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If a surgical technologist is sitting during the procedure they may place their sterile gloved hands on their lap.

If a towel clip is used to hold suction tubing on the sterile field, and it punctures the drape, a surgical technologist can ________.

An French eye needle may have the suture strand permanently attached.

When wearing a sterile gown and gloves, why should you not fold the arms with the hands in the axilla?       

The curvature of a needle allows the surgeon to dip beneath the surface of the tissue and retrieve the point as it emerges.

Which of these suture sizes has the largest diameter?

The smallest diameter suture available is 11–0, which is light enough to be suspended in air.

A surgical technologist can build a great aseptic technique with a very strict surgical conscience.

A ____ suture is one in which the suture is released from the swage by pulling back sharply rather than having to cut the suture.

An French eye needle may have the suture strand permanently attached.