Surgical Tech Certification ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Abruptio - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A tearing away from
Acidosis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Excessive acidity of body fluids
Active drainage - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅drainage attached to an external source to
create suction
Adhesion - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Abnormal joining of parts
Aerobic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Living in the presence of oxygen
Alimentary - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Pertaining to nutrition
Alloplasty - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Plastic surgery with nonhuman tissue
Ambulatory - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Without overnight hospitalization
Anabolism - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The constructive part of metabolism
Anemia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Reduction in the number of red blood cells
Aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Localized abnormal dilatation of a blood vessel
Aneurysm clip - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Device placed on the neck of an aneurysm to
isolate it from other vessels
Anoxia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Without oxygen
, Anterior chamber - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Front space in the eye bound by the cornea,
iris, and lens
Antiemetic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Substance that prevents nausea and vomiting
Antigen - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Substance that induces the formation of antibodies
Aponeurosis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Flat, thin fibrous connective tissue that attaches
muscle to bone or other tissues
Appendage - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Anything attached to a larger part
Approximation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Bringing together sides or edges
Arthrotomy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Cutting into a joint
Ascites - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Atresia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Imperfection of a normal tubular structure
Aural - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Pertaining to the ear
Barrel - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Cylindrical part of a syringe
Battery - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Intentional harmful bodily contact without consent
Bevel - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The point of a hypodermic needle
Bifurcation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Separation into two branches; forking
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Abruptio - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A tearing away from
Acidosis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Excessive acidity of body fluids
Active drainage - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅drainage attached to an external source to
create suction
Adhesion - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Abnormal joining of parts
Aerobic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Living in the presence of oxygen
Alimentary - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Pertaining to nutrition
Alloplasty - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Plastic surgery with nonhuman tissue
Ambulatory - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Without overnight hospitalization
Anabolism - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The constructive part of metabolism
Anemia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Reduction in the number of red blood cells
Aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Localized abnormal dilatation of a blood vessel
Aneurysm clip - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Device placed on the neck of an aneurysm to
isolate it from other vessels
Anoxia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Without oxygen
, Anterior chamber - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Front space in the eye bound by the cornea,
iris, and lens
Antiemetic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Substance that prevents nausea and vomiting
Antigen - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Substance that induces the formation of antibodies
Aponeurosis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Flat, thin fibrous connective tissue that attaches
muscle to bone or other tissues
Appendage - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Anything attached to a larger part
Approximation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Bringing together sides or edges
Arthrotomy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Cutting into a joint
Ascites - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Atresia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Imperfection of a normal tubular structure
Aural - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Pertaining to the ear
Barrel - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Cylindrical part of a syringe
Battery - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Intentional harmful bodily contact without consent
Bevel - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The point of a hypodermic needle
Bifurcation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Separation into two branches; forking
