CST – CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST
2025/2026
The plicae circulares, microvilli, and villi increase? - ..(answers)..Absorption area
What comes as number sets frequently used in neurosurgical procedures? -
..(answers)..Penfield dissectors
What pathogen is most commonly associated with surgical wound infections? -
..(answers)..Staphylococcus aureus
Padgett and Reese are types of? - ..(answers)..Dermatomes
What is the name for a uterine dressing forcep? - ..(answers)..Bozeman
What burn degree classification involves erythema without blisters? -
..(answers)..First
What instrument is used to remove plaque during a carotid endarterectomy? -
..(answers)..Freer
,What neuroglia is star-shaped? - ..(answers)..Astrocytes
What device could be used when placing a patient in the operative position for a
thyroidectomy? - ..(answers)..Shoulder roll
In order to expand the abdominal cavity with CO2 prior to a laparoscopic
procedure, the surgeon must use a/an? - ..(answers)..Insufflator machine
What surgical instrument would be used during a tonsillectomy? -
..(answers)..Pillar retractor
What type of cast would be appropriate for a fractured metacarpal? -
..(answers)..Short arm
What is the medical term for accumulation of squamous epithelium that forms a
mass that is destructive to the middle ear? - ..(answers)..Cholesteatoma
What muscle alters the shape of the lens to accommodate vision? -
..(answers)..Ciliary
What is the term for a nonpathogenic organism that is capable of producing
disease in an immunocompromised patient? - ..(answers)..Opportunistic
Filiforms are used to? - ..(answers)..Bypass urethral obstruction
, What is the name of this needle holder used in vascular cases? -
..(answers)..Castroviejo
What is a non-invasive diagnostic technique to provide the best imaging of soft
tissues? - ..(answers)..Magnetic resonance imaging
What defines cryptorchidism? - ..(answers)..Undescended testes
What type of procedure is performed to correct panfacial fractures? -
..(answers)..Le Fort II
What retractor is used to provide exposure for a femoropopliteal bypass? -
..(answers)..Weitlaner
What is a nonadherent, nonpermeable, occlusive surgical dressing? -
..(answers)..Xeroform
A colposcopy may be performed for what condition? - ..(answers)..Cervical
carcinoma
The only artery in the body that carries deoxygenated blood is the? -
..(answers)..Pulmonary
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST
2025/2026
The plicae circulares, microvilli, and villi increase? - ..(answers)..Absorption area
What comes as number sets frequently used in neurosurgical procedures? -
..(answers)..Penfield dissectors
What pathogen is most commonly associated with surgical wound infections? -
..(answers)..Staphylococcus aureus
Padgett and Reese are types of? - ..(answers)..Dermatomes
What is the name for a uterine dressing forcep? - ..(answers)..Bozeman
What burn degree classification involves erythema without blisters? -
..(answers)..First
What instrument is used to remove plaque during a carotid endarterectomy? -
..(answers)..Freer
,What neuroglia is star-shaped? - ..(answers)..Astrocytes
What device could be used when placing a patient in the operative position for a
thyroidectomy? - ..(answers)..Shoulder roll
In order to expand the abdominal cavity with CO2 prior to a laparoscopic
procedure, the surgeon must use a/an? - ..(answers)..Insufflator machine
What surgical instrument would be used during a tonsillectomy? -
..(answers)..Pillar retractor
What type of cast would be appropriate for a fractured metacarpal? -
..(answers)..Short arm
What is the medical term for accumulation of squamous epithelium that forms a
mass that is destructive to the middle ear? - ..(answers)..Cholesteatoma
What muscle alters the shape of the lens to accommodate vision? -
..(answers)..Ciliary
What is the term for a nonpathogenic organism that is capable of producing
disease in an immunocompromised patient? - ..(answers)..Opportunistic
Filiforms are used to? - ..(answers)..Bypass urethral obstruction
, What is the name of this needle holder used in vascular cases? -
..(answers)..Castroviejo
What is a non-invasive diagnostic technique to provide the best imaging of soft
tissues? - ..(answers)..Magnetic resonance imaging
What defines cryptorchidism? - ..(answers)..Undescended testes
What type of procedure is performed to correct panfacial fractures? -
..(answers)..Le Fort II
What retractor is used to provide exposure for a femoropopliteal bypass? -
..(answers)..Weitlaner
What is a nonadherent, nonpermeable, occlusive surgical dressing? -
..(answers)..Xeroform
A colposcopy may be performed for what condition? - ..(answers)..Cervical
carcinoma
The only artery in the body that carries deoxygenated blood is the? -
..(answers)..Pulmonary
