SURGICAL ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION 2026
SURGICAL PROCEDURES PRACTICE SET
ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
◉ What is the surgical position commonly used for thyroid and
gallbladder surgery
Answer: Reverse trendelenburg
◉ What is the first step taken for an incorrect sponge count
Answer: Notify surgeon
◉ The mumps may be diagnosed by finding inflammation in which
of the following glands?
Answer: Parotid
◉ Which of the following is a nonadherent dressing
Kling
Adaptic
Collodion
Elastoplast
Answer: Adaptic
,◉ Which of the following is a fenestrated drape?
Incise
u-drape
aperature
half-sheet
Answer: Aperture
◉ What dilator is used in the common duct?
Answer: Bakes
◉ What organ is connected by a duct to the duodenum?
Answer: Pancreas
◉ What position is most commonly used for neurosurgical
procedure?
Answer: Supine
◉ What solution should be used to prep the donor site for a split-
thickness skin graft
Answer: Chlorhexidine
, ◉ What type of drape would be used for a flank procedure?
Answer: Transverse
◉ Where should the safety strap be placed on a patient who is in
supine position?
Answer: Below the knees
◉ Which surgical procedure is performed to correct an abnormality
in which the urethral meatus is situated on the superior aspect of
the penis?
Answer: Epispadias repair
◉ What is the most common cause of intracerebral hemorage
Answer: Hypertension
◉ The larynx is located between what two structures?
Answer: Pharynx and trachea
◉ When would the anesthesia provider request cricoid pressure?
Answer: Endotracheal intubation
SURGICAL PROCEDURES PRACTICE SET
ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
◉ What is the surgical position commonly used for thyroid and
gallbladder surgery
Answer: Reverse trendelenburg
◉ What is the first step taken for an incorrect sponge count
Answer: Notify surgeon
◉ The mumps may be diagnosed by finding inflammation in which
of the following glands?
Answer: Parotid
◉ Which of the following is a nonadherent dressing
Kling
Adaptic
Collodion
Elastoplast
Answer: Adaptic
,◉ Which of the following is a fenestrated drape?
Incise
u-drape
aperature
half-sheet
Answer: Aperture
◉ What dilator is used in the common duct?
Answer: Bakes
◉ What organ is connected by a duct to the duodenum?
Answer: Pancreas
◉ What position is most commonly used for neurosurgical
procedure?
Answer: Supine
◉ What solution should be used to prep the donor site for a split-
thickness skin graft
Answer: Chlorhexidine
, ◉ What type of drape would be used for a flank procedure?
Answer: Transverse
◉ Where should the safety strap be placed on a patient who is in
supine position?
Answer: Below the knees
◉ Which surgical procedure is performed to correct an abnormality
in which the urethral meatus is situated on the superior aspect of
the penis?
Answer: Epispadias repair
◉ What is the most common cause of intracerebral hemorage
Answer: Hypertension
◉ The larynx is located between what two structures?
Answer: Pharynx and trachea
◉ When would the anesthesia provider request cricoid pressure?
Answer: Endotracheal intubation
