AST Practice Exam #5 Updated 2024/2025 Verified 100%
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Which instrument will the surgeon use to free the entrapped orbital fat during repair of
an orbital floor fracture? - ️️Freer
The instruments show below are used to dilate the:
a. urethra
b. cervix
c. Coronary artery
d. Intranasal antrostomy - ️️B. cervix
The purpose of creating an a...
AST Practice Exam #5
Which instrument will the surgeon use to free the entrapped orbital fat during repair of
an orbital floor fracture? - ✔️✔️Freer
The instruments show below are used to dilate the:
a. urethra
b. cervix
c. Coronary artery
d. Intranasal antrostomy - ✔️✔️B. cervix
The purpose of creating an arteriovenous fistula is for:
a. Lavage
b. Chemotherapy
c. Hemodialysis
d. Hemostasis - ✔️✔️C. Hemodialysis
The local freezing of diseased tissue to facilitate removal without bleeding is:
a. Cryosurgery
b. Electrocautery
c. Diathermy
d. harmonic scalpel - ✔️✔️A. Cryosurgery
In severe aortic stenosis, all of the following are indications of valve replacement
except?
a. Myocardial ischemia
b. Left ventricle hypertrophy
c. Palpitations
d. Angina - ✔️✔️C. Palpitations
Which tank would be brought into the OR if a surgical technologist is preparing an
oscillating saw? - ✔️✔️compressed nitrogen
In the event a child requires emergency surgery, but the parents cannot be located to
sign the surgical consent:
a. Consent is signed by a court of law
b. Consent is signed by two consulting physicians
c. No consent is required
d. Consent is signed by the surgeon - ✔️✔️b. Consent is signed by two consulting
physicians
Ethylene Oxide (ETO) sterilization destroys microbes by the process of:
a. alkylation
,b. Osmosis
c. Oxidation
d. Cavitation - ✔️✔️a. Alkylation
What is used to determine the position of cannulated screws during repair of a femoral
neck fracture?
a. Broach
b. Guide pins
c. Canal reamer
d. ruler - ✔️✔️B. Guide pins
1. Which of the following clips is used for scalp hemostasis in cranial procedures?
A. Raney
b.Filshie
c. Hemoclip
d. Backhaus - ✔️✔️A. Raney
Prior to being placed in the Eto sterilizer, items must:
a. Not be heat sensitive
b. Be lubricated with oil
c. Have residual water on their surface
d. Be completely dry - ✔️✔️D. Be completely dry
During general anesthesia induction, which sense is the last to be experienced by the
patient?
a. Touch
b. Taste
c. Hearing
d. Smell - ✔️✔️C. Hearing
What nerve is at greater risk during a thyriodectomy?
a. Cervical sympathetic chain
b. Inferior laryngeal
c. Vagus
d. Recurrent laryngeal - ✔️✔️D. Recurrent laryngeal
Which nerve could be compressed against the humerus in the prone position?
a. Peroneal
b. Tibial
c. Brachial
d. Radial - ✔️✔️D. Radial
, What is the surgical procedure for reducing testosterone in prostate cancer?
a. Vasectomy
b. Varicocelectomy
c. Hydrocelectomy
d. Orchiectomy - ✔️✔️d. Orchiectomy
What is the name of the retractor shown below?
a. Deaver
b. Harrington
c. Kelly
d. Richardson
see page 163 for photo - ✔️✔️B. Harrington
If the broth in the steam sterilization biological indicator is yellow after incubation, what
action to be taken?
a. Indicates autoclave chamber needs cleaning
b. Items must be immediately recalled
c. No action necessary
d. Sterile items should be immediately used - ✔️✔️b. Items must be immediately
recalled
A specimen that is 5 centimeters is equal to:
a. 4 inches
b. 2 inches
c. 3 inches
d. 5 inches - ✔️✔️B. 2 inches
2.54 centimeters is equal to 1 inch; therefore 5 centimeters is about 2 inches.
Which of the following vessels arises from the right ventricle of the heart?
a. Descending aorta
b. Ascending aorta
c. Pulmonary vein
d. Pulmonary artery - ✔️✔️d. Pulmonary artery
The instrument below is used to:
a. Split muscle
b. Resect tendon
c. Extend incision
d. Cut bone - ✔️✔️D. Cut bone
The Lambotte osteotome is available in varying widths and lengths and has a sharp end
making it ideal for cutting bone.
Which area is prepped first when performing the skin prep for a skin grafting procedure?
a. Donor site
b. Only recipient site
c. Both sites together
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