Surgical Technology Final Exam UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Diagnostic imaging includes which of the following - CORRECT ANSWER - Radiography
What is used to enhance visualization of structures during a diagnostic imaging procedure? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Contrast Medium
Which diagnostic imaging procedure allows the surgeon to view anatomic structures during the
surgical procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fleuroscopy
Cholangiography is a radiographic study of the _________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Gallbladder
Ultrasound involves the use of________ - CORRECT ANSWER - High-frequency sound
waves
What is the first priority of the STSR when an intraoperative X-ray is being taken? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Spinal tap
The gallbladder is found in the ________ abdominal quadrant - CORRECT ANSWER - Right
upper
Another name for the alimentary canal is the ______ tract - CORRECT ANSWER - Digestive
The 3 portions of the small intestine are the ______________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Duodenum, Ileum, Jejunum
,The appendix is attached to the ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - Cecum
What is the largest parenchymal organ in the abdominal cavity? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Liver
The outer layer of the digestive tract wall is called ________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Serosa
Which organ is the single largest mass of the lymphatic tissue in the body? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Spleen
Bile is produced by ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - the liver
In what position is the patient placed when a McBurney's incision is used? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Supine
Gastrostomy is the _______ - CORRECT ANSWER - creation of an opening from the
stomach to the skin
A purse-string suture is used ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - to tighten or close an opening
Removal of the gallbladder is called _________ - CORRECT ANSWER - cholecystectomy
In addition to a major general surgical instrumentation set, which of the following will also be
needed for a cholecystectomy? - CORRECT ANSWER - CBD exploration instruments
What position is used to displace the abdominal contents to enhance the surgeon's view of the
lower abdominal region? - CORRECT ANSWER - Trendelenberg
, Insufflation of the abdomen is achieved with the use of__________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Carbon Dioxide
The flow of food and liquids from the stomach to the small intestine is controlled by the _______
- CORRECT ANSWER - pyloric sphincter
The surgical connection of 2 hollow tubular structures is called an___________ - CORRECT
ANSWER - anastomosis
Mastectomy is the removal of the __________ - CORRECT ANSWER - entire mammary
breast
The uterine lining is called ________ - CORRECT ANSWER - endometrium
The uterine appendages are the ________________ - CORRECT ANSWER - ovaries and
fallopian tubes
In which position is the patient generally placed during a D&C? - CORRECT ANSWER -
lithotomy
The term used to describe abnormal labor or childbirth? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dystocia
Pfannenstiel incision is which type of incision? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lower transverse
abdominal
Two hormones from the anterior pituitary that stimulate the ovarian cycle ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER - LH and FSH
Most significant cause of morbidity during C-section is _________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
anesthetic agent
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Diagnostic imaging includes which of the following - CORRECT ANSWER - Radiography
What is used to enhance visualization of structures during a diagnostic imaging procedure? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Contrast Medium
Which diagnostic imaging procedure allows the surgeon to view anatomic structures during the
surgical procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fleuroscopy
Cholangiography is a radiographic study of the _________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Gallbladder
Ultrasound involves the use of________ - CORRECT ANSWER - High-frequency sound
waves
What is the first priority of the STSR when an intraoperative X-ray is being taken? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Spinal tap
The gallbladder is found in the ________ abdominal quadrant - CORRECT ANSWER - Right
upper
Another name for the alimentary canal is the ______ tract - CORRECT ANSWER - Digestive
The 3 portions of the small intestine are the ______________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Duodenum, Ileum, Jejunum
,The appendix is attached to the ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - Cecum
What is the largest parenchymal organ in the abdominal cavity? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Liver
The outer layer of the digestive tract wall is called ________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Serosa
Which organ is the single largest mass of the lymphatic tissue in the body? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Spleen
Bile is produced by ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - the liver
In what position is the patient placed when a McBurney's incision is used? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Supine
Gastrostomy is the _______ - CORRECT ANSWER - creation of an opening from the
stomach to the skin
A purse-string suture is used ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - to tighten or close an opening
Removal of the gallbladder is called _________ - CORRECT ANSWER - cholecystectomy
In addition to a major general surgical instrumentation set, which of the following will also be
needed for a cholecystectomy? - CORRECT ANSWER - CBD exploration instruments
What position is used to displace the abdominal contents to enhance the surgeon's view of the
lower abdominal region? - CORRECT ANSWER - Trendelenberg
, Insufflation of the abdomen is achieved with the use of__________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Carbon Dioxide
The flow of food and liquids from the stomach to the small intestine is controlled by the _______
- CORRECT ANSWER - pyloric sphincter
The surgical connection of 2 hollow tubular structures is called an___________ - CORRECT
ANSWER - anastomosis
Mastectomy is the removal of the __________ - CORRECT ANSWER - entire mammary
breast
The uterine lining is called ________ - CORRECT ANSWER - endometrium
The uterine appendages are the ________________ - CORRECT ANSWER - ovaries and
fallopian tubes
In which position is the patient generally placed during a D&C? - CORRECT ANSWER -
lithotomy
The term used to describe abnormal labor or childbirth? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dystocia
Pfannenstiel incision is which type of incision? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lower transverse
abdominal
Two hormones from the anterior pituitary that stimulate the ovarian cycle ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER - LH and FSH
Most significant cause of morbidity during C-section is _________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
anesthetic agent
