SURGICAL ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION EXAM ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

SURGICAL ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION EXAM ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS The surgeon asks you to first gently supinate, then gently pronate the operative wrist of a 14-year old patient in supine position. The operative extremity is positioned at 80 degrees to the torso. Which of the following most accurately describes the movement of the operative thumb (which direction it points) as you carry out the instructions? - Answer -Thumb inferior, then back to superior With patient in the prone position, the dorsal roots of the spinal nerves are oriented: - Answer -Superficial to its corresponding ventral roots A choledoco-duodenostomy refers to the surgical anastomosis of which of the following two structures: - Answer -Duodenum and common bile duct In knee arthroscopy, the antero-medial portal is placed: - Answer - Proximal and anterior to the pet anserinus, medial to the patellar ligament. Epidural anesthesia is administered: - Answer -Into the space between the spinal canal and the dura mater covering the nerve roots.The connective tissue between the patella and the tibial tuberosity in the knee facilitates quadriceps muscle contraction across the knee joint. What is the structure? - Answer -Patellar Ligament The talus forms an articulation with which of the following lists of bones: - Answer -Calcaneus, navicular, tibia, and calcaneus The acetabulum, or hip socket, is comprised of the fusion of which of the three bone chokes below? - Answer -Pubis, ischium, and ilium The superior mesenteric artery provides primary blood supply for which of the following structures: - Answer -Pancreas The uterine artery is a most commonly a direct branch of the: - Answer - Internal iliac artery After what percent of total blood v