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CTBS EXAM QUESTION BANK 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {500 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ /
CTBS EXAM PREP | BRAND NEW!
Where does the femur articulate with the pelvis?
a. Acetabulum
b. Tibial plateau
c. Scapula
d. Greater trochanter - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Acetabulum
Acetabulum is the cup shaped socket into which the femur head
fits when articulated with the pelvis.
Which of the following is does NOT need to be considered a
permanent part of the donor record?
a. Donor's medical/social history
b. Informed consent
c. Serology testing requisitions
d. Tissue processing logs - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Serology testing
requisitions
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A 22-year-old male is referred to a recovery agency. The cause
of death was suicide by hanging. In which of the following
circumstances, found during a physical examination, would the
tissue be rejected:
a. A new tattoo, upon closer exam found to be covering needle
tracks
b. Oral thrush
c. Autopsy performed in an infectious disease control room
d. All of the above - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. All of the above
Allograft heart valves shall be sized by the ______diameter in mm.
a. Internal valve
b. External valve
c. Internal valve annulus
d. External valve annulus - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Internal valve
annulus
The length of the aortic conduit shall be measured along the
______midline in cm.
a. Posterior
b. Anterior
c. Lateral
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d. Medial - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Anterior
In which situation would the tissue from a donor not be rejected?
a. Known exposure of the donor within the last 12 months to HIV
b. Documented diagnosis of Hepatitis A
c. Current diagnosis of Hepatitis B
d. Donor known to have received transplant of human dura
mater. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Documented diagnosis of Hepatitis A
Processing and preservation records shall include the following
except:
a. Tissue measurements
b. Final disposition of each tissue retrieved and/or processed
c. Expiration dates
d. Statement that indicates that the tissue may transmit
infectious agents - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Statement that indicates
that the tissue may transmit infectious agents
Human tissue shall be quarantined until the following criteria are
satisfied:
a. Infectious disease testing completed
b. Donor screening indicates freedom from risk factors
c. Donor infectious disease tests are negative
d. All of the above
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e. B & C - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. All of the above
Laboratory test records shall include all of the following except:
a. Tissue identification number
b. Identification of person performing the test
c. Type of tissue being tested
d. Test date - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Type of tissue being tested
Processing and preservation records shall include the following
except:
a. Identification of technicians processing and preserving the
tissue
b. Expiration dates of the tissue
c. Type, lot number, manufacturer, and expiration date of supplies
& reagents used
d. None of the above. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. None of the above.
Processing of skin that is to be frozen shall be initiated within
____days of retrieval, provided the skin is placed in tissue storage
media which is replaced at least every___hours.
a. 14, 96
b. 14,72
c. 10,96
CTBS EXAM QUESTION BANK 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {500 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ /
CTBS EXAM PREP | BRAND NEW!
Where does the femur articulate with the pelvis?
a. Acetabulum
b. Tibial plateau
c. Scapula
d. Greater trochanter - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Acetabulum
Acetabulum is the cup shaped socket into which the femur head
fits when articulated with the pelvis.
Which of the following is does NOT need to be considered a
permanent part of the donor record?
a. Donor's medical/social history
b. Informed consent
c. Serology testing requisitions
d. Tissue processing logs - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Serology testing
requisitions
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A 22-year-old male is referred to a recovery agency. The cause
of death was suicide by hanging. In which of the following
circumstances, found during a physical examination, would the
tissue be rejected:
a. A new tattoo, upon closer exam found to be covering needle
tracks
b. Oral thrush
c. Autopsy performed in an infectious disease control room
d. All of the above - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. All of the above
Allograft heart valves shall be sized by the ______diameter in mm.
a. Internal valve
b. External valve
c. Internal valve annulus
d. External valve annulus - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Internal valve
annulus
The length of the aortic conduit shall be measured along the
______midline in cm.
a. Posterior
b. Anterior
c. Lateral
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d. Medial - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Anterior
In which situation would the tissue from a donor not be rejected?
a. Known exposure of the donor within the last 12 months to HIV
b. Documented diagnosis of Hepatitis A
c. Current diagnosis of Hepatitis B
d. Donor known to have received transplant of human dura
mater. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Documented diagnosis of Hepatitis A
Processing and preservation records shall include the following
except:
a. Tissue measurements
b. Final disposition of each tissue retrieved and/or processed
c. Expiration dates
d. Statement that indicates that the tissue may transmit
infectious agents - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Statement that indicates
that the tissue may transmit infectious agents
Human tissue shall be quarantined until the following criteria are
satisfied:
a. Infectious disease testing completed
b. Donor screening indicates freedom from risk factors
c. Donor infectious disease tests are negative
d. All of the above
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e. B & C - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. All of the above
Laboratory test records shall include all of the following except:
a. Tissue identification number
b. Identification of person performing the test
c. Type of tissue being tested
d. Test date - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Type of tissue being tested
Processing and preservation records shall include the following
except:
a. Identification of technicians processing and preserving the
tissue
b. Expiration dates of the tissue
c. Type, lot number, manufacturer, and expiration date of supplies
& reagents used
d. None of the above. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. None of the above.
Processing of skin that is to be frozen shall be initiated within
____days of retrieval, provided the skin is placed in tissue storage
media which is replaced at least every___hours.
a. 14, 96
b. 14,72
c. 10,96
