AST SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST CST
PRACTICE EXAM 1 2024/2025
Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar processes? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Teeth
Which of the following is the wound classification for a bronchoscopy? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Clean - Contaminated
The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens before cataract
surgery is: - Precise Answer ✔✔Alpha-chymotrypsin
How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an elevator
to transport a patient to the OR? - Precise Answer ✔✔Enter head first,
exit feet first
Which of the following is a curved, transverse incision across the lower
abdomen frequently used in gynecological surgery? - Precise Answer
✔✔Pfannenstiel
When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the steam
sterilizing cart, they should be positioned: - Precise Answer ✔✔Flat
Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of: - Precise Answer
✔✔Potassium
,Which of the following tissues are cut using curved Mayo scissors? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Fascia
Which laser beam can travel through clear tissues without heating them?
- Precise Answer ✔✔Argon
Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is a/an: -
Precise Answer ✔✔Informed consent
Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal sphincter?
- Precise Answer ✔✔Cardia
Low level disinfectants kill most microbes, but do not destroy: - Precise
Answer ✔✔Spores
Syndactyly refers to: - Precise Answer ✔✔Webbed fingers
The surgical pack utilized to create the sterile field should be opened on
the: - Precise Answer ✔✔Back table
The islets of Langerhans secrete: - Precise Answer ✔✔Insulin
What type of procedure would involve the removal of teeth? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Extractions
, Which organism is a normal resident flora of the intestinal tract? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Escherichia coli
Where should the first scrub surgical technologist stand when handing
towels to the surgeon to square off an incision site? - Precise Answer
✔✔Same side as surgeon
A properly performed surgical scrub renders the skin: - Precise Answer
✔✔Surgically clean
Through which of the following do the common bile duct and the
pancreatic duct empty? - Precise Answer ✔✔Ampulla of Vater
Which of the following identifiers must be verified by the patient or
their ID bracelet prior to transporting a patient to the OR? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Name, date of birth, physician
What are spiral-shaped bacteria called? - Precise Answer ✔✔Spirilli
The primary function of the gallbladder is to: - Precise Answer ✔✔Store
bile
Which of the following is an non-sterile member of the surgical team? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Circulator
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