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AST Practice Test Exam #1 for Certification Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Rated A+ 1. Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar processes? A. Teeth B. Villi C. Sinuses D. Tonsils - Teeth The teeth are located in the sockets of the alveolar processes of the mandible and maxillae. 2. What is the wound classification for a bronchoscopy? A. Clean B. Contaminated C. Dirty and infected D. Clean-contaminated - Clean-contaminated 3. The enzyme used to sof...

AST Certification Exam Study Guide UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Teeth - CORRECT ANSWER - Located in the sockets of the alveolar processes of the mandible and maxillae Clean-contaminated - CORRECT ANSWER - Category of a surgical procedure entering the GI/GU/Resp tracts ( increased risk due to the bacteria we have there)

AST Practice Exam B UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers A SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST IS PREPARING THE INCISION SITE FOR THE DRESSING FOLLWING A (TAH). THE PATIENT HAS DEVELOPED A HEMATOMA AT THE INCISION SITE. THE SURGEON HAS LEFT THE ROOM. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS SHOULD THE SURGICAL TECH TAKE? A. PLACE A PRESSURE DRESSING B. COVER WITH DERMABOND C. STERI-STRIP THE INCISION D. HAVE THE SURGEION RETURN - CORRECT ANSWER - D. HAVE THE SURGEION RETURN

AST CST Prep Exam Form B 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Which of the following is considered the MOST important skill for a surgical technologist? A. management of specimens B. management of sponges C. maintaining an orderly setup D. ensuring adequate lighting - CORRECT ANSWER - A. management of specimens

AST Bonus Science Review Questions #1 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers What is the name of the condition when the foreskin of the penis cannot be retracted to normal position? A. Epispadias B. Hydrocele C. Cryptorchidism D. Phimosis - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Phimos

AST BOOK STUDY GUIDE (Practice Exam #4) UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers What is used to retract the spermatic cord during an inguinal herniorraphy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Penrose drain Why is an indwelling Foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Avoid injury to bladder

AST Practice Bonus Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers 1. What is the name of the condition when the foreskin of the penis cannot be retracted to normal position? a. Epispadias b. Hydrocele c. Cryptorchidism d. Phimosis - CORRECT ANSWER - d. Phimosis

AST Practice Bonus Exam 1 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers 1. What is the name of the condition when the foreskin of the penis cannot be retracted to normal position? - CORRECT ANSWER - Phimosis 2. What shape are bacilli? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rod-shaped 3. What type of stapling device is used to perform low anterior anastomosis? - CORRECT ANSWER - EEA

AST Practice Exam #1 for CST UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar processes? - CORRECT ANSWER - teeth Which of the following is the wound classification for a bronchoscopy? - CORRECT ANSWER - clean-contaminated The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens before cataract surgery is? - CORRECT ANSWER - alpha-chymotrypsin