C. astrocytes
All are types of white blood cells except:
A. neutrophils An astrocyte is a glial cell of the nervous system.
B. lymphocytes
C. astrocytes
D. monocytes
A. coagulation of blood
Platelets are essential for:
A. coagulation of blood Platelets are formed by red bone marrow.
B. controlling of infection
C. carrying oxygen
D. combating histamine effect
A. tie-on-a-passer
The name given to suture material that is This is a piece of suture attached to a clamp that is passed around a vessel or a duct
passed around a vessel or a duct for ligation
for ligation and is commonly used in deeper cavities.
is:
A. tie-on-a-passer
B. control release
C. swaged needle
D. Ligareel
B. reaching behind sterile team members to retrieve instruments so they do not collect
on the patient
Which of the following actions by the scrub Scrub persons should not reach behind a member of the sterile team. They may go
person is NOT an acceptable sterile around the person, passing back to back.
technique principle?
A. discarding tubing that falls below sterile
field edges without touching the
contaminated part
B. reaching behind sterile team members to
retrieve instruments so they do not collect on
the patient
C. facing sterile areas when passing them
D. stepping away from the sterile field of
contaminated
B. extra drape are added to area
If a sterile field becomes moistened during a The table and sterile field should be kept as dry as possible. Extra towels can be
case: spread if a solution has soaked through a sterile drape.
A. nothing can be done
B. extra drapes are added to area
C. the wet sections are removed and
replaced with dry sections
D. the wet sections are covered with a
plastic adherent drape
A. wearing artificial nails are acceptable
Which statement regarding the surgical These are never acceptable in the operating room.
scrub indicates INAPPROPRIATE
preparation by the scrub?
A. wearing artificial nails are acceptable
B. mail polish may be worn, if not chipped
C. finger nails should not reach beyond
fingertips
D. skin should be protected with a non-oil-
based product
, A. residual of distilled water in lumen, steam sterilize, tubing coiled
Suction tubing should be processed in the Tubing should be coiled without kinks and disassembled from suction tips. Rubber
following way: bands present steam penetration.
A. residual of distilled water in lumen, steam
sterilize, tubing coiled
B. residual of saline in lumen, ethylene oxide
sterilization (ETO), tubing coiled
C. lumen dried thoroughly, ETO, tubing
banded
D. either A or B
C. the surgeon places head in the viewer
The robotic system does not engage until:
A. the surgeon positions the foot switch Before surgery, the surgeon makes adjustments to the seating, optical viewer, and
B. the robotic arms are engaged intercom while their head is outside the viewer.
C. the surgeon places head in the viewer
D. the surgeon speaks into microphone in
console
A. plethysmography
The procedure performed to measure
changes in blood vessels is termed: Used to measure changes in blood flow.
A. plethysmography
B. ventriculography
C radionuclide scan
D. ECG
D. all of the above
When sending a frozen specimen to the lab:
A. send immediately for analysis
B. send in a dry container
C. verify with the surgeon before handing it
off the sterile field
D. all of the above
D. both B and C
When would the use of Esmarch be
contraindicated? If the patient has had a traumatic injury or casting, danger exists that thrombi might be
A. patient has had previous anesthesia in vessels because of injury or stasis of blood. These could become dislodged and
B. patient has had recent injury result in emboli.
C. patient has had recent cast
D. both B and C
A. the GIA gun places two double rows of staggered staples and has a blade that
locates in between the staples and divides the tissue
All are false in regard to linear staple guns
EXCEPT:
A. the GIA gun places two double rows of
staggered staples and has a blade that
locates in between the staples and divides
the tissue
B. they are commonly used to legate small
vessels and small tubular structures, for
example, the omentum
C. they are commonly used on tubular
structures of the lower GI track, distal colon,
or rectum
D. two clips are placed proximal and distal
on a structure and can be cut with a blade or
scissors to divide the structure
C. copper
What material is the best conductor of
electricity? Examples are surgical lamps, ESUs, and power drills.
