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NCCT TSC Surgical Technology Exam (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) Practice V2| 100% Verified Questions & Answers | The New Material QUESTION What instrument can be used to clamp the lung? Answer: Duval QUESTION What term describes the reconnection of the ends of two tubular structures? Answer: Anastomosis QUESTION What is the appropriate way to pass an instrument? Answer: Oriented so that it is positioned for immediate use QUESTION Which of the following positions is also a semi-seated position that can be used for reconstructive breast or shoulder surgery? Answer: Modified Fowler's QUESTION Which team member is responsible for setting up the sterile field? Answer: Scrubbed team member QUESTION What type of skin prep is used on a tissue autograft site? Answer: Clear QUESTION Which sterilizer uses steam to sterilize equipment? Answer: High-vacuum QUESTION What precautions should be taken for a patient who is known to have impetigo? Answer: Contact QUESTION The surgical team is positioning the patient for a craniotomy using the Mayfield headrest. What other device will also be needed for positioning with this headrest? Answer: Crutchfield tongs QUESTION Prior to placing an intramedullary rod, what surgical step must happen first? Answer: Ream QUESTION What is the proper procedure for the conversion to open case when performing MIS surgery? Answer: Prepare for incision by delivering sharps, ESU instruments, suction, and count QUESTION The surgical technologist is using a fire extinguisher to put out a small fire in the operating room. After the pin has been removed on the extinguisher, what should occur next? Answer: Aim the nozzle QUESTION An incident within the OR that results in severe temporary or permanent harm or death is referred to as a(n) __________. Answer: Sentinel event QUESTION Which instrument is used to extract disc fragments from herniated intervertebral disc? Answer: Pituitary rongeur QUESTION Which drainage system should be placed to restore negative pressure for proper ventilation? Answer: Closed chest system QUESTION Which of the following is required for all implantable items for the purpose of tracking, retrieving, and stock replacement? Answer: Documentation QUESTION Blunt dissection of the gallbladder from the posterior side of the liver during an open cholecystectomy can be accomplished with a(n) __________. Answer: Kittner

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NCCTl TSCl Surgicall Technologyl Examl
(Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l Practicel V2|l
100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l
Thel Newl Material
Q:l Whatl instrumentl canl bel usedl tol clampl thel lung?
Answer:
Duval



Q:l Whatl terml describesl thel reconnectionl ofl thel endsl ofl twol tubularl structures?
Answer:
Anastomosis



Q:l Whatl isl thel appropriatel wayl tol passl anl instrument?
Answer:
Orientedl sol thatl itl isl positionedl forl immediatel use



Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl positionsl isl alsol al semi-seatedl positionl thatl canl bel usedl
forl reconstructivel breastl orl shoulderl surgery?

Answer:
Modifiedl Fowler's



Q:l Whichl teaml memberl isl responsiblel forl settingl upl thel sterilel field?
Answer:
Scrubbedl teaml member

,Q:l Whatl typel ofl skinl prepl isl usedl onl al tissuel autograftl site?
Answer:
Clear



Q:l Whichl sterilizerl usesl steaml tol sterilizel equipment?
Answer:
High-vacuum



Q:l Whatl precautionsl shouldl bel takenl forl al patientl whol isl knownl tol havel impetigo?
Answer:
Contact



Q:l Thel surgicall teaml isl positioningl thel patientl forl al craniotomyl usingl thel Mayfieldl
headrest.l Whatl otherl devicel willl alsol bel neededl forl positioningl withl thisl headrest?

Answer:
Crutchfieldl tongs



Q:l Priorl tol placingl anl intramedullaryl rod,l whatl surgicall stepl mustl happenl first?
Answer:
Ream



Q:l Whatl isl thel properl procedurel forl thel conversionl tol openl casel whenl performingl
MISl surgery?

Answer:

,Preparel forl incisionl byl deliveringl sharps,l ESUl instruments,l suction,l andl count



Q:l Thel surgicall technologistl isl usingl al firel extinguisherl tol putl outl al smalll firel inl
thel operatingl room.l Afterl thel pinl hasl beenl removedl onl thel extinguisher,l whatl shouldl
occurl next?

Answer:
Aiml thel nozzle



Q:l Anl incidentl withinl thel ORl thatl resultsl inl severel temporaryl orl permanentl harml orl
deathl isl referredl tol asl a(n)l __________.

Answer:
Sentinell event



Q:l Whichl instrumentl isl usedl tol extractl discl fragmentsl froml herniatedl intervertebrall
disc?

Answer:
Pituitaryl rongeur



Q:l Whichl drainagel systeml shouldl bel placedl tol restorel negativel pressurel forl properl
ventilation?

Answer:
Closedl chestl system



Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl isl requiredl forl alll implantablel itemsl forl thel purposel ofl
tracking,l retrieving,l andl stockl replacement?

Answer:
Documentation

, Q:l Bluntl dissectionl ofl thel gallbladderl froml thel posteriorl sidel ofl thel liverl duringl anl
openl cholecystectomyl canl bel accomplishedl withl a(n)l __________.

Answer:
Kittner



Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl techniquesl isl usedl tol anastomosel twol hollowl structuresl
thatl isl quickerl thanl clampingl andl suturing?

Answer:
Stapling



Q:l Al Midasl Rexl mightl bel usedl inl whichl ofl thel followingl surgicall procedures?
Answer:
Craniotomy



Q:l Inl whatl positionl arel transvaginall proceduresl performed?
Answer:
Lithotomy



Q:l Duringl al totall hipl arthroplasty,l thel surgeonl asksl thel surgicall technologistl tol helpl
abductl thel hip.l Whichl directionl willl thel surgicall technologistl movel thel leg?

Answer:
Awayl froml thel midline



Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl isl usedl tol seel insidel thel patientl byl usingl projectedl
imagesl viewedl inl reall timel forl MISl surgery?

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