Certified Surgical Technologist Surgical Positioning

Question 1

Which surgical position places the patient flat on their back with arms either tucked or extended on arm boards?

Accepted Answer

Supine

Answer

Lithotomy

Answer

Prone

Answer

Lateral

Question 2

Which position places the patient face-down on the operating table to allow access to the posterior body?

Accepted Answer

Prone

Answer

Fowler's

Answer

Trendelenburg

Answer

Lithotomy

Question 3

The lithotomy position is most commonly used for which category of surgical procedures?

Accepted Answer

Gynecological and perineal procedures

Answer

Spinal surgery

Answer

Shoulder arthroscopy

Answer

Cardiac surgery

Question 4

Which nerve is most at risk for compression injury from stirrups in the lithotomy position?

Accepted Answer

Common peroneal nerve

Answer

Radial nerve

Answer

Femoral nerve

Answer

Ulnar nerve

Question 5

In the Trendelenburg position, the patient is tilted so that:

Accepted Answer

The head is lower than the feet

Answer

The head is elevated and feet are down

Answer

The patient is on their side

Answer

The patient is prone with knees flexed

Question 6

Reverse Trendelenburg position (head up, feet down) is most beneficial for which type of surgery?

Accepted Answer

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and upper abdominal procedures

Answer

Pelvic laparoscopy

Answer

Hip replacement

Answer

Sacral cyst excision

Question 7

When positioning a patient prone, which device is essential to prevent pressure on the chest and abdomen while allowing adequate ventilation?

Accepted Answer

Chest rolls or a prone positioning frame

Answer

Allen stirrups

Answer

Mayfield skull clamp

Answer

Kidney rest