CRCST FINAL STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
PREPARATION PACK
●● a. Cell
Answer: The basic unit of a living organism is a:
a. Cell
b. Cytoplasm
c. Nucleus
d. Organ
●● b. Craniotomy
Answer: The surgical procedure where an opening is made into the skull
is called a/an:
a. Burr hole
b. Craniotomy
c. Craniectomy
d. Open reduction
●● b. Receipt of supplies
Answer: A major portion of work performed in the sterile storage area is:
a. Instrument cooling
,b. Receipt of supplies
c. Sterilizer unloading
d. All the above
●● d. Lifting a thin layer of tissue to expose the bone
Answer: A periosteal elevator is used for:
a. Surgical removal of tissue near the thyroid
b. Surgical removal of a large portion of the stomach
c. Cutting skin
d. Lifting a thin layer of tissue to expose the bone
●● d. Viruses
Answer: Which of the following has no means to move on its own?
a. Cocci
b. Bacillus
c. Aerobic bacteria
d. Viruses
●● b. The day or evening before it will be used
Answer: Instrument sets and other required instrumentation needed for
all scheduled procedures for an entire day are usually pulled (collected):
a. Two days before it will be used
,b. The day or evening before it will be used
c. The morning of the planned surgery
d. Early morning (for morning procedures) and early afternoon (for
afternoon procedures) on the day of surgery
●● c. Surgical removal of the leg below the knee
Answer: The abbreviation BKA refers to a surgical procedure involving:
a. Treatment of a fractured bone without a surgical incision
b. Surgical removal of both the fallopian tubes and ovaries
c. Surgical removal of the leg below the knee
d. A type of hip joint reconstruction
●● b. central nervous system
Answer: The body's control center is the:
a. Meninges
b. Central nervous system
c. Brain stem
d. Cerebrum
●● b. Before the root
Answer: The prefix word element comes:
, a. Immediately before the suffix
b. Before the root
c. Before the suffix and describes the word meaning
d. After the suffix
●● d. All the above
Answer: The muscular system:
a. Assists with movement
b. Produces heat for the body
c. Pumps blood throughout the body
d. All the above
●● d. All the above
Answer: Microbes:
a. Can be found on hair and skin
b. Are useful to break down sewage
c. Can produce toxins
d. All the above
AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
PREPARATION PACK
●● a. Cell
Answer: The basic unit of a living organism is a:
a. Cell
b. Cytoplasm
c. Nucleus
d. Organ
●● b. Craniotomy
Answer: The surgical procedure where an opening is made into the skull
is called a/an:
a. Burr hole
b. Craniotomy
c. Craniectomy
d. Open reduction
●● b. Receipt of supplies
Answer: A major portion of work performed in the sterile storage area is:
a. Instrument cooling
,b. Receipt of supplies
c. Sterilizer unloading
d. All the above
●● d. Lifting a thin layer of tissue to expose the bone
Answer: A periosteal elevator is used for:
a. Surgical removal of tissue near the thyroid
b. Surgical removal of a large portion of the stomach
c. Cutting skin
d. Lifting a thin layer of tissue to expose the bone
●● d. Viruses
Answer: Which of the following has no means to move on its own?
a. Cocci
b. Bacillus
c. Aerobic bacteria
d. Viruses
●● b. The day or evening before it will be used
Answer: Instrument sets and other required instrumentation needed for
all scheduled procedures for an entire day are usually pulled (collected):
a. Two days before it will be used
,b. The day or evening before it will be used
c. The morning of the planned surgery
d. Early morning (for morning procedures) and early afternoon (for
afternoon procedures) on the day of surgery
●● c. Surgical removal of the leg below the knee
Answer: The abbreviation BKA refers to a surgical procedure involving:
a. Treatment of a fractured bone without a surgical incision
b. Surgical removal of both the fallopian tubes and ovaries
c. Surgical removal of the leg below the knee
d. A type of hip joint reconstruction
●● b. central nervous system
Answer: The body's control center is the:
a. Meninges
b. Central nervous system
c. Brain stem
d. Cerebrum
●● b. Before the root
Answer: The prefix word element comes:
, a. Immediately before the suffix
b. Before the root
c. Before the suffix and describes the word meaning
d. After the suffix
●● d. All the above
Answer: The muscular system:
a. Assists with movement
b. Produces heat for the body
c. Pumps blood throughout the body
d. All the above
●● d. All the above
Answer: Microbes:
a. Can be found on hair and skin
b. Are useful to break down sewage
c. Can produce toxins
d. All the above
