SURGICAL TECH FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED
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●● What is used to enhance visualization of structures during a
diagnostic imaging procedure?
Answer: Contrast Medium
●● Which diagnostic imaging procedure allows the surgeon to view
anatomic structures during the surgical procedure?
Answer: Fleuroscopy
●● Cholangiography is a radiographic study of the _________
Answer: Gallbladder
●● Ultrasound involves the use of________
Answer: High-frequency sound waves
●● What is the first priority of the STSR when an intraoperative X-ray is
being taken?
Answer: Protect the sterile field from contamination
,●● Which of the following can be performed to create an easy entrance
into most vessels of the body?
Answer: Spinal tap
●● The gallbladder is found in the ________ abdominal quadrant
Answer: Right upper
●● Another name for the alimentary canal is the ______ tract
Answer: Digestive
●● The 3 portions of the small intestine are the ______________
Answer: Duodenum, Ileum, Jejunum
●● The appendix is attached to the ______
Answer: Cecum
●● What is the largest parenchymal organ in the abdominal cavity?
Answer: Liver
●● The outer layer of the digestive tract wall is called ________
Answer: Serosa
, ●● Which organ is the single largest mass of the lymphatic tissue in the
body?
Answer: Spleen
●● Bile is produced by ______
Answer: the liver
●● In what position is the patient placed when a McBurney's incision is
used?
Answer: Supine
●● Gastrostomy is the _______
Answer: creation of an opening from the stomach to the skin
●● A purse-string suture is used ______
Answer: to tighten or close an opening
●● Removal of the gallbladder is called _________
Answer: cholecystectomy
●● In addition to a major general surgical instrumentation set, which of
the following will also be needed for a cholecystectomy?
Answer: CBD exploration instruments
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED
CERTIFICATION STUDY PACK
●● What is used to enhance visualization of structures during a
diagnostic imaging procedure?
Answer: Contrast Medium
●● Which diagnostic imaging procedure allows the surgeon to view
anatomic structures during the surgical procedure?
Answer: Fleuroscopy
●● Cholangiography is a radiographic study of the _________
Answer: Gallbladder
●● Ultrasound involves the use of________
Answer: High-frequency sound waves
●● What is the first priority of the STSR when an intraoperative X-ray is
being taken?
Answer: Protect the sterile field from contamination
,●● Which of the following can be performed to create an easy entrance
into most vessels of the body?
Answer: Spinal tap
●● The gallbladder is found in the ________ abdominal quadrant
Answer: Right upper
●● Another name for the alimentary canal is the ______ tract
Answer: Digestive
●● The 3 portions of the small intestine are the ______________
Answer: Duodenum, Ileum, Jejunum
●● The appendix is attached to the ______
Answer: Cecum
●● What is the largest parenchymal organ in the abdominal cavity?
Answer: Liver
●● The outer layer of the digestive tract wall is called ________
Answer: Serosa
, ●● Which organ is the single largest mass of the lymphatic tissue in the
body?
Answer: Spleen
●● Bile is produced by ______
Answer: the liver
●● In what position is the patient placed when a McBurney's incision is
used?
Answer: Supine
●● Gastrostomy is the _______
Answer: creation of an opening from the stomach to the skin
●● A purse-string suture is used ______
Answer: to tighten or close an opening
●● Removal of the gallbladder is called _________
Answer: cholecystectomy
●● In addition to a major general surgical instrumentation set, which of
the following will also be needed for a cholecystectomy?
Answer: CBD exploration instruments
