NBSTSA Practice Exam B (150 Questions with 100% Correct Answers)

1. Which of the following is considered the MOST important skill for a surgical technologist? A. management of specimens B. management of sponges C. maintaining an orderly setup D. ensuring adequate lighting - A. Management of specimens 2. During the postoperative phase, the personnel primarily responsible for transporting soiled instrumentation to decontamination is the A. housekeeping staff. B. anesthesia technician. C. surgical technologist. D. central processing technician. - C. Surgical technologist 3. The surgical incision that allows for the BEST visualization for a Billroth I procedure is A. McBurney's. B. Pfannenstiel. C. midline. D. subcostal. - C. Midline 4. CSF is formed in the lateral ventricles of a patient and may not properly flow into the third ventricle through the foramen of A. Magendie into the fourth ventricle.