AST practice exam #2 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Which of the following is a type of tissue forceps?
A. Brown-Adson
B. Pean
C. Allis
D. Schnidt - CORRECT ANSWER - Brown-Adson
2. Which endoscope is used to visualize the heart and major vessels?
A. Ventriculoscope
B. Bronchoscope
C. Mediastinoscope
D. Angioscope - CORRECT ANSWER - Angioscope
3. The goal of the surgical scrub is to lower the population of which flora to an irreducible
minimum?
A. Parasitic
B. Resident
C. Transient
D. Enteric - CORRECT ANSWER - Resident
4. Which needle is used during the bladder suspension procedure for treating stress incontinence
in women?
A. Stamey
B. Chiba
C. Dorsey
D. Tru-Cut - CORRECT ANSWER - Stamey
,5. Which procedure can be performed without making an incision to treat varicose veins?
A. Sclerotherapy
B. Varicocelectomy
C. Vein ligation
D. Vein stripping - CORRECT ANSWER - Sclerotherapy
6. When repairing a direct hernia, the surgeon works within the anatomical triangle formed by
the inguinal ligament, inferior epigastric vessels and the lateral border of the rectus abdominis
called:
A. Femoral
B. Anterior
C. Hesselbach's
D. Calot's - CORRECT ANSWER - Hesselbach's
7. Which of the following is the correct postoperative sequence of actions completed by the ST?
1. Assist with postoperative patient care
2. Remove drapes
3. Remove gown and gloves
4. Break down sterile setup
A. 2,1,4,3
B. 2.3.1.4
C. 3,2,4,1
D. 4,2,1,3 - CORRECT ANSWER - 2, 3, 1, 4
8. What should be completed before the sterile items are opened for the first procedure of the
day?
A. Lower temperature in the OR
B. Wipe down furniture and surfaces
C. Test sterilizer in substerile room
,D. Test anesthesia machine - CORRECT ANSWER - Wipe down furniture and surfaces
9. Cardiac muscles are controlled by which division of the nervous system?
A, Sympathetic
B. Somatic
C. Autonomic
D. Central - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic
10. Oophor/o is the root word for which anatomical structure?
A. Ovary
B. Uterus
C. Cervical os
D. Fallopian tube - CORRECT ANSWER - Ovary
11. In which of the following would absorbable suture be contraindicated?
A. Peritoneum
B. Muscle
C. Intestinal anastomosis
D. Vascular anastomosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Vascular anastomosis
12. During a cesarean section, which organ is freed from the uterus to prevent injury?
A. Pelvic ligaments
B. Ureters
C. Fallopian tubes
D. Bladder - CORRECT ANSWER - Bladder
13. Which of the following refers to the absence of pathogens?
A. Pathological
, B. Aseptic
C. Septic
D. Nosocomial - CORRECT ANSWER - Aseptic
14. Which surgical procedure would use the instrument shown above?
A. D&C
B. Colporrhaphy
C. LAVH D. Myomectomy - CORRECT ANSWER - A. D & CThis is a Sims Uterine
Curette
15. What must be done prior to positioning a patient undergoing a posterior lumbar
laminectomy?
A. Attachment of arm boards
B. Padding of knees
C. Endotracheal intubation
D. Skin prep - CORRECT ANSWER - Endotracheal intubation
16. What is the name of the instrument shown above?
A. Carmalt
B. Ochsner
C. Adair
D. Pennington - CORRECT ANSWER - Pennington
17. Which of the following damages the mastoid air cells and ossicles of the ear?
A. Meniere's disease
B. Acoustic neuroma
C. Cholesteatoma
D. Otosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Cholesteatoma
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Which of the following is a type of tissue forceps?
A. Brown-Adson
B. Pean
C. Allis
D. Schnidt - CORRECT ANSWER - Brown-Adson
2. Which endoscope is used to visualize the heart and major vessels?
A. Ventriculoscope
B. Bronchoscope
C. Mediastinoscope
D. Angioscope - CORRECT ANSWER - Angioscope
3. The goal of the surgical scrub is to lower the population of which flora to an irreducible
minimum?
A. Parasitic
B. Resident
C. Transient
D. Enteric - CORRECT ANSWER - Resident
4. Which needle is used during the bladder suspension procedure for treating stress incontinence
in women?
A. Stamey
B. Chiba
C. Dorsey
D. Tru-Cut - CORRECT ANSWER - Stamey
,5. Which procedure can be performed without making an incision to treat varicose veins?
A. Sclerotherapy
B. Varicocelectomy
C. Vein ligation
D. Vein stripping - CORRECT ANSWER - Sclerotherapy
6. When repairing a direct hernia, the surgeon works within the anatomical triangle formed by
the inguinal ligament, inferior epigastric vessels and the lateral border of the rectus abdominis
called:
A. Femoral
B. Anterior
C. Hesselbach's
D. Calot's - CORRECT ANSWER - Hesselbach's
7. Which of the following is the correct postoperative sequence of actions completed by the ST?
1. Assist with postoperative patient care
2. Remove drapes
3. Remove gown and gloves
4. Break down sterile setup
A. 2,1,4,3
B. 2.3.1.4
C. 3,2,4,1
D. 4,2,1,3 - CORRECT ANSWER - 2, 3, 1, 4
8. What should be completed before the sterile items are opened for the first procedure of the
day?
A. Lower temperature in the OR
B. Wipe down furniture and surfaces
C. Test sterilizer in substerile room
,D. Test anesthesia machine - CORRECT ANSWER - Wipe down furniture and surfaces
9. Cardiac muscles are controlled by which division of the nervous system?
A, Sympathetic
B. Somatic
C. Autonomic
D. Central - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic
10. Oophor/o is the root word for which anatomical structure?
A. Ovary
B. Uterus
C. Cervical os
D. Fallopian tube - CORRECT ANSWER - Ovary
11. In which of the following would absorbable suture be contraindicated?
A. Peritoneum
B. Muscle
C. Intestinal anastomosis
D. Vascular anastomosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Vascular anastomosis
12. During a cesarean section, which organ is freed from the uterus to prevent injury?
A. Pelvic ligaments
B. Ureters
C. Fallopian tubes
D. Bladder - CORRECT ANSWER - Bladder
13. Which of the following refers to the absence of pathogens?
A. Pathological
, B. Aseptic
C. Septic
D. Nosocomial - CORRECT ANSWER - Aseptic
14. Which surgical procedure would use the instrument shown above?
A. D&C
B. Colporrhaphy
C. LAVH D. Myomectomy - CORRECT ANSWER - A. D & CThis is a Sims Uterine
Curette
15. What must be done prior to positioning a patient undergoing a posterior lumbar
laminectomy?
A. Attachment of arm boards
B. Padding of knees
C. Endotracheal intubation
D. Skin prep - CORRECT ANSWER - Endotracheal intubation
16. What is the name of the instrument shown above?
A. Carmalt
B. Ochsner
C. Adair
D. Pennington - CORRECT ANSWER - Pennington
17. Which of the following damages the mastoid air cells and ossicles of the ear?
A. Meniere's disease
B. Acoustic neuroma
C. Cholesteatoma
D. Otosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Cholesteatoma
