CST EXAM 3 2026 SURGICAL
INSTRUMENTATION AND OPERATING ROOM
PROCEDURES STUDY MATERIALS
◉ Formalin.
Answer: Which of the following is a commonly used preservative for
tissue specimens?
Saline
Formalin
Ethyl alcohol
Lugol's solution
◉ Notify surgeon.
Answer: What is the first step taken for an incorrect sponge count?
Notify surgeon
X Ray patient
Repeat count
Complete incident report
◉ Parotid.
Answer: The mumps may be diagnosed by finding inflammation in
which of the following glands?
,Sublingual
Thyroid
Parotid
Submandibular
◉ Incident report.
Answer: What institutional document is completed when an adverse
or unusual event takes place in the OR that may have legal
consequences for the staff or patient?
Incident report
Operative record
Deposition report
Advance directive
◉ Hysterectomy.
Answer: For which procedure would Trendelenburg position
provide optimal visualization?
Cholecystectomy
Hysterectomy
Thyroidectomy
Acromioplasty
,◉ Adaptic.
Answer: Which of the following is a non adherent dressing?
Kling
Collodion
Adaptic
Elastoplast
◉ Aperture.
Answer: Which of the following is a fenestrated drape?
Incise
Aperture
Half sheet
U drape
◉ Coude.
Answer: What is the name of the of the urinary catheter with a small,
curved tapered tip used on patients with urethral strictures?
Iglesias
Coude
Pigtail
Bonanno
, ◉ Direct.
Answer: Which of the following terms describes a hernia that occurs
within Hesselbach's triangle?
Femoral
Hiatal
Direct
Indirect
◉ Kocher.
Answer: Which of the following incisions is oblique?
Epigastric
Kocher
Paramedian
Pfannenstiel
◉ Bakes.
Answer: Which of the following dilators are used in the common
duct?
Pratt
Van Buren
Bakes
Hegar
INSTRUMENTATION AND OPERATING ROOM
PROCEDURES STUDY MATERIALS
◉ Formalin.
Answer: Which of the following is a commonly used preservative for
tissue specimens?
Saline
Formalin
Ethyl alcohol
Lugol's solution
◉ Notify surgeon.
Answer: What is the first step taken for an incorrect sponge count?
Notify surgeon
X Ray patient
Repeat count
Complete incident report
◉ Parotid.
Answer: The mumps may be diagnosed by finding inflammation in
which of the following glands?
,Sublingual
Thyroid
Parotid
Submandibular
◉ Incident report.
Answer: What institutional document is completed when an adverse
or unusual event takes place in the OR that may have legal
consequences for the staff or patient?
Incident report
Operative record
Deposition report
Advance directive
◉ Hysterectomy.
Answer: For which procedure would Trendelenburg position
provide optimal visualization?
Cholecystectomy
Hysterectomy
Thyroidectomy
Acromioplasty
,◉ Adaptic.
Answer: Which of the following is a non adherent dressing?
Kling
Collodion
Adaptic
Elastoplast
◉ Aperture.
Answer: Which of the following is a fenestrated drape?
Incise
Aperture
Half sheet
U drape
◉ Coude.
Answer: What is the name of the of the urinary catheter with a small,
curved tapered tip used on patients with urethral strictures?
Iglesias
Coude
Pigtail
Bonanno
, ◉ Direct.
Answer: Which of the following terms describes a hernia that occurs
within Hesselbach's triangle?
Femoral
Hiatal
Direct
Indirect
◉ Kocher.
Answer: Which of the following incisions is oblique?
Epigastric
Kocher
Paramedian
Pfannenstiel
◉ Bakes.
Answer: Which of the following dilators are used in the common
duct?
Pratt
Van Buren
Bakes
Hegar
