SURGICAL TECH CERTIFICATION CORE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What dilator is used in the common duct? - Bakes
What organ is connected by a duct to the duodenum? - Pancreas
What position is most commonly used for neurosurgical procedure? - Supine
What solution should be used to prep the donor site for a split-thickness skin graft -
Chlorhexidine
What type of drape would be used for a flank procedure? - Transverse
Where should the safety strap be placed on a patient who is in supine position? - Below
the knees
Which surgical procedure is performed to correct an abnormality in which the urethral
meatus is situated on the superior aspect of the penis? - Epispadias repair
What is the most common cause of intracerebral hemorage - Hypertension
The larynx is located between what two structures? - Pharynx and trachea
When would the anesthesia provider request cricoid pressure? - Endotracheal
intubation
Which instrument would be used during a keratoplasty to remove the cornea? -
Trephine
Which regulation states that blood and body fluids should be considered infection? -
Body Substance Isolation rules
Which structure has oral, nasal, and laryngeal divisions? - Pharynx
Otoplasty is performed to correct a congenital deformity of which structure? - Ear
An injury a patient sustains as a result of the care given by a healthcare professional is
called? - Latrogenic
The highly vascular later of the eye that absorbs light rays and nourishes the retina is
the - Choroid
According to maslow's heirarchy of needs, which is the patient satisfying when they trust
the surgical tems ability? - Physiological
, What is the next step for reattachment of a severed digit after debridment? - Bone to
bone fixation
Which term refers to absence of the external ear? - Microtia
Which instrument would be used during a keratoplasty? - Cottingham punch
The avascular clear portion of the eye convering the iris is the - Cornea
Which legal principle applies when the patient is given the wrong dose of the local
anesthetic - Res ipsa loquitor (the thing speaks for itself)
What is the space between the vocal cords called? - Glottis
What retractor is used for spinal nerve roots? - Cushing
How many hours must an item submerse in glutaraldehyde to sterilize? - 10
What is the name of the condition in which a loop of bowel herniates into the douglas's
cul-de-sac? - Cystocele
The nasal sinus located between the nose and the orbits is the` - Ethmoid
The minimum fahrenheit temperature for sterilization to occur in a prevacuum steam
sterilizer is - 270-276
What is the minimum number of minutes to sterilize unwrapped metal instruments with
lumens in the gravity displacement sterilizer at 270? - 10
Which needle is used during the bladder suspension procedure for treating stress
incontinence in women? - Stamey
When placing a swaged needle onto a needle holder the needle should be clamped
how? - One-third distance from the swaged end.
Which elements primarily make up the body's mass? - Oxygen, Carbon, hydrogen,
nitrogen
Which instrument is used to contract the ribs for suturing purposes? - Bailey
What is the length of time when thrombin loses it potency? - 3 hours
Teeth are composed mostly of what? - Dentin
The basis for the design of electrical equipment in the OR is - Based on the electron
theory
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What dilator is used in the common duct? - Bakes
What organ is connected by a duct to the duodenum? - Pancreas
What position is most commonly used for neurosurgical procedure? - Supine
What solution should be used to prep the donor site for a split-thickness skin graft -
Chlorhexidine
What type of drape would be used for a flank procedure? - Transverse
Where should the safety strap be placed on a patient who is in supine position? - Below
the knees
Which surgical procedure is performed to correct an abnormality in which the urethral
meatus is situated on the superior aspect of the penis? - Epispadias repair
What is the most common cause of intracerebral hemorage - Hypertension
The larynx is located between what two structures? - Pharynx and trachea
When would the anesthesia provider request cricoid pressure? - Endotracheal
intubation
Which instrument would be used during a keratoplasty to remove the cornea? -
Trephine
Which regulation states that blood and body fluids should be considered infection? -
Body Substance Isolation rules
Which structure has oral, nasal, and laryngeal divisions? - Pharynx
Otoplasty is performed to correct a congenital deformity of which structure? - Ear
An injury a patient sustains as a result of the care given by a healthcare professional is
called? - Latrogenic
The highly vascular later of the eye that absorbs light rays and nourishes the retina is
the - Choroid
According to maslow's heirarchy of needs, which is the patient satisfying when they trust
the surgical tems ability? - Physiological
, What is the next step for reattachment of a severed digit after debridment? - Bone to
bone fixation
Which term refers to absence of the external ear? - Microtia
Which instrument would be used during a keratoplasty? - Cottingham punch
The avascular clear portion of the eye convering the iris is the - Cornea
Which legal principle applies when the patient is given the wrong dose of the local
anesthetic - Res ipsa loquitor (the thing speaks for itself)
What is the space between the vocal cords called? - Glottis
What retractor is used for spinal nerve roots? - Cushing
How many hours must an item submerse in glutaraldehyde to sterilize? - 10
What is the name of the condition in which a loop of bowel herniates into the douglas's
cul-de-sac? - Cystocele
The nasal sinus located between the nose and the orbits is the` - Ethmoid
The minimum fahrenheit temperature for sterilization to occur in a prevacuum steam
sterilizer is - 270-276
What is the minimum number of minutes to sterilize unwrapped metal instruments with
lumens in the gravity displacement sterilizer at 270? - 10
Which needle is used during the bladder suspension procedure for treating stress
incontinence in women? - Stamey
When placing a swaged needle onto a needle holder the needle should be clamped
how? - One-third distance from the swaged end.
Which elements primarily make up the body's mass? - Oxygen, Carbon, hydrogen,
nitrogen
Which instrument is used to contract the ribs for suturing purposes? - Bailey
What is the length of time when thrombin loses it potency? - 3 hours
Teeth are composed mostly of what? - Dentin
The basis for the design of electrical equipment in the OR is - Based on the electron
theory
