
Tru-Cut - ✔✔Stamey
Which procedure can be performed without making an incision to treat varicose veins?
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,Sclerotherapy
Varicocelectomy
Vein ligation
Vein stripping - ✔✔Sclerotherapy
When repairing a direct hernia, the surgeon works within the anatomical triangle
formed by the inguinal ligament, inferior epigastric vessels and the lateral border of the
recuts abdominis called:
Femoral
Anterior
Hesselbach's
Calot's - ✔✔Hesselbach's
Which of the following is the correct postoperative sequence of actions completed by
the surgical technologist?
1.Assist with preoperative patient care
2. Remove drapes
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, 3. Remove gown and gloves
4. Break down sterile setup - ✔✔2, 3, 1, 4
What should be competed before the sterile items are opened for the first procedure of
the day?
Lower temperature in the OR
Wipe down furniture and surfaces
Test sterilizer in sub sterile room
Test anesthesia machine - ✔✔Wipe down furniture and surfaces
Cardia muscles are controlled by which division of the nervous system?
Sympathetic
Somatic
Autonomic
Central - ✔✔Autonomic
Oophor/o is the root word for which anatomical structure?
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Examination Questions and Answers
100% Pass
Which of the following is a type of tissue forceps?
Brown-Adson
Pean
Allis
Schnidt - ✔✔Brown-Adson
Which endoscope is used to visualize the heart and major vessels?
Ventriculoscope
Bronchoscope
Mediastinoscope
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,Angioscope - ✔✔Angioscope
The goal of the surgical scrub is to lower the population of which flora to an irreducible
minimum?
Parasitic
Resident
Transient
Enteric - ✔✔Resident
Which needle is used during the bladder suspension procedure for treating stress
incontinence in women?
Stamey
Chiba
Dorsey
Tru-Cut - ✔✔Stamey
Which procedure can be performed without making an incision to treat varicose veins?
Katelyn Whitman, All Rights Reserved © 2025 2
,Sclerotherapy
Varicocelectomy
Vein ligation
Vein stripping - ✔✔Sclerotherapy
When repairing a direct hernia, the surgeon works within the anatomical triangle
formed by the inguinal ligament, inferior epigastric vessels and the lateral border of the
recuts abdominis called:
Femoral
Anterior
Hesselbach's
Calot's - ✔✔Hesselbach's
Which of the following is the correct postoperative sequence of actions completed by
the surgical technologist?
1.Assist with preoperative patient care
2. Remove drapes
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, 3. Remove gown and gloves
4. Break down sterile setup - ✔✔2, 3, 1, 4
What should be competed before the sterile items are opened for the first procedure of
the day?
Lower temperature in the OR
Wipe down furniture and surfaces
Test sterilizer in sub sterile room
Test anesthesia machine - ✔✔Wipe down furniture and surfaces
Cardia muscles are controlled by which division of the nervous system?
Sympathetic
Somatic
Autonomic
Central - ✔✔Autonomic
Oophor/o is the root word for which anatomical structure?
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