CST Review E Exam 3 Certified Surgical Technologist
EXAM LATEST VERSION 2026-2027 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following is the quickest route when transporting STAT specimens?
A. Walking to the laboratory after lunch
B. Placing all the STAT specimens in secondary container and informing the transport team to
delivery when they get a chance.
C. Assigning the operating room manager to be the runner to transport the STAT specimen
D. Sending it through the pneumatic tube system. - answer>>D. Sending it through the
pneumatic tube system.
A small quantity of specimen may be sent to the stat laboratory through the pneumatic tube
system as long as the specimen is packaged (leakproof, contained biohazard bag) and labeled
properly (all appropriate paperwork) according to hospital policy.
Dr. Smith wants eight of his residents to watch his minimally invasive laser periodontic
procedure because he pioneered the technique. However, there is not enough laser eyewear in
the room. One of the residents suggested that he will wear sunglasses as protective eyewear.
What is the best practice in this situation?
A. Advise the resident that he cannot participate in this particular case without proper eyewear.
B. Advise Dr. Smith to split the team into two groups.
C. Give your eyewear to the resident since the resident is training to become a surgeon.
D. Because the circulator is not at the operative field, he or she should give his or her protective
eyewear to the resident. - answer>>A. Advise the resident that he cannot participate in this
particular case without proper eyewear.
All team members are required to wear the same protective eyewear, which is determined
depending on the classification of the laser being used. If there is not appropriate eyewear, the
,resident should be informed that he cannot participate in the procedure. Sunglasses are not
acceptable laser protective eyewear.
For a flank incision to access the kidney, the incision is made above which of the following ribs?
A. 7th rib
B. 9th rib
C. 12th rib
D. 8th rib - answer>>C. 12th rib
After skin incision is made, the external oblique muscles are dissected above the 12th rib to
provide access to the kidney. To avoid injury to the subcostal nerve, accessing below the 12th
rib is not recommended.
The acronym RACE is used by most healthcare facilities to prepare hospital personnel in event of
fire. What does "R" stand for?
A. Repeat
B. Run
C. Rescue
D. Retrieve - answer>>C. Rescue
The acronym RACE stands for rescue, alarm, contain, and extinguish.
Which of the following statements is true regarding placement of the sterile suture bag in the
sterile field?
A. The suture bag placed on the side of the sterile draped back table is considered the only
portion that is sterile.
B. The sterile suture bag should be placed on the Mayo stand on the opposite side of the
operative site on the sterile Mayo stand cover.
,C. The sterile suture bag should be placed on the surgical drape close to the incision site.
D. The edges of the suture that extend below the table top are considered sterile. - answer>>B.
The sterile suture bag should be placed on the Mayo stand on the opposite side of the operative
site on the sterile Mayo stand cover.
The sterile suture bag should be placed on the side of the draped Mayo stand opposite the
operative site. This minimizes the risk of items such as empty suture packets and suture ties that
are placed in the bag from entering the surgical wound site.
Which part of the inner ear is lined with cilia, which project into the endolymph and receive the
sound waves transmitted by the inner ear and is considered the organ of hearing?
A. Organ of Corti
B. Pinna
C. Ossicles
D. Tympanic membrane - answer>>A. Organ of Corti
The spiral-shaped cochlea contains the cochlear duct and the organ of hearing, the organ of
Corti.
The toxin produced by Corynebacterium diphtheriae causes diphtheria. Which of the following
toxins are produced?
A. Exotoxins
B. Endotoxins
C. Toxoids
D. Antigen - answer>>A. Exotoxins
C. diphtheriae is a bacterial exotoxin that causes cell death.
, If a patient is scheduled for lumbar laminectomy procedure, how should he or she be positioned
on the laminectomy frame?
A. Supine
B.Lateral
C. Prone
D. Fowler - answer>>C. Prone
The patient is placed in the prone position on a laminectomy frame (e.g., Wilson, Jackson) or on
a specialized spinal operating bed after induction and placement of the endotracheal tube.
The surgical scrub renders the skin surgically clean by reducing pathogenic colonization,
decreasing the density of transient flora and
A. providing a continuous antimicrobial action.
B. remaining sterile before gown and glove.
C. following guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
D. preventing nosocomial infection. - answer>>A. providing a continuous antimicrobial action.
The surgical scrub renders the skin surgically clean by reducing pathogenic colonization,
decreasing the density of transient flora, and providing a continuous antimicrobial action.
Which collagen hemostatic agent is applied dry to control bleeding on the brain tissue during a
craniotomy?
