Comprehensive Surgical Technologist
Practice Exam Review ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- Integumentary - CORRECT ANSWERS Refers to skin.
Non-sterile equipment proximity - CORRECT ANSWERS
Should be no closer than 18 inches to sterile equipment.
Decimal representation of 4 - CORRECT ANSWERS
Represents the Thousands place in the decimal 0.02457.
Van Buren dilators - CORRECT ANSWERS Used for male
urethral dilation.
Surgical counts - CORRECT ANSWERS Performed by the
Circulator and CST.
Arteri/o - CORRECT ANSWERS Root word meaning Artery.
First count timing - CORRECT ANSWERS Best completed
before the instruments are moved to the Mayo stand.
Conflict in the operating room - CORRECT ANSWERS
Negatively impacts patient care.
,Diffusion - CORRECT ANSWERS The passive process of
molecules moving from an area of higher concentration to an area of
low concentration.
Closing sponge count initiation - CORRECT ANSWERS
Should be initiated at the Operative field.
Astigmatism - CORRECT ANSWERS Condition resulting
from an uneven curvature of the cornea.
Bartholin's glands function - CORRECT ANSWERS Lubricate
the vagina.
Reverse Trendelenburg positioning device - CORRECT ANSWERS
Footboard must be attached to the table.
Non-sterile portion of sterile gown - CORRECT ANSWERS
Arms up to 2 inches above the elbows are considered non-
sterile once donned.
Osteomalacia - CORRECT ANSWERS Softening of the bone.
Life over limb implementation - CORRECT ANSWERS May
be necessary during a Hurricane.
Saphenous vein in CABG - CORRECT ANSWERS Sutured to
the Coronary artery.
,Patient's interpretation of folded arms - CORRECT ANSWERS
Could be interpreted as Uninterested.
Suffix -oma - CORRECT ANSWERS Refers to Tumor.
Heparin measurement - CORRECT ANSWERS Measured in
Units.
ERCP visualization - CORRECT ANSWERS Visualizes the
Duodenum.
Non-adherent dressing for carpal tunnel release - CORRECT
ANSWERS Adaptic would be placed on the incision.
Foot bending downward - CORRECT ANSWERS Called
Eversion.
Plantar flexion - CORRECT ANSWERS Bending the foot
downward at the ankle joint.
Achalasia - CORRECT ANSWERS Pathological term referring
to failure of the lower esophageal muscle to relax.
Prostate gland secretion - CORRECT ANSWERS Alkaline
fluid, semen, testosterone, and inhibin hormone.
, Para- - CORRECT ANSWERS Prefix meaning surrounding,
through, near, beside, or many, much.
PAPR - CORRECT ANSWERS Type of protective eyewear
referred to as the body exhaust system.
Uterine incision - CORRECT ANSWERS During a C-section,
the line representing the fundus must be identified.
Cranial nerve responsible for smell - CORRECT ANSWERS
Cranial nerve I.
Staphylococcus - CORRECT ANSWERS Arrangement of
cocci in clusters.
Surgical conscience - CORRECT ANSWERS Level of honesty
and integrity that every CST must uphold when delivering quality
patient care.
Surgical laser type - CORRECT ANSWERS Determined by its
active medium.
126 bones - CORRECT ANSWERS The number of bones that
compose the body, known as the appendicular skeleton.
Practice Exam Review ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- Integumentary - CORRECT ANSWERS Refers to skin.
Non-sterile equipment proximity - CORRECT ANSWERS
Should be no closer than 18 inches to sterile equipment.
Decimal representation of 4 - CORRECT ANSWERS
Represents the Thousands place in the decimal 0.02457.
Van Buren dilators - CORRECT ANSWERS Used for male
urethral dilation.
Surgical counts - CORRECT ANSWERS Performed by the
Circulator and CST.
Arteri/o - CORRECT ANSWERS Root word meaning Artery.
First count timing - CORRECT ANSWERS Best completed
before the instruments are moved to the Mayo stand.
Conflict in the operating room - CORRECT ANSWERS
Negatively impacts patient care.
,Diffusion - CORRECT ANSWERS The passive process of
molecules moving from an area of higher concentration to an area of
low concentration.
Closing sponge count initiation - CORRECT ANSWERS
Should be initiated at the Operative field.
Astigmatism - CORRECT ANSWERS Condition resulting
from an uneven curvature of the cornea.
Bartholin's glands function - CORRECT ANSWERS Lubricate
the vagina.
Reverse Trendelenburg positioning device - CORRECT ANSWERS
Footboard must be attached to the table.
Non-sterile portion of sterile gown - CORRECT ANSWERS
Arms up to 2 inches above the elbows are considered non-
sterile once donned.
Osteomalacia - CORRECT ANSWERS Softening of the bone.
Life over limb implementation - CORRECT ANSWERS May
be necessary during a Hurricane.
Saphenous vein in CABG - CORRECT ANSWERS Sutured to
the Coronary artery.
,Patient's interpretation of folded arms - CORRECT ANSWERS
Could be interpreted as Uninterested.
Suffix -oma - CORRECT ANSWERS Refers to Tumor.
Heparin measurement - CORRECT ANSWERS Measured in
Units.
ERCP visualization - CORRECT ANSWERS Visualizes the
Duodenum.
Non-adherent dressing for carpal tunnel release - CORRECT
ANSWERS Adaptic would be placed on the incision.
Foot bending downward - CORRECT ANSWERS Called
Eversion.
Plantar flexion - CORRECT ANSWERS Bending the foot
downward at the ankle joint.
Achalasia - CORRECT ANSWERS Pathological term referring
to failure of the lower esophageal muscle to relax.
Prostate gland secretion - CORRECT ANSWERS Alkaline
fluid, semen, testosterone, and inhibin hormone.
, Para- - CORRECT ANSWERS Prefix meaning surrounding,
through, near, beside, or many, much.
PAPR - CORRECT ANSWERS Type of protective eyewear
referred to as the body exhaust system.
Uterine incision - CORRECT ANSWERS During a C-section,
the line representing the fundus must be identified.
Cranial nerve responsible for smell - CORRECT ANSWERS
Cranial nerve I.
Staphylococcus - CORRECT ANSWERS Arrangement of
cocci in clusters.
Surgical conscience - CORRECT ANSWERS Level of honesty
and integrity that every CST must uphold when delivering quality
patient care.
Surgical laser type - CORRECT ANSWERS Determined by its
active medium.
126 bones - CORRECT ANSWERS The number of bones that
compose the body, known as the appendicular skeleton.
