Cst Exam

Front 1

A brain tumor causing alteration of muscle tone, voluntary muscle coordination, gait and balance would likely be located in the:

Back 1

A. Cerebellum

B. Cerebrum

Hint 1

Cerebellum

Front 2

Layers of the intestine (outer to inner)

Back 2

1. Serosa

2. Muscularis

3. Submucosa

4. Mucosa

Front 3

Instrument used during a keratoplasty to remove the cornea

Back 3

Trephine

Front 4

Highly vascular layer of the eye that absorbs lights rays and nourishes the retina

Back 4

Choroid

Front 5

Avascular, clear portion of the eye covering the iris

Back 5

Cornea

Front 6

Warm cycle of the EtO sterilizer, minimum sterilization temperature in Fahrenheit

Back 6

85

Front 7

Tumor that is benign, encapsulated, and arises from tissue covering the central nervous system structures

Back 7

Meningioma

Front 8

Fibrous white layer that gives the eye its shape

Back 8

Sclera

Front 9

Hesselbachs triangle

Back 9

Inguinal ligament, inferior epigastric vessels and lateral border of the rectus abdominis

Front 10

Which of the following damages the mastoid air cells and ossicles of the ear?

Back 10

Cholesteatoma

Front 11

4 elements that primarily make up the body's mass

Back 11

Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen

Front 12

Basis for the design of electrical equipment in the OR

Back 12

Electron theory

Front 13

Procedure performed to decrease gastric secretions

Back 13

Vagotomy

Front 14

What organ shares the same blood supply with the pancreas and must be removed during a Whipple procedure?

Back 14

Duodenum

Front 15

Muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm and covers the anterior portion of the upper arm

Back 15

Biceps brachii

Front 16

Removal of fibrous thickening of the visceral pleura

Back 16

Decortication

Front 17

Function of neuroglia of the nervous system

Back 17

Support and bind

Front 18

Method of inhalation anesthesia that allows complete rebreathing of expired gases

Back 18

Closed

Front 19

What anatomical structure must be approximated after a colectomy to prevent herniation of abdominal contents?

Back 19

A. Omentum

B. Pylorus

C. Mesentary

D. Jejunum

Hint 19

Mesentary

Front 20

To prevent density, instrument sets should not exceed

Back 20

A. 20 pounds

B. 25 pounds

C. 15 pounds

Hint 20

25 pounds

Front 21

When surgically treating hydrocephalus, where is the shunt placed?

Back 21

A. Third ventricle

B. Lateral ventricle

C. Aqueduct of Sylvius

D. Foramen of Monro

Hint 21

Lateral ventricle

Front 22

The ureters enter the bladder medially:

Back 22

From the posterior aspect

Front 23

Suture material that becomes encapsulated by fibrous tissue during the healing stages

Back 23

Non-absorbable

Front 24

Cranial nerve responsible for hearing and balance

Back 24

VIII : Vestibulocochlear

Front 25

Responsible for disseminated intravascular coagulation

Back 25

Endotoxin

Front 26

Copper wire in ESU that allows the flow of free electrons

Back 26

Conductor

Front 27

Preoperative diagnostic test useful in diabetic patients with small vessel arterial disease

Back 27

Plethysmography

Front 28

Most effective method for sterilizing items that can be damaged by steam sterilization

Back 28

Ethylene oxide

Front 29

Mandible articulates with which bone

Back 29

Temporal

Front 30

Heals by contraction, granulation and connective tissue

Back 30

Delayed closure

Front 31

During a kidney transplant, the renal vein of the donor kidney is anastomosed to the

Back 31

External iliac vein

Front 32

During a radical neck dissection with mandibulectomy, which bone is harvested for the graft?

Back 32

Fibula

Front 33

Testosterone is secreted by

Back 33

Leydig cells

Front 34

Which stapling device would be used during an esophagectomy to to divide the esophagus?

Back 34

TA

Front 35

Movement disorder diseases caused by radiation therapy are characterized by destruction of the

Back 35

Myelin sheath

Front 36

Microorganisms used within the biological indicator for ethylene oxide sterilization

Back 36

Bacillus atrophaeus

Front 37

During a CABG procedure, the saphenous vein is sutured to the

Back 37

Coronary artery

Front 38

Graft material that does not require pre-clotting for placement during an abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy

Back 38

PTFE

Front 39

Cranial never affected by trigeminal neuralgia

Back 39

V : trigeminal

Front 40

Which of the following is performed for suspected ectopic pregnancy

Back 40

Culdocentesis

Front 41

Amphiarthrosis

Back 41

Hinge

Front 42

Most abundant ion in the body

Back 42

Calcium

Front 43

Substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microbes in living tissue

Back 43

Antiseptic

Front 44

Laser contraindicated for use in the posterior chamber of the eye

Back 44

Carbon dioxide

Front 45

Which structure of the heart are the leads for a permanent pacemaker placed?

Back 45

Right ventricle

Front 46

Procedure performed to improve the vision of patients with myopia

Back 46

Keratoplasty

Front 47

Facial fracture that involves the complete separation of the maxilla from the cranial base

Back 47

LeFort I

Front 48

Chemical reaction that provides energy by the breakdown of food

Back 48

Catabolism

Front 49

Least inert of the synthetic meshes

Back 49

Polyester fiber

Front 50

Radiopaque contrast medium used intraoperatively when the patient is allergic to iodine

Back 50

Renografin

Front 51

Structure that regulates the amount of light entering the eye

Back 51

Iris

Front 52

Most abundant extracellular ion necessary for the transmission of impulses

Back 52

Sodium

Front 53

Frequently used barbiturate for general anesthesia induction

Back 53

Thiopental

Front 54

Artery that does not arise from the aorta

Back 54

Vertebral

Front 55

Chemical substance that causes the immune system to form antibodies

Back 55

Antigen

Front 56

Surgical procedure for the treatment of acute otitis media

Back 56

Myringotomy

Front 57

Why is cardioplegia used

Back 57

Cause diastolic arrest

Front 58

Which of the following sterilizers operates with condition, exposure, exhaust and dry cycles

Back 58

Gravity air displacement

Front 59

Which of the following incisions may be used for the repair of a zygomatic fracture

Back 59

Below lower eyelid

Front 60

Which arteries are formed by the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta

Back 60

Iliac

Front 61

Procedure that requires use of a manometer to check CSF pressure

Back 61

Intracranial aneurysm clipping

Front 62

During a strabismus correction, resection has a greater effect on which muscle

Back 62

Lateral rectus

Front 63

Best site for obtaining cortical boke graft

Back 63

Iliac crest