CST Practice exam 1

A bailey is a:

Microfibrillar collagen (Avitene) is a/an:

Red blood cells are also known as:

Which instrument is a retractor?

What type of hernia involves a direct and indirect inguinal hernia?

An "up and down" movement of a robot's arm is known as:

Which of the following dilators are used to dilate the urethra?

Clostridium tetani causes:

Which statement is incorrect when the patient is in fowler's position?

The inner lining of the uterus is the:

The functional unit of the kidney responsible for removing waste and regulating fluid is the:

The medial malleolus is part of which bone?

Which organism is a normal resident flora of the intestinal tract?

What is the chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride?

Room temperature for infants and children should be maintained as warm as:

Sites of pressure ulcers include:

A specimen obtained in one piece is termed:

Retention sutures with bolsters would be used in what type of incision?

Covering a sterile backtable for later use is:

Which thermal method of hemostasis utilizes intense, focused light?

During lateral positioning:

An x-ray performed of the entire mouth in one film is termed:

During n ear surgery, pledgets generally used to control bleeding are soaked in:

The acromion process is part of which bone?

There are ___ cervical vertebrae.

Thoracentesis

Which member of the surgical team is responsible for protecting an unsplinted fracture during positioning?

The wavelength of laser ligt:

Most outlets in the OR run on:

Oxygen-dependent bacteria are said to be:

Which of the following degrees in celsius equals 98.6 degrees F?

The unsterile size of the perimeter of a sterile wrap is:

The smallest microorganisms known are:

What type of needle is used when suturing the skin?

What does the term -scopy mean?

The suffix that refers to suturing is:

Disruption of previously sutured tissue layers is:

A suture used to retract a structure to the side of the operative field is a/an:

Why is an indwelling foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy?

All are urethral catheters EXCEPT:

In a cesarean birth, the uterus is opoened with a knife and extended with a/an:

The sterile component of the electrosurgical unit (ESU) is the:

Who is the universal plasma donor?

Which of the following refers to the absence of pathogens?

What is the smallest microorganism that requires a host cell for replication?

Gas gangrene is caused by:

LDS is the acronym for?

Which medication is contraindicated for patients with a history of malignant hyperthermia?

Which nerve can be compressed against the humerus in the prone positions?

The sterile surgical technologist should drape a table from: