NEW CERTIFIED SURGICAL
TECHNOLOGIST EXAM A PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TESTED AND
APPROVED!!!
At which of the following locations does bile enter the digestive tract?
A. Cecum
B. Duodenum
C. Jejunum
D. Ileum -- ANSWER--B. Duodenum
What is the name of the instrument used to clear a blocked nasolacrimal duct?
A. Van Buren lacrimal probe
B. Dittel probe
C. Bowman lacrimal probe
D. Grooved director -- ANSWER--C. Bowman lacrimal probe
Which of the following is the professional organization that provides support to students,
graduates, and educators of a surgical technology program?
,A. AORN
B. AST
C. AORT
D. NBSTSA -- ANSWER--B. AST
The mnemonic PASS refers to which of the following?
A. Emergency preparedness
B. Fire prevention
C. Laser
D. Fire extinguisher -- ANSWER--D. Fire extinguisher
What is the name of the instrument used for peripheral blood vessel clamping?
A. Selman clamp
B. Debakey vascular clamp
C. Fogarty clamp
D. Cooley clamp -- ANSWER--A. Selman clamp
,What is the name of the instrument used to separate the dura from the cranium during a
craniotomy?
A. #3 Penfield dissector
B. #1 Penfield dissector
C. #2 Penfield dissector
D. None of these -- ANSWER--A. #3 Penfield dissector
What is the name of the instrument used to grasp and insert the ear tube?
A. Buck alligator ear forceps
B. Farrior ear forceps
C. House alligator ear forceps
D. Brown applicator -- ANSWER--C. House alligator ear forceps
Blood flows from the right ventricle of the heart into which of the following structures?
A. Carotid artery
B. Jugular vein
C. Aorta
D. Pulmonary arteries -- ANSWER--D. Pulmonary arteries
, Third-Degree burns that appears charred or pearly white are referred to as:
A. Necrosis
B. Blisters
C. Eschars
D. None of these -- ANSWER--C. Eschars
In which of the following positions does a patient lie face down?
A. Reverse Trendelenburg
B. Prone
C. Supine
D. Lithotomy -- ANSWER--B. Prone
Which of the following is an immune response that triggers specific B cells to produce and
secrete a large number of specific antibodies that cause the destruction of extra cellular
microorganisms and prevent the spread of intracellular infections?
A. Active immunity
B. Cellular immunity
C. Both A and D
D. Humoral immunity -- ANSWER--D. Humoral immunity
TECHNOLOGIST EXAM A PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TESTED AND
APPROVED!!!
At which of the following locations does bile enter the digestive tract?
A. Cecum
B. Duodenum
C. Jejunum
D. Ileum -- ANSWER--B. Duodenum
What is the name of the instrument used to clear a blocked nasolacrimal duct?
A. Van Buren lacrimal probe
B. Dittel probe
C. Bowman lacrimal probe
D. Grooved director -- ANSWER--C. Bowman lacrimal probe
Which of the following is the professional organization that provides support to students,
graduates, and educators of a surgical technology program?
,A. AORN
B. AST
C. AORT
D. NBSTSA -- ANSWER--B. AST
The mnemonic PASS refers to which of the following?
A. Emergency preparedness
B. Fire prevention
C. Laser
D. Fire extinguisher -- ANSWER--D. Fire extinguisher
What is the name of the instrument used for peripheral blood vessel clamping?
A. Selman clamp
B. Debakey vascular clamp
C. Fogarty clamp
D. Cooley clamp -- ANSWER--A. Selman clamp
,What is the name of the instrument used to separate the dura from the cranium during a
craniotomy?
A. #3 Penfield dissector
B. #1 Penfield dissector
C. #2 Penfield dissector
D. None of these -- ANSWER--A. #3 Penfield dissector
What is the name of the instrument used to grasp and insert the ear tube?
A. Buck alligator ear forceps
B. Farrior ear forceps
C. House alligator ear forceps
D. Brown applicator -- ANSWER--C. House alligator ear forceps
Blood flows from the right ventricle of the heart into which of the following structures?
A. Carotid artery
B. Jugular vein
C. Aorta
D. Pulmonary arteries -- ANSWER--D. Pulmonary arteries
, Third-Degree burns that appears charred or pearly white are referred to as:
A. Necrosis
B. Blisters
C. Eschars
D. None of these -- ANSWER--C. Eschars
In which of the following positions does a patient lie face down?
A. Reverse Trendelenburg
B. Prone
C. Supine
D. Lithotomy -- ANSWER--B. Prone
Which of the following is an immune response that triggers specific B cells to produce and
secrete a large number of specific antibodies that cause the destruction of extra cellular
microorganisms and prevent the spread of intracellular infections?
A. Active immunity
B. Cellular immunity
C. Both A and D
D. Humoral immunity -- ANSWER--D. Humoral immunity
