Surgical Technology Certification Exam
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Questions and CORRECT Answers
The part of a word that comes after the root word and changes its meaning is the - CORRECT
ANSWER - suffix
An agent used against fever is - CORRECT ANSWER - antipyretic
anti- = against; pyr- = fever; -ic = pertaining to
A slow pulse rate is - CORRECT ANSWER - bradychardia
brady- = slow; cardia = heart
An incision made below the breast is - CORRECT ANSWER - inframammary
infra- = below; mammary = pertaining to the breast
A congenital anomaly is an - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal condition existing at birth
con- = with; genital = birth; a- = without; nomaly = normal
An instrument used to view the large intestine is a - CORRECT ANSWER - colonoscope
colon = large intestine; scope = instrument for visualization
Surgical removal of half the stomach is - CORRECT ANSWER - hemigastrectomy
,hemi- = half; gastr- = stomach; ectomy = surgical removal
You are scheduled to scrub o a cheiloplasty. The anatomical part to be revised is the - CORRECT
ANSWER - lip
cheil- = lip; -plasty = surgical repair or shaping
A record made of a joint is - CORRECT ANSWER - arthrogram
arthr- = joint; -gram = record
A preoperative diagnosis of cholelithiasis indicates a - CORRECT ANSWER - condition of
gallstones
chole- = bile; lith - = stone; -iasis = condition
Hepatomegaly is - CORRECT ANSWER - an enlarged liver
hepat- = lier; -megaly = enlarged
Inflammation of the brain is - CORRECT ANSWER - encephalitis
encephal- = brain (inside head); -it = inflammation
A laparoscope would be used to visualize the - CORRECT ANSWER - abdominal cavity
lapar- = abdomen; -scope = instrument for viewing
, A patient with chondromalacia would have an abnormal softening of the - CORRECT
ANSWER - cartilage
chondro- = cartilage; -malacia = abnormal softening
The suffix that means to suture is - CORRECT ANSWER - -rrhaphy
to suture or to sew up
Intracellular fluid would be found - CORRECT ANSWER - within the cell
Intra = within
A bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy is a surgical procedure to - CORRECT ANSWER - remove
both fallopian tubes and ovaries
Bi = two; lateral = side; salpingo = combining form for fallopian tube; oophor = ovary; ectomy =
removal of
An arthrocentesis is a procedure to - CORRECT ANSWER - puncture and aspirate fluid from
a joint
arthro = joint; centesis = puncturing to aspirate fluid
A myelogram is - CORRECT ANSWER - an x-ray of the spinal cord
myelo = spinal cord; gram = record of or x-ray
Review UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The part of a word that comes after the root word and changes its meaning is the - CORRECT
ANSWER - suffix
An agent used against fever is - CORRECT ANSWER - antipyretic
anti- = against; pyr- = fever; -ic = pertaining to
A slow pulse rate is - CORRECT ANSWER - bradychardia
brady- = slow; cardia = heart
An incision made below the breast is - CORRECT ANSWER - inframammary
infra- = below; mammary = pertaining to the breast
A congenital anomaly is an - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal condition existing at birth
con- = with; genital = birth; a- = without; nomaly = normal
An instrument used to view the large intestine is a - CORRECT ANSWER - colonoscope
colon = large intestine; scope = instrument for visualization
Surgical removal of half the stomach is - CORRECT ANSWER - hemigastrectomy
,hemi- = half; gastr- = stomach; ectomy = surgical removal
You are scheduled to scrub o a cheiloplasty. The anatomical part to be revised is the - CORRECT
ANSWER - lip
cheil- = lip; -plasty = surgical repair or shaping
A record made of a joint is - CORRECT ANSWER - arthrogram
arthr- = joint; -gram = record
A preoperative diagnosis of cholelithiasis indicates a - CORRECT ANSWER - condition of
gallstones
chole- = bile; lith - = stone; -iasis = condition
Hepatomegaly is - CORRECT ANSWER - an enlarged liver
hepat- = lier; -megaly = enlarged
Inflammation of the brain is - CORRECT ANSWER - encephalitis
encephal- = brain (inside head); -it = inflammation
A laparoscope would be used to visualize the - CORRECT ANSWER - abdominal cavity
lapar- = abdomen; -scope = instrument for viewing
, A patient with chondromalacia would have an abnormal softening of the - CORRECT
ANSWER - cartilage
chondro- = cartilage; -malacia = abnormal softening
The suffix that means to suture is - CORRECT ANSWER - -rrhaphy
to suture or to sew up
Intracellular fluid would be found - CORRECT ANSWER - within the cell
Intra = within
A bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy is a surgical procedure to - CORRECT ANSWER - remove
both fallopian tubes and ovaries
Bi = two; lateral = side; salpingo = combining form for fallopian tube; oophor = ovary; ectomy =
removal of
An arthrocentesis is a procedure to - CORRECT ANSWER - puncture and aspirate fluid from
a joint
arthro = joint; centesis = puncturing to aspirate fluid
A myelogram is - CORRECT ANSWER - an x-ray of the spinal cord
myelo = spinal cord; gram = record of or x-ray
