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