CST – CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS) LATEST 2025/2026
Which endoscope is used to visualize the heart and major vessels - CORRECT
ANSWER - Angioscope
Which procedure can be performed without making an incision to treat varicose
veins? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sclerotherapy
Which of the following is the correct postoperative sequence of actions completed
by the ST? - CORRECT ANSWER - Remove drapes, remove gown & glove,
assist w/ pt care, breakdown set up
Cardiac muscles are controlled by which division of the nervous system -
CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic
Which would absorbable suture be contraindicated - CORRECT ANSWER -
Vascular Anastomosis
Which of the following damages the mastoid air cells and ossicles of the ear -
CORRECT ANSWER - Cholesteatoma
Which endoscope is used for the removal of foreign bodies from the airway of a
pediatric patient - CORRECT ANSWER - rigid bronchoscope
,Which instrument is used to contract the ribs for suturing purposes - CORRECT
ANSWER - Bailey
The teeth are composed primarily of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Dentin
The basis for the design of electrical equipment in the OR is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Electron Theory
Which organ shares the same blood supply with the pancreas and must be removed
during a Whipple - CORRECT ANSWER - Duodenum
During a cleft palate procedure, which equipment should the surgical tech be
prepared to set up quickly - CORRECT ANSWER - Drill
Which of the following instruments creates the trough on the humerus to facilitate
attachment to the rotator cuff - CORRECT ANSWER - curved osteotome
Which secretes Hydrochloric acid - CORRECT ANSWER - Parietal cells
Which is a type of fenestrated drape - CORRECT ANSWER - Extremity drape
During a trabeculectomy, which 2 layers are incised at the beginning of the
procedure - CORRECT ANSWER - conjunctiva; sclera
What instrument set should the ST have available in the OR when preparing for an
inguinal herniorraphy - CORRECT ANSWER - Bowel
,Which is used to obtain specimens during a bronchoscopy - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lukens tube
Which suture material would be used in the presence of infection - CORRECT
ANSWER - Steel
When making a mc burney's incision, which muscle is encountered first and
divided in the direction of its fibers - CORRECT ANSWER - External oblique
Which maintains the position of the uterus - CORRECT ANSWER - Broad
ligament
Transverse colectomy is incised through which incision - CORRECT ANSWER -
Upper midline
How would you position a patient with a intertrochanteric fracture - CORRECT
ANSWER - Supine
What position allows optimal exposure of the retroperitoneal are of the flank -
CORRECT ANSWER - Lateral
The removal of fibrous thickening of the visceral pleura - CORRECT ANSWER -
Decortication
What type of hernia involves a direct and indirect hernia - CORRECT ANSWER
- Pantaloon
, The neuroglia of the nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER - support and bind
Which member of the Surgical team is responsible for protecting an un-splinted
fracture during positioning - CORRECT ANSWER - Surgeon
Which muscle relax when a small pad is placed under a patients head in the supine
position - CORRECT ANSWER - Strap
A type of bone holding forceps is - CORRECT ANSWER - Dingman
Which piece of equipment is required for administration of a Bier Block -
CORRECT ANSWER - Double cuffed tourniquet
What is the average normal respiration rate for children - CORRECT ANSWER -
18-30
What anatomical structure must be approximated after a colectomy to prevent
herniation of abdominal contents - CORRECT ANSWER - Mesentery
To prevent density, instrument sets should not exceed: - CORRECT ANSWER -
25 lbs
Which of the following is a type of uterine fibroid - CORRECT ANSWER -
Leiomyoma
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS) LATEST 2025/2026
Which endoscope is used to visualize the heart and major vessels - CORRECT
ANSWER - Angioscope
Which procedure can be performed without making an incision to treat varicose
veins? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sclerotherapy
Which of the following is the correct postoperative sequence of actions completed
by the ST? - CORRECT ANSWER - Remove drapes, remove gown & glove,
assist w/ pt care, breakdown set up
Cardiac muscles are controlled by which division of the nervous system -
CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic
Which would absorbable suture be contraindicated - CORRECT ANSWER -
Vascular Anastomosis
Which of the following damages the mastoid air cells and ossicles of the ear -
CORRECT ANSWER - Cholesteatoma
Which endoscope is used for the removal of foreign bodies from the airway of a
pediatric patient - CORRECT ANSWER - rigid bronchoscope
,Which instrument is used to contract the ribs for suturing purposes - CORRECT
ANSWER - Bailey
The teeth are composed primarily of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Dentin
The basis for the design of electrical equipment in the OR is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Electron Theory
Which organ shares the same blood supply with the pancreas and must be removed
during a Whipple - CORRECT ANSWER - Duodenum
During a cleft palate procedure, which equipment should the surgical tech be
prepared to set up quickly - CORRECT ANSWER - Drill
Which of the following instruments creates the trough on the humerus to facilitate
attachment to the rotator cuff - CORRECT ANSWER - curved osteotome
Which secretes Hydrochloric acid - CORRECT ANSWER - Parietal cells
Which is a type of fenestrated drape - CORRECT ANSWER - Extremity drape
During a trabeculectomy, which 2 layers are incised at the beginning of the
procedure - CORRECT ANSWER - conjunctiva; sclera
What instrument set should the ST have available in the OR when preparing for an
inguinal herniorraphy - CORRECT ANSWER - Bowel
,Which is used to obtain specimens during a bronchoscopy - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lukens tube
Which suture material would be used in the presence of infection - CORRECT
ANSWER - Steel
When making a mc burney's incision, which muscle is encountered first and
divided in the direction of its fibers - CORRECT ANSWER - External oblique
Which maintains the position of the uterus - CORRECT ANSWER - Broad
ligament
Transverse colectomy is incised through which incision - CORRECT ANSWER -
Upper midline
How would you position a patient with a intertrochanteric fracture - CORRECT
ANSWER - Supine
What position allows optimal exposure of the retroperitoneal are of the flank -
CORRECT ANSWER - Lateral
The removal of fibrous thickening of the visceral pleura - CORRECT ANSWER -
Decortication
What type of hernia involves a direct and indirect hernia - CORRECT ANSWER
- Pantaloon
, The neuroglia of the nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER - support and bind
Which member of the Surgical team is responsible for protecting an un-splinted
fracture during positioning - CORRECT ANSWER - Surgeon
Which muscle relax when a small pad is placed under a patients head in the supine
position - CORRECT ANSWER - Strap
A type of bone holding forceps is - CORRECT ANSWER - Dingman
Which piece of equipment is required for administration of a Bier Block -
CORRECT ANSWER - Double cuffed tourniquet
What is the average normal respiration rate for children - CORRECT ANSWER -
18-30
What anatomical structure must be approximated after a colectomy to prevent
herniation of abdominal contents - CORRECT ANSWER - Mesentery
To prevent density, instrument sets should not exceed: - CORRECT ANSWER -
25 lbs
Which of the following is a type of uterine fibroid - CORRECT ANSWER -
Leiomyoma
