CST EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2026

CST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
Clean-ContamintedA-
AAnswerAWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAwoundAclassificationsAforAaAbronchoscopy:

Clean
Contaminated
DirtyAandAinfected
Clean-contaminated


TeethA-AAnswerAWhichAofAtheAfollowingAstructuresAisAlocatedAinAtheAalveolarAprocesses?
Teeth
Sinuses
Tonsils
Villi


Alpha-chymotrypsinA-
AAnswerATheAenzymeAusedAtoAsoftenAtheAzonulesAofAtheAlensAbeforeAcataractAsurgeryAis:

AtropineAsulfate
Alpha-chymotrypsin
AcetylcholineAchloride
PilocarpineAhydrochloride


FlatA-
AAnswerAWhenAperforatedAmetalAtraysAareAplacedAonAtheAshelvesAofAtheAsteamAsterilizingA
cart,AtheyAshouldAbeApositioned:
Flat
UpsideAdown
Vertical
Angled


EnterAheadAfirst,AexitAfeetAfirstA-
AAnswerAHowAshouldAtheAstretcherAbeAorientedAwhenAnecessaryAtoAuseAanAelevatorAtoAtran
sportAaApatientAtoAtheAOR?

,PlaceAstretcherAsidewaysAinAelevator
EnterAheadAfirst,AexitAfeetAfirst
PositionAinAelevatorAisAirrelevant
EnterAfeetAfirst,AexitAheadAfirst


PfannenstielA-
AAnswerAWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAcurved,AtransverseAincisionAacrossAtheAlowerAabdome
nAfrequentlyAusedAinAgynecologicalAsurgery?
Midline
Paramedian
McBurney's
Pfannenstiel


PotassiumA-AAnswerAHyperkalemiaAisAaAhighAconcentrationAof:
Calcium
Nitrogen
Potassium
Albumin


InformedAconsentA-
AAnswerAPermissionAforAtreatmentAgivenAwithAfullAknowledgeAofAtheArisksAisAa/an:

Tort
Malpractice
PersonalAliability
InformedAconsent


FasciaA-AAnswerAWhichAofAtheAfollowingAtissuesAareAcutAusingAcurvedAMayoAscissors?
Fascia
Periosteum
DuraAmater
ArterialAwall

,ArgonA-AAnswerAWhichAlaserAbeamAcanAtravelAthroughAclearAtissuesAwithoutAheatingAthem?
Argon
Excimer
CarbonAdioxide
Neodymium:AYAG


CardiaA-AAnswerAWhichAportionAofAtheAstomachAsurroundsAtheAlowerAesophagealAsphincter?
Cardia
Fundus
Pylorus
Antrum


SporesA-AAnswerALowAlevelAdisinfectantsAkillAmostAmicrobes,AbutAdoAnotAdestroy:
Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi
Spores


BacktableA-
AAnswerATheAsurgicalApackAutilizedAtoAcreatedAtheAsterileAfieldAshouldAbeAopenedAonAthe:

Stretcher
ORAtable
Backtable
MayoAstand


InsulinA-AAnswerATheAisletsAofALangerhansAsecrete:
Bile
Insulin
IntrinsicAfactor
InhibitingAhormones


ExtractionA-AAnswerAWhatAtypeAofAprocedureAwouldAinvolveAtheAremovalAofAteeth?

, CleftApalateArepair
ArchAbarAapplication
Extraction
Implants


EscherichiaAcoliA-
AAnswerAWhichAorganismAisAaAnormalAresidentAfloraAofAtheAintestinalAtract?

EscherichiaAcoli
StaphylococcusAaureus
PseudomonasAaeruginosa
ClostridiumAtetani


WebbedAfingersA-AAnswerASyndactylyArefersAto:
CleftApalate
WebbedAfingers
FusedAtarsals
TornAligaments


SameAsideAasAsurgeonA-
AAnswerAWhereAshouldAtheAfirstAscrubAsurgicalAtechnologistAstandAwhenAhandingAtowelsAto
AtheAsurgeonAtoAsquareAoffAanAincisionAsite?
OppositeAsideAfromAsurgeon
SameAsideAasAsurgeon
FootAofAORAtable
HeadAofAORAtable


SurgicallyAcleanA-AAnswerAAAproperlyAperformedAsurgicalAscrubArendersAtheAskin:
Sterile
Disinfected
SurgicallyAclean
MoistenedAandAdehydrated