CST W3 EXAM QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED LATEST UPDATE 2026
aperture - Answers An opening.
aspiration - Answers Drawing in or out by suction.
blunt dissection - Answers Using scissors to spread and open tissue planes.
cannula - Answers A thin tubular surgical/medical instrument.
capillary action - Answers Action by which liquid travels along an established path; often used in
reference to suture in which infectious fluid travels along the length of the suture strand placed in a
wound; also referred to as wicking.
Catheters - Answers A hollow, cylindrical tube that allows for the removal of fluids or air from the
body, injection of fluids, removal of obstruction from ducts, or intravascular monitoring; may be plain
tipped or may contain a retention balloon.
cottonoid - Answers small, highly absorbent surgical sponge, primarily used in neurosurgery to
protect delicate tissues, manage fluids, and assist in dissection.
count sheet - Answers Used to ensure that all necessary instruments are included in the set.
The use of extreme cold during medical treatments to remove abnormal tissue. - Answers The use of
extreme cold during medical treatments to remove abnormal tissue.
dilate - Answers Widen or make larger.
ebonized - Answers Non-reflective black chromium finish.
fenestration - Answers Opening
impervious - Answers Fluid resistant.
indwelling - Answers A substance or item that remains in place either permanently or for a period of
time.
magnification - Answers Process of enlarging the size of an object with the use of a device such as a
microscope.
non-retaining - Answers the act or state of not keeping, holding, or preserving something.
occlude - Answers Restrict blood flow or constrict tissue.
oscillating - Answers Side to side motion
pneumatic tourniquet - Answers Compression device used to restrict blood flow to extremities.
reciprocating - Answers Back and forth motion.
retract - Answers To draw back; to expose.
scalpel - Answers Another name for the surgical knife handle on which knife blades are attached.
self-retaining - Answers Surgical Instrument which will remain in place by mechanical means of
ratchets or OR bed attachments.
serrations - Answers Grooves located on the jaws of surgical instruments that are either longitudinal,
crosshatched, or horizontal.
surgical grade - Answers Instruments made from the highest-grade stainless steel that resist
corrosion during repeated sterilization.
teeth - Answers Small projections from the tip(s) of the jaw of certain surgical instruments; used to
aid in grasping tissue or vessels.
trocar - Answers Metal rod that has a three-sided sharp point that is used to penetrate the skin and
the wall of a cavity or a joint, and when removed allows instruments or catheters to be inserted.
aperture - Answers An opening.
aspiration - Answers Drawing in or out by suction.
blunt dissection - Answers Using scissors to spread and open tissue planes.
cannula - Answers A thin tubular surgical/medical instrument.
capillary action - Answers Action by which liquid travels along an established path; often used in
reference to suture in which infectious fluid travels along the length of the suture strand placed in a
wound; also referred to as wicking.
Catheters - Answers A hollow, cylindrical tube that allows for the removal of fluids or air from the
body, injection of fluids, removal of obstruction from ducts, or intravascular monitoring; may be plain
tipped or may contain a retention balloon.
cottonoid - Answers small, highly absorbent surgical sponge, primarily used in neurosurgery to
protect delicate tissues, manage fluids, and assist in dissection.
count sheet - Answers Used to ensure that all necessary instruments are included in the set.
The use of extreme cold during medical treatments to remove abnormal tissue. - Answers The use of
extreme cold during medical treatments to remove abnormal tissue.
dilate - Answers Widen or make larger.
ebonized - Answers Non-reflective black chromium finish.
fenestration - Answers Opening
impervious - Answers Fluid resistant.
indwelling - Answers A substance or item that remains in place either permanently or for a period of
time.
magnification - Answers Process of enlarging the size of an object with the use of a device such as a
microscope.
non-retaining - Answers the act or state of not keeping, holding, or preserving something.
occlude - Answers Restrict blood flow or constrict tissue.
oscillating - Answers Side to side motion
pneumatic tourniquet - Answers Compression device used to restrict blood flow to extremities.
reciprocating - Answers Back and forth motion.
retract - Answers To draw back; to expose.
scalpel - Answers Another name for the surgical knife handle on which knife blades are attached.
self-retaining - Answers Surgical Instrument which will remain in place by mechanical means of
ratchets or OR bed attachments.
serrations - Answers Grooves located on the jaws of surgical instruments that are either longitudinal,
crosshatched, or horizontal.
surgical grade - Answers Instruments made from the highest-grade stainless steel that resist
corrosion during repeated sterilization.
teeth - Answers Small projections from the tip(s) of the jaw of certain surgical instruments; used to
aid in grasping tissue or vessels.
trocar - Answers Metal rod that has a three-sided sharp point that is used to penetrate the skin and
the wall of a cavity or a joint, and when removed allows instruments or catheters to be inserted.
