Crcst certification review (9th ED.) , CRCST
Practice Test Official Study Guide 9th
Edition, HSPA 9th edition chapters 7-9
CRCST test Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
A case cart pull sheet (pick list) contains information that:
a. Assists the surgeon during the procedure
b. Is used to assemble surgical instrument sets
c. Assists the Sterile Processing (SP) technician in selecting the
correct supplies for the sterile storage area
d. Identifies the supplies, utensils and instruments needed for a
specific physician and procedure -
correct answer ✅d. Identifies the supplies, utensils and
instruments needed for a specific physician and procedure
The basic unit of a living organism is a:
a. Cell
b. Cytoplasm
c. Nucleus
d. Organ -
correct answer ✅a. Cell
,Crcst certification review (9th ED.) , CRCST
Practice Test Official Study Guide 9th
Edition, HSPA 9th edition chapters 7-9
CRCST test Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
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 -
correct answer ✅b. Craniotomy
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 -
correct answer ✅b. Receipt of supplies
A periosteal elevator is used for:
a. Surgical removal of tissue near the thyroid
,Crcst certification review (9th ED.) , CRCST
Practice Test Official Study Guide 9th
Edition, HSPA 9th edition chapters 7-9
CRCST test Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
b. Surgical removal of a large portion of the stomach
c. Cutting skin
d. Lifting a thin layer of tissue to expose the bone -
correct answer ✅d. Lifting a thin layer of tissue to expose the bone
Which of the following has no means to move on its own?
a. Cocci
b. Bacillus
c. Aerobic bacteria
d. Viruses -
correct answer ✅d. Viruses
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
, Crcst certification review (9th ED.) , CRCST
Practice Test Official Study Guide 9th
Edition, HSPA 9th edition chapters 7-9
CRCST test Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
d. Early morning (for morning procedures) and early afternoon (for
afternoon procedures) on the day of surgery -
correct answer ✅b. The day or evening before it will be used
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 -
correct answer ✅c. Surgical removal of the leg below the knee
The body's control center is the:
a. Meninges
b. Central nervous system
c. Brain stem
d. Cerebrum -
correct answer ✅b. central nervous system
Practice Test Official Study Guide 9th
Edition, HSPA 9th edition chapters 7-9
CRCST test Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
A case cart pull sheet (pick list) contains information that:
a. Assists the surgeon during the procedure
b. Is used to assemble surgical instrument sets
c. Assists the Sterile Processing (SP) technician in selecting the
correct supplies for the sterile storage area
d. Identifies the supplies, utensils and instruments needed for a
specific physician and procedure -
correct answer ✅d. Identifies the supplies, utensils and
instruments needed for a specific physician and procedure
The basic unit of a living organism is a:
a. Cell
b. Cytoplasm
c. Nucleus
d. Organ -
correct answer ✅a. Cell
,Crcst certification review (9th ED.) , CRCST
Practice Test Official Study Guide 9th
Edition, HSPA 9th edition chapters 7-9
CRCST test Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
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 -
correct answer ✅b. Craniotomy
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 -
correct answer ✅b. Receipt of supplies
A periosteal elevator is used for:
a. Surgical removal of tissue near the thyroid
,Crcst certification review (9th ED.) , CRCST
Practice Test Official Study Guide 9th
Edition, HSPA 9th edition chapters 7-9
CRCST test Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
b. Surgical removal of a large portion of the stomach
c. Cutting skin
d. Lifting a thin layer of tissue to expose the bone -
correct answer ✅d. Lifting a thin layer of tissue to expose the bone
Which of the following has no means to move on its own?
a. Cocci
b. Bacillus
c. Aerobic bacteria
d. Viruses -
correct answer ✅d. Viruses
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
, Crcst certification review (9th ED.) , CRCST
Practice Test Official Study Guide 9th
Edition, HSPA 9th edition chapters 7-9
CRCST test Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
d. Early morning (for morning procedures) and early afternoon (for
afternoon procedures) on the day of surgery -
correct answer ✅b. The day or evening before it will be used
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 -
correct answer ✅c. Surgical removal of the leg below the knee
The body's control center is the:
a. Meninges
b. Central nervous system
c. Brain stem
d. Cerebrum -
correct answer ✅b. central nervous system
