CST Practice Exam, Exams of Laboratory Practices and Management

Download CST Practice Exam and more Exams Laboratory Practices and Management in PDF only on Docsity! CST Practice Exam (50 All Answered Questions) Graded A+ #10 and #15 scalpel blades should be places on to a # _____ knife handle. Select one: a. 8 b. 3 c. 9 d. 4 - Correct answer 3 A __________ is a slight depression at the end of a bone. Select one: a. trochanter b. foramen c. fossa d. process - Correct answer fossa A __________ plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections. Select one: a. frontal (coronal) b. midsgaittal c. transverse d. sagittal - Correct answer frontal or coronal A __________ plane divides the body into right and left sections that are unequal. Select one: a. conronal b. midsagittal c. sagittal d. transverse - Correct answer sagittal A ______________ is a large process of an area of a bone that allows for tendon and ligament attachments. Select one: a. fossa b. formaen c. trochanter d. condyle - Correct answer trochanter A/an __________ is used to remove small organic particles and soil form areas of instrumentation that cannot otherwise be reached, this is done by a process known as cavitation. Select one: a. Ultrasonic washer b. Autoclave c. Sterilizer d. Decontaminator - Correct answer ultrasonic washer Armboards must not extend beyond a ______ degree angle. Select one: a. 10 b. 30 c. 60 d. 90 - Correct answer 90 Cidex is a high level disinfectant when items are completely immersed for _____. Select one: a. 20 min b. 30 min The closed-glove technique is used ____________. Select one: a. before the surgical scrub b. after the mask is donned c. after the sterile gown has been donned d. before the sterile gown is donned - Correct answer after the sterile gown has been donned The liver, spleen, pancreas, and stomach are within the ___________ cavity. Select one: a. abdominopelvic b. thoracic c. abdominal d. pelvic - Correct answer abdominal The prefix meaning between structures is ____________. Select one: a. inter- b. supra- c. infra- d. intra- - Correct answer inter- The sterile field should be maintained until ________________ Select one: a. the patient is taken to pre-op holding unit b. the patient is taken to post anesthesia care unit c. after the dressing is applied d. the procedure is over - Correct answer the patient is taken to post anesthesia care unit The surgical scrub is intended to render the hands and arms ___________. Select one: a. free from microorganisms b. surgically clean c. sterile d. clean - Correct answer surgically clean The term ______ means to bend a limb at the joint. Select one: a. elevation b. extension c. flexion d. circumduction - Correct answer flexion The ________ form the framework of the palmar surface. Select one: a. metatarsals b. phalanges c. malleolus d. metacarpals - Correct answer metacarpals The __________ cavity contains the heart and lungs. Select one: a. thoracic b. spinal c. cranial d. ventral - Correct answer thoracic The ___________ foramen allows vessels and nerves to exit and enter the brain. Select one: a. vertebral b. mental c. magnum d. obturator - Correct answer magnum The _____________ articulates directly with the distal tibia and fibula to allow for ambulation. Select one: a. carpals b. metatarsals c. talus d. metacarpals - Correct answer talus The _____________ guarantee sterility of an item. Select one: a. chemical indicator b. biological indicator c. Bowi-dick test d. mechanical indicator - Correct answer biological indicator What pathogen is responsible for most SSI's? Select one: c. sponges d. tourniquets - Correct answer drapes Which of the following is a nonsterile portion of the gown once it has been donned? Select one: a. front b. sleeve c. glove d. back - Correct answer back Which OR team member is responsible for received sterile items onto the sterile field during a surgical procedure? Select one: a. surgeon b. surgical tech c. surgical tech assistant circulator d. circulator - Correct answer surgical tech Which prefix means surrounding? Select one: a. peri- b. intra- c. pre- d. inter- - Correct answer peri- Which term refers to a loss of a large amount of blood in a short period of time? Select one: a. hematemesis b. hemostasis c. hemorrhage d. hematoma - Correct answer hemmorrage Which term refers to the back of the body? Select one: a. ventral b. anterior c. dorsal d. inferior - Correct answer dorsal Who is responsible for assisting with the counting of soiled sponges in the kick bucket intraoperatively? Select one: a. circulator b. first assistant c. surgeon d. sterile scrub tech - Correct answer circulator ____________ bacteria require the presence of oxygen to grow and survive. Select one: a. Pathogenic b. Anaerobic c. Facultative d. Aerobic - Correct answer aerobic ____________ refers to being closer to the point of origin. Select one: a. Proximal b. Medial c. Lateral d. Distal - Correct answer proximal _____________ has to do with the completeness or unity of packing material surrounding a sterile item. Select one: a. Sterility b. Integrity c. Disinfection d. Contamination - Correct answer integrity ______________ is an independent, nonprofit national organization that develops standards and performance criteria for health care facilities. Select one: a. OSHA b. CDC c. AST d. The Joint Commission - Correct answer the joint commission ______________ is the fuel necessary for the cells to do work. Select one: a. Cytoplasm b. Mitochondria c. Cell membrane