CTBS EXAM PREP 13TH EDITION AATB STANDARDS
2026/2027 || TISSUE BANKING CERTIFICATION || AATB
REGULATIONS, QUALITY SYSTEMS & COMPLIANCE ||
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ACCURATE ANSWERS || HIGH-
YIELD STUDY GUIDE || GRADED A+
What is an automatic deferral for heart valve donation?
history of cancer
obesity
cardiomyopathy
idiopathic disorders - CORRECT ANSWER - Cardiomyopathy
AATB standards require that tissue banking maintain SOPs encompassing all of
the following except:
a. donor suitability criteria and record management policies
b. FDA regulations that apply to tissue banking
c. procedures for monitoring in-process controls
d. procedures describing criteria for exceptional release of tissue - CORRECT
ANSWER - FDA regulations that apply to tissue banking
During skin processing, what is the maximum amount of time that skin can be
exposed to temperatures above 10 degrees Celsius?
2hrs
1hr
8hr
,4hr - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 hours
At what temperature shall cardiovascular tissue be stored?
-50 degree celsius or colder
-1 degree celsius or colder
-25 degree celsius or colder
-100 degree celsius or colder - CORRECT ANSWER - -100 degree Celsius or
colder
What must be considered for pediatric heart donors that have been breastfed in the
12 months prior to donation?
a. length of time donor was fed
b. mother's blood must be used for serology testing
c. analysis of mother's risk for transmissible disease
d. analysis of mother's nutritional habits - CORRECT ANSWER - Analysis of
mother's risk for transmissible disease
Pre-processing cultures are
a. used to detect pathogenic yeast, viruses, and bacteria
b. required by AATB standards
c. reviewed by the medical director designee
d. preformed immediately after tissue exposure to antibiotics - CORRECT
ANSWER - required by AATB standards
,What is the insertion site for the patellar ligament?
gerdy's tubercle
tibio-fibular tubercle
tibial tubercle
patella - CORRECT ANSWER - Tibial tubercle
Which of these blood cells produced in the trabecular area of long bones is
responsible for fighting infection?
red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
macrophages - CORRECT ANSWER - White blood cells
When recovering bone from the lower extremities, which bone should be removed
last?
tibia
iliac crest
femur
calcaneous - CORRECT ANSWER - Iliac crest
Which of the following organisms cultured from skin shall make skin not suitable
for transplantation?
, a. Cornebacterium sp.
b. Coagulase-negative Staphylococcuss
c. Staphylococcuss aureus
d. Streptococcuss viridans - CORRECT ANSWER - Staphylococcuss Aureus
What is the correct temperature for short-term storage frozen tissue?
-30 degree celsius or colder
-4 degree celsius or colder
-20 degree celsius or colder
-40 degree celsius or colder - CORRECT ANSWER - -20 degrees or colder
Residual calcium content may not exceed what percentage for demineralized bone?
5%
12%
8%
10% - CORRECT ANSWER - 8%
A 54yo married female with adult children is a potential donor. Who must give
consent for donation?
a. mother
b. brother or sister
c. adult son or daughter
2026/2027 || TISSUE BANKING CERTIFICATION || AATB
REGULATIONS, QUALITY SYSTEMS & COMPLIANCE ||
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ACCURATE ANSWERS || HIGH-
YIELD STUDY GUIDE || GRADED A+
What is an automatic deferral for heart valve donation?
history of cancer
obesity
cardiomyopathy
idiopathic disorders - CORRECT ANSWER - Cardiomyopathy
AATB standards require that tissue banking maintain SOPs encompassing all of
the following except:
a. donor suitability criteria and record management policies
b. FDA regulations that apply to tissue banking
c. procedures for monitoring in-process controls
d. procedures describing criteria for exceptional release of tissue - CORRECT
ANSWER - FDA regulations that apply to tissue banking
During skin processing, what is the maximum amount of time that skin can be
exposed to temperatures above 10 degrees Celsius?
2hrs
1hr
8hr
,4hr - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 hours
At what temperature shall cardiovascular tissue be stored?
-50 degree celsius or colder
-1 degree celsius or colder
-25 degree celsius or colder
-100 degree celsius or colder - CORRECT ANSWER - -100 degree Celsius or
colder
What must be considered for pediatric heart donors that have been breastfed in the
12 months prior to donation?
a. length of time donor was fed
b. mother's blood must be used for serology testing
c. analysis of mother's risk for transmissible disease
d. analysis of mother's nutritional habits - CORRECT ANSWER - Analysis of
mother's risk for transmissible disease
Pre-processing cultures are
a. used to detect pathogenic yeast, viruses, and bacteria
b. required by AATB standards
c. reviewed by the medical director designee
d. preformed immediately after tissue exposure to antibiotics - CORRECT
ANSWER - required by AATB standards
,What is the insertion site for the patellar ligament?
gerdy's tubercle
tibio-fibular tubercle
tibial tubercle
patella - CORRECT ANSWER - Tibial tubercle
Which of these blood cells produced in the trabecular area of long bones is
responsible for fighting infection?
red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
macrophages - CORRECT ANSWER - White blood cells
When recovering bone from the lower extremities, which bone should be removed
last?
tibia
iliac crest
femur
calcaneous - CORRECT ANSWER - Iliac crest
Which of the following organisms cultured from skin shall make skin not suitable
for transplantation?
, a. Cornebacterium sp.
b. Coagulase-negative Staphylococcuss
c. Staphylococcuss aureus
d. Streptococcuss viridans - CORRECT ANSWER - Staphylococcuss Aureus
What is the correct temperature for short-term storage frozen tissue?
-30 degree celsius or colder
-4 degree celsius or colder
-20 degree celsius or colder
-40 degree celsius or colder - CORRECT ANSWER - -20 degrees or colder
Residual calcium content may not exceed what percentage for demineralized bone?
5%
12%
8%
10% - CORRECT ANSWER - 8%
A 54yo married female with adult children is a potential donor. Who must give
consent for donation?
a. mother
b. brother or sister
c. adult son or daughter
