SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY FOR THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED
2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS RATED A+ FOR PASS
What microbe is difficult to kill due to it's ability to protect itself for a period of time from
severe adverse conditions? - CORRECT ANSWERS spore
Does the presence of hair around the wound increase the chances of the patient developing an
SSI? - CORRECT ANSWERS No.
Bacteria can be killed by: - CORRECT ANSWERS destruction of the cell membrane most
often with heat or chemicals
what causes gas gangrene infection, cellulitis, and fasciitis? - CORRECT ANSWERS
clostridium perfringens
T or F If an instrument used with a patient having Creutzfeld-Jakob disease disinfection of that
instrument can be soaked in Cidex for 10 hours? - CORRECT ANSWERS False. Soak in
bleach (Sodium Hydroxide) for 60 minutes.
What is the study of Fungi (yeasts, molds, and mushrooms) - CORRECT ANSWERS
Mycology
Do not contain RNA, DNA or protein production capabilities. They infuse their own nucleic acid
genome into the cell, where it replicates itself and directs the cell to produce proteins for its
capsid - CORRECT ANSWERS Viruses
internal/external monitor indicating sterilization process has occurred not that instruments are
actually sterile. - CORRECT ANSWERS chemical indicator
, SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY FOR THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED
2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS RATED A+ FOR PASS
growth & collection of microbes into a group that lives in a particular area. (like s. aureus in
nares of humans) - CORRECT ANSWERS colonization
method of cleaning instruments in which the chosen cleaning solution acts by dispersing two
liquids that are not capable of being mixed - CORRECT ANSWERS emulsification
English surgeon, 19th century, "father of antiseptic surgery" principles of asepsis in the
operating room. - CORRECT ANSWERS Lister
when human break occurs in sterile technique the patient is exposed to SSI; communication is
needed. - CORRECT ANSWERS surgical conscience
infection of surgical wound that was acquired during the course of the surgical procedure. -
CORRECT ANSWERS SSI (surgical site infection)
contamination of a person or object by another - CORRECT ANSWERS cross-
contamination
an inanimate object that harbors microorganisms - CORRECT ANSWERS fomite
pathogen outside the intestine; common UTI - CORRECT ANSWERS Escherica coli
Most common SSI pathogen, found commonly on skin - CORRECT ANSWERS
Staphylococcus aureus
virus causing chronic disease without jaundice - CORRECT ANSWERS Hepatitis C
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED
2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS RATED A+ FOR PASS
What microbe is difficult to kill due to it's ability to protect itself for a period of time from
severe adverse conditions? - CORRECT ANSWERS spore
Does the presence of hair around the wound increase the chances of the patient developing an
SSI? - CORRECT ANSWERS No.
Bacteria can be killed by: - CORRECT ANSWERS destruction of the cell membrane most
often with heat or chemicals
what causes gas gangrene infection, cellulitis, and fasciitis? - CORRECT ANSWERS
clostridium perfringens
T or F If an instrument used with a patient having Creutzfeld-Jakob disease disinfection of that
instrument can be soaked in Cidex for 10 hours? - CORRECT ANSWERS False. Soak in
bleach (Sodium Hydroxide) for 60 minutes.
What is the study of Fungi (yeasts, molds, and mushrooms) - CORRECT ANSWERS
Mycology
Do not contain RNA, DNA or protein production capabilities. They infuse their own nucleic acid
genome into the cell, where it replicates itself and directs the cell to produce proteins for its
capsid - CORRECT ANSWERS Viruses
internal/external monitor indicating sterilization process has occurred not that instruments are
actually sterile. - CORRECT ANSWERS chemical indicator
, SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY FOR THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED
2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS RATED A+ FOR PASS
growth & collection of microbes into a group that lives in a particular area. (like s. aureus in
nares of humans) - CORRECT ANSWERS colonization
method of cleaning instruments in which the chosen cleaning solution acts by dispersing two
liquids that are not capable of being mixed - CORRECT ANSWERS emulsification
English surgeon, 19th century, "father of antiseptic surgery" principles of asepsis in the
operating room. - CORRECT ANSWERS Lister
when human break occurs in sterile technique the patient is exposed to SSI; communication is
needed. - CORRECT ANSWERS surgical conscience
infection of surgical wound that was acquired during the course of the surgical procedure. -
CORRECT ANSWERS SSI (surgical site infection)
contamination of a person or object by another - CORRECT ANSWERS cross-
contamination
an inanimate object that harbors microorganisms - CORRECT ANSWERS fomite
pathogen outside the intestine; common UTI - CORRECT ANSWERS Escherica coli
Most common SSI pathogen, found commonly on skin - CORRECT ANSWERS
Staphylococcus aureus
virus causing chronic disease without jaundice - CORRECT ANSWERS Hepatitis C
