CST – CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST CERTIFICATION
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS) LATEST 2025/2026
Tropicamide - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Similar to atropine. Produces mydriasis
and cycloplegia in eyes.
Where should the biological test pack be placed in the steam sterilization cart? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The coldest part of a steam sterilizer and the hardest to
reach area by the steam is the bottom front of the sterilizing chamber.
Cycloplegics - CORRECT ANSWER - dilate the pupil while inhibiting the ability
to focus
Tropicamide(Mydriacyl) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Anticholinergic used for
pupil dilation during eye exams.
One gram equals to how much grains - CORRECT ANSWER - 15 grains
The commonly used size of suture for peripheral vascular anastomosis of the
popliteal artery is - CORRECT ANSWER - 5-0
Penfield dissector - CORRECT ANSWER - The instrument commonly used to
separate the dura from the cranium .
,Scoville spatula - CORRECT ANSWER -
Leyla-Yasargil - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. A self-retaining neurosurgical
retractor.
Rhizotomy - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. cutting the roots of spinal nerves to
relieve incurable pain.
2.Severing of a dorsal nerve root to interrupt the reflex arc.
3. resection of the dorsal root of a spinal nerve to reduce pain.
Spina bifida - CORRECT ANSWER - The condition evidenced by incomplete
closure of the verterbral arches in newborns.
Fentanyl citrate(Sublimaze0 - CORRECT ANSWER - Narcotic analgesic
Levarterenol - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.Norepinephrine.
2.very strong vasoconstriction.
Meperidine - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.Demerol
Droperidol - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.Antiemetic
2.Antiemetic; blocks the dopamine stimulation of the chemoreceptor trigger zone;
structurally similar to haloperidol.
3.ONDANSETRON.
,Aeger primo - CORRECT ANSWER - "The patient first"
Do no harm - CORRECT ANSWER - Nonmaleficence
Kevorkian - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of endocervical curette.
Epicardium - CORRECT ANSWER - visceral layer of the serous pericardium.
Oscillating Saw - CORRECT ANSWER - goes side to side
Reciprocating saw - CORRECT ANSWER - (back and forward).
Antrostomy - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. operation to make a nasoantral window
(sinus surgery).
2.
to treat sinusitis to remove recurrent polyps.
Nd:Yag - CORRECT ANSWER - this laser has the greatest ability of any aser to
coagulate tissues
used to control hemorrhaging during endoscopic procedures and laser of choice to
destroy endometrial ablation
disinfectant - CORRECT ANSWER - Agent that kills microorganisms on
inanimate objects
, antiseptic - CORRECT ANSWER - A substance that inhibits the growth of
microorganisms without killing them. Antimicrobial substance that is applied to
living tissue (skin) to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis or putrefaction.
Meiosis - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of cell division that results in two
daughter cells each with half the chromosome number of the parent cell.
Ischium - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 Inferior portion, sitting bone. half encircles
Obturator Foramen.
2 Butt bones.
Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER -
Generic name - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. AKA NON-PROPRIETARY,
OFFICIAL, OR LEGAL NAME. iNDICATES IT CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OR
MAKE UP.
2.LESS COMPLICATED THAN CHEMICAL NAMES, ONLY ONE FOR EACH
DRUG; ALSO CALLED NON-PROPRIETARY NAMES
Thiopental Sodium - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. the intravenous barbiturate
general anesthetic used for induction most frequently.
2.
Levarterenol - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Norepinephrine.
2.Increases BP, and cardiac output
3. vasopressor.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS) LATEST 2025/2026
Tropicamide - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Similar to atropine. Produces mydriasis
and cycloplegia in eyes.
Where should the biological test pack be placed in the steam sterilization cart? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The coldest part of a steam sterilizer and the hardest to
reach area by the steam is the bottom front of the sterilizing chamber.
Cycloplegics - CORRECT ANSWER - dilate the pupil while inhibiting the ability
to focus
Tropicamide(Mydriacyl) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Anticholinergic used for
pupil dilation during eye exams.
One gram equals to how much grains - CORRECT ANSWER - 15 grains
The commonly used size of suture for peripheral vascular anastomosis of the
popliteal artery is - CORRECT ANSWER - 5-0
Penfield dissector - CORRECT ANSWER - The instrument commonly used to
separate the dura from the cranium .
,Scoville spatula - CORRECT ANSWER -
Leyla-Yasargil - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. A self-retaining neurosurgical
retractor.
Rhizotomy - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. cutting the roots of spinal nerves to
relieve incurable pain.
2.Severing of a dorsal nerve root to interrupt the reflex arc.
3. resection of the dorsal root of a spinal nerve to reduce pain.
Spina bifida - CORRECT ANSWER - The condition evidenced by incomplete
closure of the verterbral arches in newborns.
Fentanyl citrate(Sublimaze0 - CORRECT ANSWER - Narcotic analgesic
Levarterenol - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.Norepinephrine.
2.very strong vasoconstriction.
Meperidine - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.Demerol
Droperidol - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.Antiemetic
2.Antiemetic; blocks the dopamine stimulation of the chemoreceptor trigger zone;
structurally similar to haloperidol.
3.ONDANSETRON.
,Aeger primo - CORRECT ANSWER - "The patient first"
Do no harm - CORRECT ANSWER - Nonmaleficence
Kevorkian - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of endocervical curette.
Epicardium - CORRECT ANSWER - visceral layer of the serous pericardium.
Oscillating Saw - CORRECT ANSWER - goes side to side
Reciprocating saw - CORRECT ANSWER - (back and forward).
Antrostomy - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. operation to make a nasoantral window
(sinus surgery).
2.
to treat sinusitis to remove recurrent polyps.
Nd:Yag - CORRECT ANSWER - this laser has the greatest ability of any aser to
coagulate tissues
used to control hemorrhaging during endoscopic procedures and laser of choice to
destroy endometrial ablation
disinfectant - CORRECT ANSWER - Agent that kills microorganisms on
inanimate objects
, antiseptic - CORRECT ANSWER - A substance that inhibits the growth of
microorganisms without killing them. Antimicrobial substance that is applied to
living tissue (skin) to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis or putrefaction.
Meiosis - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of cell division that results in two
daughter cells each with half the chromosome number of the parent cell.
Ischium - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 Inferior portion, sitting bone. half encircles
Obturator Foramen.
2 Butt bones.
Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER -
Generic name - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. AKA NON-PROPRIETARY,
OFFICIAL, OR LEGAL NAME. iNDICATES IT CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OR
MAKE UP.
2.LESS COMPLICATED THAN CHEMICAL NAMES, ONLY ONE FOR EACH
DRUG; ALSO CALLED NON-PROPRIETARY NAMES
Thiopental Sodium - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. the intravenous barbiturate
general anesthetic used for induction most frequently.
2.
Levarterenol - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Norepinephrine.
2.Increases BP, and cardiac output
3. vasopressor.
