AST Surgical Technologist CST Practice Exam 1 / Actual Test Questions with Detailed Verified Answers / Already Graded A / 2025.
Quiz____?Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar processes? - Answer✓✓ Teeth Quiz____?Which of the following is the wound classification for a bronchoscopy? - Answer✓✓ Clean - Contaminated Quiz____?
The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens before cataract surgery is: -
Answer✓✓ Alpha-chymotrypsin Quiz____?How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an elevator to transport a patient to the OR? - Page 1 of 40 1 / 4
Answer✓✓ Enter head first, exit feet first Quiz____?Which of the following is a curved, transverse incision across the lower abdomen frequently used in gynecological surgery? - Answer✓✓ Pfannenstiel Quiz____?When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the steam
sterilizing cart, they should be positioned: -
Answer✓✓ Flat Quiz____?
Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of: -
Answer✓✓ Potassium Quiz____?Which of the following tissues are cut using curved Mayo scissors? - Answer✓✓ Fascia Page 2 of 40 2 / 4
Quiz____?Which laser beam can travel through clear tissues without heating them? - Answer✓✓ Argon Quiz____?
Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is a/an: -
Answer✓✓ Informed consent Quiz____?Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal sphincter? - Answer✓✓ Cardia Quiz____?
Low level disinfectants kill most microbes, but do not destroy: -
Answer✓✓ Spores Quiz____?
Syndactyly refers to: -
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Webbed fingers Quiz____?The surgical pack utilized to create the sterile field should be opened on the: - Answer✓✓ Back table Quiz____?
The islets of Langerhans secrete: -
Answer✓✓ Insulin Quiz____?What type of procedure would involve the removal of teeth? - Answer✓✓ Extractions Quiz____?Which organism is a normal resident flora of the intestinal tract? - Answer✓✓ Escherichia coli Quiz____?Page 4 of 40
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