A. Heparin
B. Protamine sulfate
C. Thrombin
D. Avitene - answer>>D. Avitene
EXAM LATEST VERSION 2026-2027 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following is the quickest route when transporting STAT specimens?
A. Walking to the laboratory after lunch
B. Placing all the STAT specimens in secondary container and informing the transport team to
delivery when they get a chance.
C. Assigning the operating room manager to be the runner to transport the STAT specimen
D. Sending it through the pneumatic tube system. - answer>>D. Sending it through the
pneumatic tube system.
A small quantity of specimen may be sent to the stat laboratory through the pneumatic tube
system as long as the specimen is packaged (leakproof, contained biohazard bag) and labeled
properly (all appropriate paperwork) according to hospital policy.
Dr. Smith wants eight of his residents to watch his minimally invasive laser periodontic
procedure because he pioneered the technique. However, there is not enough laser eyewear in
the room. One of the residents suggested that he will wear sunglasses as protective eyewear.
What is the best practice in this situation?
A. Advise the resident that he cannot participate in this particular case without proper eyewear.
B. Advise Dr. Smith to split the team into two groups.
C. Give your eyewear to the resident since the resident is training to become a surgeon.
D. Because the circulator is not at the operative field, he or she should give his or her protective
eyewear to the resident. - answer>>A. Advise the resident that he cannot participate in this
particular case without proper eyewear.
All team members are required to wear the same protective eyewear, which is determined
depending on the classification of the laser being used. If there is not appropriate eyewear, the
,resident should be informed that he cannot participate in the procedure. Sunglasses are not
acceptable laser protective eyewear.
For a flank incision to access the kidney, the incision is made above which of the following ribs?
A. 7th rib
B. 9th rib
C. 12th rib
D. 8th rib - answer>>C. 12th rib
After skin incision is made, the external oblique muscles are dissected above the 12th rib to
provide access to the kidney. To avoid injury to the subcostal nerve, accessing below the 12th
rib is not recommended.
The acronym RACE is used by most healthcare facilities to prepare hospital personnel in event of
fire. What does "R" stand for?
A. Repeat
B. Run
C. Rescue
D. Retrieve - answer>>C. Rescue
The acronym RACE stands for rescue, alarm, contain, and extinguish.
Which of the following statements is true regarding placement of the sterile suture bag in the
sterile field?
A. The suture bag placed on the side of the sterile draped back table is considered the only
portion that is sterile.
B. The sterile suture bag should be placed on the Mayo stand on the opposite side of the
operative site on the sterile Mayo stand cover.
,C. The sterile suture bag should be placed on the surgical drape close to the incision site.
D. The edges of the suture that extend below the table top are considered sterile. - answer>>B.
The sterile suture bag should be placed on the Mayo stand on the opposite side of the operative
site on the sterile Mayo stand cover.
The sterile suture bag should be placed on the side of the draped Mayo stand opposite the
operative site. This minimizes the risk of items such as empty suture packets and suture ties that
are placed in the bag from entering the surgical wound site.
Which part of the inner ear is lined with cilia, which project into the endolymph and receive the
sound waves transmitted by the inner ear and is considered the organ of hearing?
A. Organ of Corti
B. Pinna
C. Ossicles
D. Tympanic membrane - answer>>A. Organ of Corti
The spiral-shaped cochlea contains the cochlear duct and the organ of hearing, the organ of
Corti.
The toxin produced by Corynebacterium diphtheriae causes diphtheria. Which of the following
toxins are produced?
A. Exotoxins
B. Endotoxins
C. Toxoids
D. Antigen - answer>>A. Exotoxins
C. diphtheriae is a bacterial exotoxin that causes cell death.
, If a patient is scheduled for lumbar laminectomy procedure, how should he or she be positioned
on the laminectomy frame?
A. Supine
B.Lateral
C. Prone
D. Fowler - answer>>C. Prone
The patient is placed in the prone position on a laminectomy frame (e.g., Wilson, Jackson) or on
a specialized spinal operating bed after induction and placement of the endotracheal tube.
The surgical scrub renders the skin surgically clean by reducing pathogenic colonization,
decreasing the density of transient flora and
A. providing a continuous antimicrobial action.
B. remaining sterile before gown and glove.
C. following guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
D. preventing nosocomial infection. - answer>>A. providing a continuous antimicrobial action.
The surgical scrub renders the skin surgically clean by reducing pathogenic colonization,
decreasing the density of transient flora, and providing a continuous antimicrobial action.
Which collagen hemostatic agent is applied dry to control bleeding on the brain tissue during a
craniotomy?
A. Heparin
B. Protamine sulfate
C. Thrombin
D. Avitene - answer>>D. Avitene