, A. fascia
Abdominal wounds are closed in layers. This is the tough connective layer and holds the majority of the wound closure. The
They include, from the inner layer to the peritoneal layer is thin and does not always need to be closed if the fascia is closed
outer layer, peritoneum, fascia, muscle, properly. Muscle is not commonly closed. Muscles are commonly retracted and not cut
subcutaneous, and skin. Which of these if it can be avoided so they do not always need to be closed. Subcutaneous tissue can
layers must be closed securely because it is be friable. It is made of fat cells and connective tissue and not very strong.
the primary supportive tissue layer?
A. fascia
B. muscle
C. peritoneum
D. skin/subcutaneous
A. red blood cell
The highly specialized blood cell whose
function is oxygen transportation is: These contain oxygen-carrying protein called hemoglobin.
A. red blood cell
B. white blood cell
C. blood plasma
D. fibrinogen
C. they should be dry prior to placing the drape sheets
All prep solutions are different and should be
used according to manufacturer's
instructions, however, they all have one
thing in common which is:
A. they should not be used on the patient
with allergies to iodine and shellfish
B. they have a residual effect for 5-6 hours
following applications
C. they should be dry prior to placing the
drape sheets
D. they should be placed in hot sterile water
to warm them prior to prepping
D. either A or C
The power source for air-powered
dermatomes is: Dermatomes can be either electric or air-powered.
A. compressed nitrogen
B. nitrous oxide
C. air
D. either A or C
C. Penrose
All of the following drains are considered
active postoperative drains that are attached
to an external force EXCEPT:
A. sump
B. chest
C. Penrose
D. Hemovac
D. both B and C
Which suture needle is contraindicated for a
repair of nerve tissue? Primary use for taper needles is for soft tissue such as the biliary tract, the dura,
A. taper gastrointestinal (GI), muscle, and nerve.
B. cutting
C. reverse cutting
D. both B and C
A. bronchus clamp
A Sarot is a:
A. bronchus clamp
B. scapular retractor
C. lung retractor
D. lung grasping clamp
A. vagotomy
Blunt nerve hooks are selected for a ____
setup. Two of these are required on a vagotomy setup.
A. vagotomy
B. colostomy
C. gastrojejunostomy
D. abdominal-perineal resection
, C. the x-ray cassette should be covered with a sterile drape
An intraoperative x-ray is requested by the
surgeon during the case. What should the
STSR do to protect the sterile field from
contamination?
A. the STSR needs to wear a leaf apron and
thyroid collar
B. all should face the x-ray machine when in
use
C. the x-ray cassette should be covered with
a sterile drape
D. the STSR should step out into the sun-
sterile room
A. strike-through contamination
When water comes in contact with a sterile
drape or gown, it can cause: This occurs when moisture from either side of the drape serves as a vehicle for
A. strike-through contamination bacteria to infiltrate the drape from a nonsterile surface.
B. a slippery surface
C. resident flora
D. a potential fire hazard
C. povidone-iodine
Which is the antiseptic solution of choice for
a skin prep? This reduces the number of bacteria on the skin and inhibits the growth.
A. Cipex
B. Staphene
C. povidone-iodine
D. Zephiran
C. 2,3,1
When draping the perineum, what is the
correct order of the following steps: 1.
fenestrated drape, 2. under the buttocks
drape, 3. legging drape?
A. 2,1,3
B. 3,2,1
C. 2,3,1
D. 1,2,3
A. binaural hearing
What term is referred as the ability of
Robots are given two sound transducers that provide the same ability.
humans and robots to determine which
direction sound is coming from?
A. binaural hearing
B. unidirectional hearing
C. voice activated
D. automated hearing
D. xiphoid process
Which anatomical landmark is used to line
up the endoscope for a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy using a robotic arm?
