CST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1.Clean-Contaminted: Which of the following is the wound
classifications for a bronchoscopy:
Clean
Contaminated
Dirty and
infected
Clean-contaminated
2.Teeth: Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar
processes? Teeth
Sinuse
s
Tonsils
Villi
3.Alpha-chymotrypsin: The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the
lens before cataract surgery is:
Atropine sulfate
Alpha-
chymotrypsin
Acetylcholine
chloride
Pilocarpine hydrochloride
4.Flat: When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the
steam steril- izing cart, they should be positioned:
Flat
Upside
down
Vertical
Angled
5.Enter head first, exit feet first: How should the stretcher be oriented
when necessary to use an elevator to transport a patient to the OR?
Place stretcher sideways in
elevator Enter head first, exit
feet first Position in elevator is
irrelevant Enter feet first, exit
head first
6.Pfannenstiel: Which of the following is a curved, transverse incision
across the lower abdomen frequently used in gynecological surgery?
Midline
,Paramedia
n
McBurney'
s
Pfannensti
el
7.Potassium: Hyperkalemia is a high
concentration of: Calcium
Nitrogen
,Potassium
Albumin
8.Informed consent: Permission for treatment given with full knowledge
of the risks is a/an:
Tort
Malpractice
Personal
liability
Informed
consent
9.Fascia: Which of the following tissues are cut using curved Mayo
scissors? Fascia
Periosteu
m Dura
mater
Arterial
wall
10.Argon: Which laser beam can travel through clear tissues without
heating them? Argon
Excimer
Carbon
dioxide
Neodymium: YAG
11.Cardia: Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower
esophageal sphinc- ter?
Cardia
Fundu
s
Pyloru
s
Antru
m
12.Spores: Low level disinfectants kill most microbes, but do not
destroy: Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi
Spores
13.Backtable: The surgical pack utilized to created the sterile field
should be opened on the:
, Stretcher
OR table
Backtable
Mayo
stand
14.Insulin: The islets of Langerhans
secrete: Bile
Insulin
1.Clean-Contaminted: Which of the following is the wound
classifications for a bronchoscopy:
Clean
Contaminated
Dirty and
infected
Clean-contaminated
2.Teeth: Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar
processes? Teeth
Sinuse
s
Tonsils
Villi
3.Alpha-chymotrypsin: The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the
lens before cataract surgery is:
Atropine sulfate
Alpha-
chymotrypsin
Acetylcholine
chloride
Pilocarpine hydrochloride
4.Flat: When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the
steam steril- izing cart, they should be positioned:
Flat
Upside
down
Vertical
Angled
5.Enter head first, exit feet first: How should the stretcher be oriented
when necessary to use an elevator to transport a patient to the OR?
Place stretcher sideways in
elevator Enter head first, exit
feet first Position in elevator is
irrelevant Enter feet first, exit
head first
6.Pfannenstiel: Which of the following is a curved, transverse incision
across the lower abdomen frequently used in gynecological surgery?
Midline
,Paramedia
n
McBurney'
s
Pfannensti
el
7.Potassium: Hyperkalemia is a high
concentration of: Calcium
Nitrogen
,Potassium
Albumin
8.Informed consent: Permission for treatment given with full knowledge
of the risks is a/an:
Tort
Malpractice
Personal
liability
Informed
consent
9.Fascia: Which of the following tissues are cut using curved Mayo
scissors? Fascia
Periosteu
m Dura
mater
Arterial
wall
10.Argon: Which laser beam can travel through clear tissues without
heating them? Argon
Excimer
Carbon
dioxide
Neodymium: YAG
11.Cardia: Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower
esophageal sphinc- ter?
Cardia
Fundu
s
Pyloru
s
Antru
m
12.Spores: Low level disinfectants kill most microbes, but do not
destroy: Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi
Spores
13.Backtable: The surgical pack utilized to created the sterile field
should be opened on the:
, Stretcher
OR table
Backtable
Mayo
stand
14.Insulin: The islets of Langerhans
secrete: Bile
Insulin
