AST practice exam #2 2025-2026 175 Q&A
LATEST VERSION
1. Which endoscope is used to visualize the heart and major vessels?
A. Ventriculoscope
B. Bronchoscope
C. Mediastinoscope
D. Angioscope - answer>>>Angioscope
2. Which needle is used during the bladder suspension procedure for treating stress incontinence in
women?
A. Stamey
B. Chiba
C. Dorsey
D. Tru-Cut - answer>>>Stamey
3. The goal of the surgical scrub is to lower the population of which flora to an irreducible minimum?
A. Parasitic
B. Resident
C. Transient
D. Enteric - answer>>>Resident
4. Which of the following is a type of tissue forceps?
A. Brown-Adson
B. Pean
C. Allis
D. Schnidt - answer>>>Brown-Adson
5. Which procedure can be performed without making an incision to treat varicose veins?
,A. Sclerotherapy
B. Varicocelectomy
C. Vein ligation
D. Vein stripping - answer>>>Sclerotherapy
6. 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 rectus abdominis called:
A. Femoral
B. Anterior
C. Hesselbach's
D. Calot's - answer>>>Hesselbach's
7. Which of the following is the correct postoperative sequence of actions completed by the ST?
1. Assist with postoperative patient care
2. Remove drapes
3. Remove gown and gloves
4. Break down sterile setup
A. 2,1,4,3
B. 2.3.1.4
C. 3,2,4,1
D. 4,2,1,3 - answer>>>2, 3, 1, 4
8. What should be completed before the sterile items are opened for the first procedure of the day?
A. Lower temperature in the OR
B. Wipe down furniture and surfaces
C. Test sterilizer in substerile room
D. Test anesthesia machine - answer>>>Wipe down furniture and surfaces
9. Cardiac muscles are controlled by which division of the nervous system?
,A, Sympathetic
B. Somatic
C. Autonomic
D. Central - answer>>>Autonomic
10. Oophor/o is the root word for which anatomical structure?
A. Ovary
B. Uterus
C. Cervical os
D. Fallopian tube - answer>>>Ovary
11. In which of the following would absorbable suture be contraindicated?
A. Peritoneum
B. Muscle
C. Intestinal anastomosis
D. Vascular anastomosis - answer>>>Vascular anastomosis
12. During a cesarean section, which organ is freed from the uterus to prevent injury?
A. Pelvic ligaments
B. Ureters
C. Fallopian tubes
D. Bladder - answer>>>Bladder
13. Which of the following refers to the absence of pathogens?
A. Pathological
B. Aseptic
C. Septic
D. Nosocomial - answer>>>Aseptic
, 14. Which surgical procedure would use the instrument shown above?
A. D&C
B. Colporrhaphy
C. LAVH D. Myomectomy - answer>>>A. D & CThis is a Sims Uterine Curette
15. What must be done prior to positioning a patient undergoing a posterior lumbar laminectomy?
A. Attachment of arm boards
B. Padding of knees
C. Endotracheal intubation
D. Skin prep - answer>>>Endotracheal intubation
16. What is the name of the instrument shown above?
A. Carmalt
B. Ochsner
C. Adair
D. Pennington - answer>>>Pennington
17. Which of the following damages the mastoid air cells and ossicles of the ear?
A. Meniere's disease
B. Acoustic neuroma
C. Cholesteatoma
D. Otosclerosis - answer>>>Cholesteatoma
18. When placing a swaged needle onto a needle holder, the needle should be clamped where?
A. One-third distance from the needle point
B. Three-fourths distance from the needle point
C. At the junction of the suture and needle
D. Half-way distance from the needle point - answer>>>Three-fourths distance from the needle point
LATEST VERSION
1. Which endoscope is used to visualize the heart and major vessels?
A. Ventriculoscope
B. Bronchoscope
C. Mediastinoscope
D. Angioscope - answer>>>Angioscope
2. Which needle is used during the bladder suspension procedure for treating stress incontinence in
women?
A. Stamey
B. Chiba
C. Dorsey
D. Tru-Cut - answer>>>Stamey
3. The goal of the surgical scrub is to lower the population of which flora to an irreducible minimum?
A. Parasitic
B. Resident
C. Transient
D. Enteric - answer>>>Resident
4. Which of the following is a type of tissue forceps?
A. Brown-Adson
B. Pean
C. Allis
D. Schnidt - answer>>>Brown-Adson
5. Which procedure can be performed without making an incision to treat varicose veins?
,A. Sclerotherapy
B. Varicocelectomy
C. Vein ligation
D. Vein stripping - answer>>>Sclerotherapy
6. 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 rectus abdominis called:
A. Femoral
B. Anterior
C. Hesselbach's
D. Calot's - answer>>>Hesselbach's
7. Which of the following is the correct postoperative sequence of actions completed by the ST?
1. Assist with postoperative patient care
2. Remove drapes
3. Remove gown and gloves
4. Break down sterile setup
A. 2,1,4,3
B. 2.3.1.4
C. 3,2,4,1
D. 4,2,1,3 - answer>>>2, 3, 1, 4
8. What should be completed before the sterile items are opened for the first procedure of the day?
A. Lower temperature in the OR
B. Wipe down furniture and surfaces
C. Test sterilizer in substerile room
D. Test anesthesia machine - answer>>>Wipe down furniture and surfaces
9. Cardiac muscles are controlled by which division of the nervous system?
,A, Sympathetic
B. Somatic
C. Autonomic
D. Central - answer>>>Autonomic
10. Oophor/o is the root word for which anatomical structure?
A. Ovary
B. Uterus
C. Cervical os
D. Fallopian tube - answer>>>Ovary
11. In which of the following would absorbable suture be contraindicated?
A. Peritoneum
B. Muscle
C. Intestinal anastomosis
D. Vascular anastomosis - answer>>>Vascular anastomosis
12. During a cesarean section, which organ is freed from the uterus to prevent injury?
A. Pelvic ligaments
B. Ureters
C. Fallopian tubes
D. Bladder - answer>>>Bladder
13. Which of the following refers to the absence of pathogens?
A. Pathological
B. Aseptic
C. Septic
D. Nosocomial - answer>>>Aseptic
, 14. Which surgical procedure would use the instrument shown above?
A. D&C
B. Colporrhaphy
C. LAVH D. Myomectomy - answer>>>A. D & CThis is a Sims Uterine Curette
15. What must be done prior to positioning a patient undergoing a posterior lumbar laminectomy?
A. Attachment of arm boards
B. Padding of knees
C. Endotracheal intubation
D. Skin prep - answer>>>Endotracheal intubation
16. What is the name of the instrument shown above?
A. Carmalt
B. Ochsner
C. Adair
D. Pennington - answer>>>Pennington
17. Which of the following damages the mastoid air cells and ossicles of the ear?
A. Meniere's disease
B. Acoustic neuroma
C. Cholesteatoma
D. Otosclerosis - answer>>>Cholesteatoma
18. When placing a swaged needle onto a needle holder, the needle should be clamped where?
A. One-third distance from the needle point
B. Three-fourths distance from the needle point
C. At the junction of the suture and needle
D. Half-way distance from the needle point - answer>>>Three-fourths distance from the needle point