A. umbilicus
B. chest line
C. iliac crest
D. xiphoid process
A. address patient by their full name and state the surgery they are having
All are ways to identify a patient EXCEPT:
A. address patient by their full name and
state the surgery they are having
B. examine the patient's identification band
and compare with the name and number on
All are types of white blood cells except:
A. neutrophils An astrocyte is a glial cell of the nervous system.
B. lymphocytes
C. astrocytes
D. monocytes
A. coagulation of blood
Platelets are essential for:
A. coagulation of blood Platelets are formed by red bone marrow.
B. controlling of infection
C. carrying oxygen
D. combating histamine effect
A. tie-on-a-passer
The name given to suture material that is This is a piece of suture attached to a clamp that is passed around a vessel or a duct
passed around a vessel or a duct for ligation
for ligation and is commonly used in deeper cavities.
is:
A. tie-on-a-passer
B. control release
C. swaged needle
D. Ligareel
B. reaching behind sterile team members to retrieve instruments so they do not collect
on the patient
Which of the following actions by the scrub Scrub persons should not reach behind a member of the sterile team. They may go
person is NOT an acceptable sterile around the person, passing back to back.
technique principle?
A. discarding tubing that falls below sterile
field edges without touching the
contaminated part
B. reaching behind sterile team members to
retrieve instruments so they do not collect on
the patient
C. facing sterile areas when passing them
D. stepping away from the sterile field of
contaminated
B. extra drape are added to area
If a sterile field becomes moistened during a The table and sterile field should be kept as dry as possible. Extra towels can be
case: spread if a solution has soaked through a sterile drape.
A. nothing can be done
B. extra drapes are added to area
C. the wet sections are removed and
replaced with dry sections
D. the wet sections are covered with a
plastic adherent drape
A. wearing artificial nails are acceptable
Which statement regarding the surgical These are never acceptable in the operating room.
scrub indicates INAPPROPRIATE
preparation by the scrub?
A. wearing artificial nails are acceptable
B. mail polish may be worn, if not chipped
C. finger nails should not reach beyond
fingertips
D. skin should be protected with a non-oil-
based product
, A. residual of distilled water in lumen, steam sterilize, tubing coiled
Suction tubing should be processed in the Tubing should be coiled without kinks and disassembled from suction tips. Rubber
following way: bands present steam penetration.
A. residual of distilled water in lumen, steam
sterilize, tubing coiled
B. residual of saline in lumen, ethylene oxide
sterilization (ETO), tubing coiled
C. lumen dried thoroughly, ETO, tubing
banded
D. either A or B
C. the surgeon places head in the viewer
The robotic system does not engage until:
A. the surgeon positions the foot switch Before surgery, the surgeon makes adjustments to the seating, optical viewer, and
B. the robotic arms are engaged intercom while their head is outside the viewer.
C. the surgeon places head in the viewer
D. the surgeon speaks into microphone in
console
A. plethysmography
The procedure performed to measure
changes in blood vessels is termed: Used to measure changes in blood flow.
A. plethysmography
B. ventriculography
C radionuclide scan
D. ECG
D. all of the above
When sending a frozen specimen to the lab:
A. send immediately for analysis
B. send in a dry container
C. verify with the surgeon before handing it
off the sterile field
D. all of the above
D. both B and C
When would the use of Esmarch be
contraindicated? If the patient has had a traumatic injury or casting, danger exists that thrombi might be
A. patient has had previous anesthesia in vessels because of injury or stasis of blood. These could become dislodged and
B. patient has had recent injury result in emboli.
C. patient has had recent cast
D. both B and C
A. the GIA gun places two double rows of staggered staples and has a blade that
locates in between the staples and divides the tissue
All are false in regard to linear staple guns
EXCEPT:
A. the GIA gun places two double rows of
staggered staples and has a blade that
locates in between the staples and divides
the tissue
B. they are commonly used to legate small
vessels and small tubular structures, for
example, the omentum
C. they are commonly used on tubular
structures of the lower GI track, distal colon,
or rectum
D. two clips are placed proximal and distal
on a structure and can be cut with a blade or
scissors to divide the structure
C. copper
What material is the best conductor of
electricity? Examples are surgical lamps, ESUs, and power drills.
