CST PRACTICE EXAM 1, 2 & 3 EACH
WITH 175 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) CST EXAM 2025
(CERTIFIED SURGICAL
TECHNOLOGIST EXAM 2026 TEST
BANK )
1.mWhichmcranialmnervemismaffectedmbymtrigeminalmneuralgia?
m a.mI
m b.mV
m c.mVI
m d.mVIIm-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.mV
2.mWhatmismusedmtomlubricatemthemdonormsitemandmreducemfrictionmfrommthemdermatome?
m a.mBacitracinmointment
m b.mLodophormsolution
m c.mPetrolatummgel
m d.mMineralmoilm-mCORRECTmANSWERmd.mMineralmoil
3.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismanmexamplemofmpropermsterilemtechniquemwhenmperformingmthempr
epmformamsplit-thicknessmskinmgraft?
m a.mDonormsitemfirst
m b.mRecipientmsitemfirst
m c.mDonormsitemonly
m d.mRecipientmsitemonlym-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mDonormsitemfirst
,4.mWhatmismthemrecommendedmrangemofmintra-
abdominalmpressureminmanmadultmpatientmwhenmusingmanminsufflatormduringmamlaparoscopicmproce
dure?
m a.m8-11mmmmHg
m b.m12-15mmmmHg
m c.m16-19mmmmHg
m d.m20-23mmmmHgm-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.m12-15mmmmHg
5.mWhichmofmthesemtermsmrefersmtomtheminabilitymtomdirectmbothmeyesmatmthemsamemobject?
m a.mStrabismus
m b.mChalazion
m c.mGlaucoma
m d.mCataractm-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mStrabismus
6.mWhatmproceduremismperformmtomcorrectmchronicmcerebralmischemia?
m a.mRhizotomy
m b.mCranioplasty
m c.mArteriography
m d.mEndarterectomym-mCORRECTmANSWERmd.mEndarterectomy
7.mAccordingmtomthemRulemofmNines,mwhatmpercentagemismassignedmtomthemfrontmandmbackmofmthem
trunk?
m a.m27%
m b.m18%
m c.m4m1/2%
m d.m1%m-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.m18%
,8.mWhichmtermmrefersmtomanmabnormalmincreaseminmthemnumbermofmcells?
m a.mAtrophy
m b.mDysplasia
m c.mHyperplasia
m d.mHypertrophym-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mHyperplasia
9.mAmsecondmintentionmwoundmhealsmby:
m a.mGranulation
m b.mEvisceration
m c.mPrimarymunion
m d.mDelayedmsuturingm-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mGranulation
10.mIntraoperativemventricularmarrhythmiasmaremtreatedmwith:
m a.mLidocaine
m b.mDigitoxin
m c.mProstigmin
m d.mFurosemidem-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mLidocaine
11.mHowmmanymmillitersmequalm2mounces?
m a.m40
m b.m50
m c.m60
m d.m70m-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.m60
12.mCoveringmamsterilembackmtablemformlatermusmis:
, m a.mPermissiblemformupmtomonemhourmbeforemthemprocedure
m b.mPermissibleminminstancesmofmanmemergency
m c.mNotmpermissiblemformupmtom2mhoursmbeforemthemprocedure
md.mNotmpermissiblemundermanymcircumstancesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmd.mNotmpermissiblemundermanymcircumstances
13.mInmwhichmpositionmwouldmampatientmbemplacedmtomcounteractmhypovolemia?
m a.mLeftmlateral
m b.mRightmlateral
m c.mTrendelenburg
m d.mReversemTrendelenburgm-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mTrendelenburg
14.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmtypesmofmsuturemcreatemthemleastmtissuemtraumamandmdrag?
m a.mSwagedmmultifilament
m b.mSwagedmmonofilament
m c.mThreadedmmultifilament
m d.mThreadedmmonofilamentm-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.mSwagedmmonofilament
15.mWhichmorganizationmhasmlegalmoversightmformthemsafetymofmhealthcaremprovidersminmthemworkm
place?
m a.mEPA
m b.mCDC
m c.mOSHA
m d.mNIOSHm-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mOSHA
16.mWhichmlevelmofmmaslow'smhierarchymofmneedsmismmostmapplicablemtomthemsurgicalmpatient?
