ACE YOUR STERILE PROCESSING EXAM:
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2026/2027
What is the purpose of evenly distributing large sets of instruments? ✔✔Extra
condensation
will
make the set more difficult to dry.
What is the overall role of the SPD? ✔✔To provide dependable service to enhance patient care.
What government agency has the responsibility for approving new environmental disinfectants
prior to their being sold to healthcare facilities? ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Medical-grade kraft paper cannot be used in what type of sterilization process?
✔✔Lowtemperature gas plasma
During cycle counts, items that have a large dollar value but are not used frequently are classified
as what? ✔✔A items
The science that studies the structure of the body is known as... ✔✔Anatomy
What transports molecules within the cell? ✔✔Cytoplasm
What set would be considered high-risk for special prion processing? ✔✔Craniotomy set
What organ produces bile? ✔✔Liver
Microorganisms are measured in what? ✔✔Microns
, What respect to rigid sterilization container testing, which term defines the sterilizer's ability to
sterilize under actual use conditions? ✔✔Maximum-load testing
If you have a fever, your temperature would be above what temperature? ✔✔98.6 F (37 C)
What is a capsule resistant to? ✔✔It is resistant to heat and chemicals
Pulmonary capillaries are found in what system? ✔✔Respiratory system
Ethics is the practice of what? ✔✔Doing the right thing.
A microorganism that is resting and has a hard, shell-like outer covering is called a... ✔✔Spore
What is spongiform encephalopathy caused by? ✔✔Prions
Nails, tissues, and money are examples of what? ✔✔Fomites
Cholera is transmitted by... ✔✔Contaminated food and water
In the final step of handwashing, the fingers should be rinsed with the fingertips...... ✔✔pointed
up
Waterless hand antiseptics contain what percentage concentration of alcohol to make them most
effective? ✔✔60% - 95%
How do the bones support the other body systems? ✔✔~ Storage of minerals
~Growth of blood cells
~Protection of the internal organs
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2026/2027
What is the purpose of evenly distributing large sets of instruments? ✔✔Extra
condensation
will
make the set more difficult to dry.
What is the overall role of the SPD? ✔✔To provide dependable service to enhance patient care.
What government agency has the responsibility for approving new environmental disinfectants
prior to their being sold to healthcare facilities? ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Medical-grade kraft paper cannot be used in what type of sterilization process?
✔✔Lowtemperature gas plasma
During cycle counts, items that have a large dollar value but are not used frequently are classified
as what? ✔✔A items
The science that studies the structure of the body is known as... ✔✔Anatomy
What transports molecules within the cell? ✔✔Cytoplasm
What set would be considered high-risk for special prion processing? ✔✔Craniotomy set
What organ produces bile? ✔✔Liver
Microorganisms are measured in what? ✔✔Microns
, What respect to rigid sterilization container testing, which term defines the sterilizer's ability to
sterilize under actual use conditions? ✔✔Maximum-load testing
If you have a fever, your temperature would be above what temperature? ✔✔98.6 F (37 C)
What is a capsule resistant to? ✔✔It is resistant to heat and chemicals
Pulmonary capillaries are found in what system? ✔✔Respiratory system
Ethics is the practice of what? ✔✔Doing the right thing.
A microorganism that is resting and has a hard, shell-like outer covering is called a... ✔✔Spore
What is spongiform encephalopathy caused by? ✔✔Prions
Nails, tissues, and money are examples of what? ✔✔Fomites
Cholera is transmitted by... ✔✔Contaminated food and water
In the final step of handwashing, the fingers should be rinsed with the fingertips...... ✔✔pointed
up
Waterless hand antiseptics contain what percentage concentration of alcohol to make them most
effective? ✔✔60% - 95%
How do the bones support the other body systems? ✔✔~ Storage of minerals
~Growth of blood cells
~Protection of the internal organs
