FREE Certified Surgical Technologist Random Questions and Answers

Question 1

What is the medical term for the situation where a bowel loop herniates into Douglas's cul-de-sac?

Accepted Answer

enterocele

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epistaxis

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insulin

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meningioma

Question 2

What effects do antagonistic medications have?

Accepted Answer

counteract the action of another drug

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repositioning penetrating towel clip

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acromioclavicular joint to iliac crest

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upper arms, neckline and axillary region

Question 3

What type of surgery is used to treat a condition where the urethral meatus is located on the upper surface of the penis?

Accepted Answer

epispadias repair

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spinal stenosis

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incident report

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reverse trendelenburg

Question 4

What is the name for the bacterial motion-producing threadlike appendages?

Accepted Answer

flagella

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insulin

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mitochondria

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fistula

Question 5

What is the Kraske position's other name?

Accepted Answer

jackknife

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sprilli

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trauma

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choroid

Question 6

Where are Baker's cysts found?

Accepted Answer

popliteal fossa

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10 minutes

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webbed fingers

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surgically clean

Question 7

When giving towels to a surgeon to square off an incision site, where should the first scrub surgical technologist stand?

Accepted Answer

same side as surgeon

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distilled water in lumen

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bone to bone fixation

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bony overgrowth of stapes

Question 8

What surgical posture allows for the best pelvis or lower abdomen visibility?

Accepted Answer

trendelenburg

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subdural

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alpha-chymotrypsin

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skeletal

Question 9

Which of the following is utilized by the surgeon during a TURP to periodically remove prostatic tissue fragments?

Accepted Answer

ellik evacuator

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anesthesia provider

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full thickness

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gram stain

Question 10

The tympanic membrane is sometimes known as the?

Accepted Answer

eardrum

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parasitism

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lateral

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trephine