CST Certification Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Absorption area - CORRECT ANSWER The plicae circulares, microvilli, and villi increase?
Penfield dissectors - CORRECT ANSWER What comes as number sets frequently used in
neurosurgical procedures?
Staphylococcus aureus - CORRECT ANSWER What pathogen is most commonly associated
with surgical wound infections?
Dermatomes - CORRECT ANSWER Padgett and Reese are types of?
Bozeman - CORRECT ANSWER What is the name for a uterine dressing forcep?
First - CORRECT ANSWER What burn degree classification involves erythema without
blisters?
Freer - CORRECT ANSWER What instrument is used to remove plaque during a carotid
endarterectomy?
Astrocytes - CORRECT ANSWER What neuroglia is star-shaped?
Shoulder roll - CORRECT ANSWER What device could be used when placing a patient in the
operative position for a thyroidectomy?
Insufflator machine - CORRECT ANSWER In order to expand the abdominal cavity with CO2
prior to a laparoscopic procedure, the surgeon must use a/an?
Pillar retractor - CORRECT ANSWER What surgical instrument would be used during a
tonsillectomy?
,Short arm - CORRECT ANSWER What type of cast would be appropriate for a fractured
metacarpal?
Cholesteatoma - CORRECT ANSWER What is the medical term for accumulation of
squamous epithelium that forms a mass that is destructive to the middle ear?
Ciliary - CORRECT ANSWER What muscle alters the shape of the lens to accommodate
vision?
Opportunistic - CORRECT ANSWER What is the term for a nonpathogenic organism that is
capable of producing disease in an immunocompromised patient?
Bypass urethral obstruction - CORRECT ANSWER Filiforms are used to?
Castroviejo - CORRECT ANSWER What is the name of this needle holder used in vascular
cases?
Magnetic resonance imaging - CORRECT ANSWER What is a non-invasive diagnostic
technique to provide the best imaging of soft tissues?
Undescended testes - CORRECT ANSWER What defines cryptorchidism?
Le Fort II - CORRECT ANSWER What type of procedure is performed to correct panfacial
fractures?
Weitlaner - CORRECT ANSWER What retractor is used to provide exposure for a
femoropopliteal bypass?
Xeroform - CORRECT ANSWER What is a nonadherent, nonpermeable, occlusive surgical
dressing?
Cervical carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER A colposcopy may be performed for what
condition?
, Pulmonary - CORRECT ANSWER The only artery in the body that carries deoxygenated
blood is the?
Mannitol - CORRECT ANSWER What intravenous drug would be used to reduce intracranial
pressure during a craniotomy?
Hypotonic - CORRECT ANSWER Sterile water is used for irrigation during a mastectomy,
because it is categorized as?
Blunt - CORRECT ANSWER What type of needle would be used to repair the liver?
Iron - CORRECT ANSWER What is the main element of hemoglobin?
Hand off the field to the circulator - CORRECT ANSWER What should be done with a
perforating towel clip that has been applied and removed from a sterile drape?
Nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER Which structure of a eukaryotic cell is DNA contained?
Sterile water - CORRECT ANSWER What is used to inflate the Foley catheter balloon?
Cryotherapy unit - CORRECT ANSWER What is commonly used in the treatment of retinal
detachment?
Incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER What term means lack of control of urination?
Sims - CORRECT ANSWER What is known as a sharp endometrial curette?
Enucleation - CORRECT ANSWER Removal of an entire eyeball is called?
Bayonet forceps - CORRECT ANSWER What surgical instrument is required for repair of a
nasal fracture?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Absorption area - CORRECT ANSWER The plicae circulares, microvilli, and villi increase?
Penfield dissectors - CORRECT ANSWER What comes as number sets frequently used in
neurosurgical procedures?
Staphylococcus aureus - CORRECT ANSWER What pathogen is most commonly associated
with surgical wound infections?
Dermatomes - CORRECT ANSWER Padgett and Reese are types of?
Bozeman - CORRECT ANSWER What is the name for a uterine dressing forcep?
First - CORRECT ANSWER What burn degree classification involves erythema without
blisters?
Freer - CORRECT ANSWER What instrument is used to remove plaque during a carotid
endarterectomy?
Astrocytes - CORRECT ANSWER What neuroglia is star-shaped?
Shoulder roll - CORRECT ANSWER What device could be used when placing a patient in the
operative position for a thyroidectomy?
Insufflator machine - CORRECT ANSWER In order to expand the abdominal cavity with CO2
prior to a laparoscopic procedure, the surgeon must use a/an?
Pillar retractor - CORRECT ANSWER What surgical instrument would be used during a
tonsillectomy?
,Short arm - CORRECT ANSWER What type of cast would be appropriate for a fractured
metacarpal?
Cholesteatoma - CORRECT ANSWER What is the medical term for accumulation of
squamous epithelium that forms a mass that is destructive to the middle ear?
Ciliary - CORRECT ANSWER What muscle alters the shape of the lens to accommodate
vision?
Opportunistic - CORRECT ANSWER What is the term for a nonpathogenic organism that is
capable of producing disease in an immunocompromised patient?
Bypass urethral obstruction - CORRECT ANSWER Filiforms are used to?
Castroviejo - CORRECT ANSWER What is the name of this needle holder used in vascular
cases?
Magnetic resonance imaging - CORRECT ANSWER What is a non-invasive diagnostic
technique to provide the best imaging of soft tissues?
Undescended testes - CORRECT ANSWER What defines cryptorchidism?
Le Fort II - CORRECT ANSWER What type of procedure is performed to correct panfacial
fractures?
Weitlaner - CORRECT ANSWER What retractor is used to provide exposure for a
femoropopliteal bypass?
Xeroform - CORRECT ANSWER What is a nonadherent, nonpermeable, occlusive surgical
dressing?
Cervical carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER A colposcopy may be performed for what
condition?
, Pulmonary - CORRECT ANSWER The only artery in the body that carries deoxygenated
blood is the?
Mannitol - CORRECT ANSWER What intravenous drug would be used to reduce intracranial
pressure during a craniotomy?
Hypotonic - CORRECT ANSWER Sterile water is used for irrigation during a mastectomy,
because it is categorized as?
Blunt - CORRECT ANSWER What type of needle would be used to repair the liver?
Iron - CORRECT ANSWER What is the main element of hemoglobin?
Hand off the field to the circulator - CORRECT ANSWER What should be done with a
perforating towel clip that has been applied and removed from a sterile drape?
Nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER Which structure of a eukaryotic cell is DNA contained?
Sterile water - CORRECT ANSWER What is used to inflate the Foley catheter balloon?
Cryotherapy unit - CORRECT ANSWER What is commonly used in the treatment of retinal
detachment?
Incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER What term means lack of control of urination?
Sims - CORRECT ANSWER What is known as a sharp endometrial curette?
Enucleation - CORRECT ANSWER Removal of an entire eyeball is called?
Bayonet forceps - CORRECT ANSWER What surgical instrument is required for repair of a
nasal fracture?
