SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST PRACTICE
EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS.
The primary purpose of a robotic device designed to hold and maneuver a laparoscope is to -
ANS eliminate tremor associated with operating an endoscope.
Which of the following are the MOST important considerations when preventing wound
infection in the surgical patient?
1. pathogen transmittal
2. portal of entry into the susceptible host
3. anesthetic options for the patient's operative process
4. invasion of the susceptible host - ANS B. 1, 2, and 4 only
Which of the following tendon autografts is MOST typically utilized when performing ACL
reconstruction? - ANS patellar
What is the normal range of red blood cells in a complete blood count for an adult male? -
ANS 4.6 - 6.2 million/nl
Which of the following organisms normally found on the skin can cause wound infections? -
ANS Staphylococcus aureus
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, Which of the following is the desired effect when applying a partially threaded cancellous screw
to a bone fragment
A. distraction
B. rotation
C. compression
D. subluxation - ANS compression
When transferring a thoracotomy patient to recovery, the chest drainage system should be -
ANS maintained below the patient's chest level
Which of the following bones make up the pelvic girdle?
1. coccyx
2. acetabulum
3. sacrum
4. os coxae - ANS coccyx, sacrum, os coxae
During a carotic endarterectomy, the arteries are unclamped and reclamped before arteriotomy
closure is performed to - ANS flush free debris from the carotid
Injury to which of the following arteries is commonly seen in the temporal lobes, where the
skull is the thinnest and meningeal blood vessels are numerous, and is the usual cause of
epidural hematomas? - ANS middle meningeal
Epidural hematoma is typically caused by trauma to what artery? - ANS middle meningeal
During arterial cannulation in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), the cannula tip must be directed
into which of the following arteries? - ANS aorta
Which of the following is an example of a high level disinfection agent?
A. glutaraldehyde
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EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS.
The primary purpose of a robotic device designed to hold and maneuver a laparoscope is to -
ANS eliminate tremor associated with operating an endoscope.
Which of the following are the MOST important considerations when preventing wound
infection in the surgical patient?
1. pathogen transmittal
2. portal of entry into the susceptible host
3. anesthetic options for the patient's operative process
4. invasion of the susceptible host - ANS B. 1, 2, and 4 only
Which of the following tendon autografts is MOST typically utilized when performing ACL
reconstruction? - ANS patellar
What is the normal range of red blood cells in a complete blood count for an adult male? -
ANS 4.6 - 6.2 million/nl
Which of the following organisms normally found on the skin can cause wound infections? -
ANS Staphylococcus aureus
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Which of the following is the desired effect when applying a partially threaded cancellous screw
to a bone fragment
A. distraction
B. rotation
C. compression
D. subluxation - ANS compression
When transferring a thoracotomy patient to recovery, the chest drainage system should be -
ANS maintained below the patient's chest level
Which of the following bones make up the pelvic girdle?
1. coccyx
2. acetabulum
3. sacrum
4. os coxae - ANS coccyx, sacrum, os coxae
During a carotic endarterectomy, the arteries are unclamped and reclamped before arteriotomy
closure is performed to - ANS flush free debris from the carotid
Injury to which of the following arteries is commonly seen in the temporal lobes, where the
skull is the thinnest and meningeal blood vessels are numerous, and is the usual cause of
epidural hematomas? - ANS middle meningeal
Epidural hematoma is typically caused by trauma to what artery? - ANS middle meningeal
During arterial cannulation in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), the cannula tip must be directed
into which of the following arteries? - ANS aorta
Which of the following is an example of a high level disinfection agent?
A. glutaraldehyde
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