, A. fascia
Abdominal wounds are closed in layers. This is the tough connective layer and holds the majority of the wound closure. The
They include, from the inner layer to the peritoneal layer is thin and does not always need to be closed if the fascia is closed
outer layer, peritoneum, fascia, muscle, properly. Muscle is not commonly closed. Muscles are commonly retracted and not cut
subcutaneous, and skin. Which of these if it can be avoided so they do not always need to be closed. Subcutaneous tissue can
layers must be closed securely because it is be friable. It is made of fat cells and connective tissue and not very strong.
the primary supportive tissue layer?
A. fascia
B. muscle
C. peritoneum
D. skin/subcutaneous
A. red blood cell
The highly specialized blood cell whose
function is oxygen transportation is: These contain oxygen-carrying protein called hemoglobin.
A. red blood cell
B. white blood cell
C. blood plasma
D. fibrinogen
C. they should be dry prior to placing the drape sheets
All prep solutions are different and should be
used according to manufacturer's
instructions, however, they all have one
thing in common which is:
A. they should not be used on the patient
with allergies to iodine and shellfish
B. they have a residual effect for 5-6 hours
following applications
C. they should be dry prior to placing the
drape sheets
D. they should be placed in hot sterile water
to warm them prior to prepping
D. either A or C
The power source for air-powered
dermatomes is: Dermatomes can be either electric or air-powered.
A. compressed nitrogen
B. nitrous oxide
C. air
D. either A or C
C. Penrose
All of the following drains are considered
active postoperative drains that are attached
to an external force EXCEPT:
A. sump
B. chest
C. Penrose
D. Hemovac
D. both B and C
Which suture needle is contraindicated for a
repair of nerve tissue? Primary use for taper needles is for soft tissue such as the biliary tract, the dura,
A. taper gastrointestinal (GI), muscle, and nerve.
B. cutting
C. reverse cutting
D. both B and C
A. bronchus clamp
A Sarot is a:
A. bronchus clamp
B. scapular retractor
C. lung retractor
D. lung grasping clamp
A. vagotomy
Blunt nerve hooks are selected for a ____
setup. Two of these are required on a vagotomy setup.
A. vagotomy
B. colostomy
C. gastrojejunostomy
D. abdominal-perineal resection
, C. the x-ray cassette should be covered with a sterile drape
An intraoperative x-ray is requested by the
surgeon during the case. What should the
STSR do to protect the sterile field from
contamination?
A. the STSR needs to wear a leaf apron and
thyroid collar
B. all should face the x-ray machine when in
use
C. the x-ray cassette should be covered with
a sterile drape
D. the STSR should step out into the sun-
sterile room
A. strike-through contamination
When water comes in contact with a sterile
drape or gown, it can cause: This occurs when moisture from either side of the drape serves as a vehicle for
A. strike-through contamination bacteria to infiltrate the drape from a nonsterile surface.
B. a slippery surface
C. resident flora
D. a potential fire hazard
C. povidone-iodine
Which is the antiseptic solution of choice for
a skin prep? This reduces the number of bacteria on the skin and inhibits the growth.
A. Cipex
B. Staphene
C. povidone-iodine
D. Zephiran
C. 2,3,1
When draping the perineum, what is the
correct order of the following steps: 1.
fenestrated drape, 2. under the buttocks
drape, 3. legging drape?
A. 2,1,3
B. 3,2,1
C. 2,3,1
D. 1,2,3
A. binaural hearing
What term is referred as the ability of
Robots are given two sound transducers that provide the same ability.
humans and robots to determine which
direction sound is coming from?
A. binaural hearing
B. unidirectional hearing
C. voice activated
D. automated hearing
D. xiphoid process
Which anatomical landmark is used to line
up the endoscope for a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy using a robotic arm?
A. umbilicus
B. chest line
C. iliac crest
D. xiphoid process
A. address patient by their full name and state the surgery they are having
All are ways to identify a patient EXCEPT:
A. address patient by their full name and
state the surgery they are having
B. examine the patient's identification band
and compare with the name and number on
