Surgical Technology Certification Exam Complete Questions with Correct Verified Solutions Upgraded to 2025/2026 Latest Version||A+ GRADED!!!

Surgical Technology Certification Exam Complete Questions with Correct Verified Solutions Upgraded to 2025/2026 Latest Version||A+ GRADED!!! 1. How many hours must an item be submersed in glutaraldehyde to sterilze? a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. 10 - ANSWER Answer: D "Cidex" - takes 20 mins to disinfect; 10 hours to sterilize 2. Use of an intraluminal (circular) stapler (EEA) would be indicated for which of the following surgical procedures? a. pancreatectomy b. cholecystectomy c. polypectomy d. sigmoidectomy - ANSWER Answer: D 3. Satinsky, Herrick, and Mayo clamps may be specifically used on which of the following structures? a. Kidney pedicle b. seminal vesicle c. bladder neck d. prostate gland - ANSWER Answer: A 4. Which type of hematoma is a result of torn bridging meningeal veins? a. subdural b. epidural c. intracerebral d. intraventricular - ANSWER Answer: A 5. What is the name of the condition in which a loop of bowel herniates into the Douglas's cul-de-sac? a. cystocele b. rectocele c. enterocele d. omphalocele - ANSWER Answer: C "entero"- bowel 6. Which of these condition is characterized by a fleshy encroachment of conjunctiva onto the cornea? a. chalazion b. pterygium c. strabismus d. ecchymosis - ANSWER Answer: B 7. Which procedure would be listed in the OR schedule for a patient undergoing surgical treatment of uterine fibroids? a. pelvic exenteration b. cerval cerclage c. colporrhaphy d. myomomectomy - ANSWER Answer: D 8. Where is a Baker's cyst located? A. Olecranon process B. Greater tubercle C. Popliteal fossa D. Carpal tunnel - ANSWER Answer: C 9. Which of the following is a method of high-level disinfection? a. peracetic acid for 30 minutes b. 2% gluteraldelhyde for 20 minutes c. steam under pressure for 10 minutes d. hydrogen peroxide gas plasma for 75 minutes - ANSWER Answer: B 10. What is the burn degree classification that involves the epidermis and subcutaneous tissue? a. first b. second c. third d. fourth - ANSWER Answer: C 11. Which portion of the ear is affected by Meniere's syndrome? a. inner b. middle c. eustachian tube d. auditory ossciles - ANSWER Answer: A 12. The cartilaginous nasal septum is anterior to which bone? a. hyoid b. vomer c. mandible d. palatine - ANSWER Answer: B 13. Which neurosurgical pathology would a myelogram diagnose? a. subdural hematoma b. creutzfeldt-jakob c. spinal stenosis d. myelomenigocele - ANSWER Answer: C "myelo"- spine 14. Which of the following terms means a prolapsed bladder causing a bulge in the anterior vaginal wall? a. rectocele b. cystocele c. enterocele d. herniation - ANSWER Answer: B "cysto"- bladder 15. The nasal sinus located between the nose and the orbits is the: a. frontal b. sphenoid c. ethmoid d. maxillary - ANSWER Answer: C 16. What is the definition of otosclerosis? a. earache b. tinnitus c. tearing of tympanic membrane d. bony overgrowth of stapes - ANSWER Answer: D 17. What degrees Celsius is the steam sterilization biological indicator incubated? a. 43-48 b. 49-54 c. 55-60 d. 61-66 - ANSWER Answer: C 18. Which of the following methods removes small organic particles and soil from the box locks and ratchets of instruments? a. ultrasonic washer b. manual cleaning c. washer-sterilizer d. enzymatic soak - ANSWER Answer: A 19. What is the medical term for nosebleed? a. rhinitis b. sinusitis c. epistaxis d. hemoptysis - ANSWER Answer: C 20. Which of the following is a telescoping of the instruments in neonates requiring immediate surgical intervention? a. intussusception b. pyloric stenosis c. tetralogy of Fallot d. Omphalocele - ANSWER Answer: A 21. What is the name of the procedure for the excision of the tunica vaginalis? a. spermatocelectomy b. orhiectomy c. hydrocelectomy d. vasectomy - ANSWER Answer: C 22. What is the minimum number of minutes to sterilize unwrapped metal instruments with lumens n the gravity displacement sterilizer at 270*F? a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20 - ANSWER Answer: B Gravity time: 10/15/20 *minimum is 10* 23. A lumbar puncture removes CSF from a. the subarachnoid space b. the epidural space c. the lateral ventricle of the brain d. the space between c-1 and c-2 - ANSWER Answer: A 24. Cold, clammy skin may be a symptom of a. hypothermia b. hyperthermia c. hypertension d. shock - ANSWER Answer: D 25. Which of the following is an atraumatic clamp? a. kocher b. allis c. heaney d. babcock - ANSWER Answer: D 26. fracture of the frontal process of the maxilla. Nasal bones and orbital floor would be classified as a(n) a. Le Fort I b. Le Fort II c. Le Fort III d. Malar Fracture - ANSWER Answer: B 27. A procedure performed to correct urinary incontinence is: a. Werheim b. Cerclage c. Marshall-Marchetti d. D&E - ANSWER Answer: C 28. The common bile duct joins the duodenum at this juncture: a. ampulla of vater b. sphincter of oddi c. duct of wirsung d. biliary duct - ANSWER Answer: A 29. The stapling unit that produces a double staggered row of staples and cuts through tissue is a(n): a. TA b. EEA c. GIA d. ligating clip - ANSWER Answer: C 30. The type of suture that loses tensile strength in 5 to 10 days is a. vicryl b. surgical gut c. chromic gut d. surgical silk - ANSWER Answer: B 31. An example of res ipsa loquitor would be a. unsigned consent b. patient record given to an unauthorized person c. leaving the patient alone in a hallway d. leaving a raytec in the patient - ANSWER Answer: D 32. The pathway around the nucleus that the electrons follow is called the: a. valence shell b. conduit c. atomic current d. frequency cycle - ANSWER Answer: A 33. During a sentinel node biopsy, the surgeon will inject a. hypaque b. methylene blue c. lymphazurin d. isovue - ANSWER Answer: B