m a.mEsteemmandmprestige
WITH 175 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) CST EXAM 2025
(CERTIFIED SURGICAL
TECHNOLOGIST EXAM 2026 TEST
BANK )
1.mWhichmcranialmnervemismaffectedmbymtrigeminalmneuralgia?
m a.mI
m b.mV
m c.mVI
m d.mVIIm-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.mV
2.mWhatmismusedmtomlubricatemthemdonormsitemandmreducemfrictionmfrommthemdermatome?
m a.mBacitracinmointment
m b.mLodophormsolution
m c.mPetrolatummgel
m d.mMineralmoilm-mCORRECTmANSWERmd.mMineralmoil
3.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismanmexamplemofmpropermsterilemtechniquemwhenmperformingmthempr
epmformamsplit-thicknessmskinmgraft?
m a.mDonormsitemfirst
m b.mRecipientmsitemfirst
m c.mDonormsitemonly
m d.mRecipientmsitemonlym-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mDonormsitemfirst
,4.mWhatmismthemrecommendedmrangemofmintra-
abdominalmpressureminmanmadultmpatientmwhenmusingmanminsufflatormduringmamlaparoscopicmproce
dure?
m a.m8-11mmmmHg
m b.m12-15mmmmHg
m c.m16-19mmmmHg
m d.m20-23mmmmHgm-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.m12-15mmmmHg
5.mWhichmofmthesemtermsmrefersmtomtheminabilitymtomdirectmbothmeyesmatmthemsamemobject?
m a.mStrabismus
m b.mChalazion
m c.mGlaucoma
m d.mCataractm-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mStrabismus
6.mWhatmproceduremismperformmtomcorrectmchronicmcerebralmischemia?
m a.mRhizotomy
m b.mCranioplasty
m c.mArteriography
m d.mEndarterectomym-mCORRECTmANSWERmd.mEndarterectomy
7.mAccordingmtomthemRulemofmNines,mwhatmpercentagemismassignedmtomthemfrontmandmbackmofmthem
trunk?
m a.m27%
m b.m18%
m c.m4m1/2%
m d.m1%m-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.m18%
,8.mWhichmtermmrefersmtomanmabnormalmincreaseminmthemnumbermofmcells?
m a.mAtrophy
m b.mDysplasia
m c.mHyperplasia
m d.mHypertrophym-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mHyperplasia
9.mAmsecondmintentionmwoundmhealsmby:
m a.mGranulation
m b.mEvisceration
m c.mPrimarymunion
m d.mDelayedmsuturingm-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mGranulation
10.mIntraoperativemventricularmarrhythmiasmaremtreatedmwith:
m a.mLidocaine
m b.mDigitoxin
m c.mProstigmin
m d.mFurosemidem-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mLidocaine
11.mHowmmanymmillitersmequalm2mounces?
m a.m40
m b.m50
m c.m60
m d.m70m-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.m60
12.mCoveringmamsterilembackmtablemformlatermusmis:
, m a.mPermissiblemformupmtomonemhourmbeforemthemprocedure
m b.mPermissibleminminstancesmofmanmemergency
m c.mNotmpermissiblemformupmtom2mhoursmbeforemthemprocedure
md.mNotmpermissiblemundermanymcircumstancesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmd.mNotmpermissiblemundermanymcircumstances
13.mInmwhichmpositionmwouldmampatientmbemplacedmtomcounteractmhypovolemia?
m a.mLeftmlateral
m b.mRightmlateral
m c.mTrendelenburg
m d.mReversemTrendelenburgm-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mTrendelenburg
14.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmtypesmofmsuturemcreatemthemleastmtissuemtraumamandmdrag?
m a.mSwagedmmultifilament
m b.mSwagedmmonofilament
m c.mThreadedmmultifilament
m d.mThreadedmmonofilamentm-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.mSwagedmmonofilament
15.mWhichmorganizationmhasmlegalmoversightmformthemsafetymofmhealthcaremprovidersminmthemworkm
place?
m a.mEPA
m b.mCDC
m c.mOSHA
m d.mNIOSHm-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mOSHA
16.mWhichmlevelmofmmaslow'smhierarchymofmneedsmismmostmapplicablemtomthemsurgicalmpatient?
m a.mEsteemmandmprestige
