AATB EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
1) Permission to acquire cells and/or tissues and make them available for
transplantation or research shall be obtained through the granting of "Informed
Consent" by a consenting person in accordance with applicable anatomical gift acts and
federal, state and/or local laws and/or regulations. A consenting person is:
A. the potential donor
B. a person legally empowered to grand consent in accordance with federal, state
and/or local laws and/or regulations
C. the deceased NOK, in order of legal precedence
D. All of the above - Answer- D. All of the above
2) The "Informed Consent" must always contain the following, no exceptions, except:
A. address of the consenting person
B. original signature of the consenting person
C. phone number of the consenting person
D. relationship to the donor of the consenting person
E. all of the above - Answer- B. original signature of the consenting person
3) The "Informed Consent" must also contain the following:
A. date
B. signatures of person obtaining consent
C. at least one witness
D. information that identifies the organization represented by the person obtaining
consent
E. all of the above - Answer- E. all of the above
4) In circumstances where it is not feasible to obtain the "Informed Consent" in person,
it may be obtained by telephone. All of the following shall be followed, except:
A. The person obtaining informed consent shall read to the consenting person, the
informed consent document or, alternatively, shall discuss each of elements in the
informed consent document with the consenting person.
B. Consenting person shall respond that he/she understands what has been read or
explained, is authorized to grant Informed Consent, and is granting such consent
C. Consenting person need not be NOK
D. Telephone consents shall be recorded, or monitored by one other person - Answer-
C. Consenting person need not be NOK
,5) In circumstances where the "Consenting Person" is not present to provide an original
signature, "Informed Consent" may be documented by facsimile transmission.
A. True
B. False - Answer- A. True
6) A self-signed donor document or official donor registry documentation that grants
consent for donation that can be used, include all of the following, except:
A. valid drivers license
B. living will, advanced directive
C. state ID card
D. witnessed donor card
E. all of the above are acceptable - Answer- E. all of the above are acceptable
7) The "Informed Consent Document" should contain information that would be of
material importance to a person making the decision to donate. This information shall
be accurate, shall not be misleading, and shall not omit discussion of any element that
would be material to a decision to donate. This information should include the following
items, but may include other information.
A. Donor identity
B. Identity and relationship of consenting person, including address, and telephone
number
C. A description of cells and/or tissues to be recovered
D. A statement granting permission to have access to donor's medical records
E. A statement that blood samples from the donor will be tested for certain transmissible
diseases
F. A description of the general purposes of recovered cells and/or tissues
G. Any additional information required by federal, stated, and/or local laws and/or
regulations
H. All except G
I. All except H ( - Answer- I. All except H (all of the above)
8) Patient-donor (or legal alternative) consent to donate cells and/or tissue must be
obtained either:
A. Prior to the collection
B When collection is unscheduled, as soon as practical after the collection and before
the use of the cells and/or tissue
B. A and B - Answer- B. A and B
9) Services to donor families or referral to a support system, and documentation of
such, must be offered to the consenting person.
A. True
B. False - Answer- A. True
10) Monetary inducement or goods or services of value shall not be offered by a tissue
bank, except for/to:
,A. Deceased donor's NOK
B. Third parties for cost directly associated with a donation
C. Donor's estate
D. All are acceptable - Answer- B. Third parties for cost directly associated with a
donation
11) The following are required documentation for autologous cells and/or tissue in the
tissue bank records:
A) Physical Examination
B) Donor Risk Assessment Interview
C) Medical History / Medical Record Review
D) All are required
E) None are required - Answer- E) None are required
12) Heart donors shall meet the following criteria, except:
A. No history of CABG, bacterial endocarditis, rheumatic fever, semilunar valvular
disease, or viral/idiopathic cardiomyopathy
B. Recovery of valves from anencephalic infants shall begin only after asystole
C. Evaluate for risk of Chagas' disease
D. History of mitral valve disease, mitral valve prolapse (mitral valve donors)
E. All of the above - Answer- D. History of mitral valve disease, mitral valve prolapse
(mitral valve donors)
13) Vein donor's shall also meet the following criteria, except:
A. No history of vein stripping
B. Varicose veins
C. No history of appendectomy
D. Leg ulcers
E. All of the above - Answer- C. No history of appendectomy
14) The purpose of the "Physical Assessment" (done either recent ante-mortem or post-
mortem) is to identify if there is evidence of the following, or if noted in any other
available record, and if they are deemed to be an indication of these risks, then the cells
and/or tissue shall be rejected, except:
A. High risk behavior, signs of viral or bacterial infections
B. Multiple Tattoo's
C. Signs of HIV infection or Hepatitis infection
D. Trauma to the potential retrieval site
E. All of the above - Answer- B. Multiple Tattoo's
1. When handling sterile drapes, you must be sure that the drape is presented:
a. To a sterile person who is scrubbed, gowned, and gloved
b. Using quick movements when placed on the OR table
c. Prior to the surgical prep of the donor
d. After being sterilized using ETO - Answer- a. To a sterile person who is scrubbed,
gowned, and gloved
, 2. The Achilles tendon is attached to which bone?
a. Calcaneus
b. Fibula
c. Talus
d. Tibia - Answer- a. Calcaneus
3. Refrigerated skin may be returned to inventory if it has been maintained in a closed
container at:
a. -20 to -40 degrees C
b. -40 degrees C or colder
c. 1 to 10 degrees C
d. Ambient temperature - Answer- c. 1 to 10 degrees C
4. The MOST accurate way to test for the presence of contamination of tissue allografts
is by:
a. A gram stain of the graft taken prior to final packaging
b. Cultures of blood and of the excised tissue of the donor at the time of recovery
c. Incubation of spore strips in bacterial growth media
d. Incubation of selected grafts or samples in bacterial growth media - Answer- b.
Cultures of blood and of the excised tissue of the donor at the time of recovery
5. Receiving permission to obtain tissue from living or non-living donors in a manner
that provides the donor or the donor's next-of-kin information in clear and
understandable term is referred to as:
a. Durable power of attorney
b. Advance directive
c. Informed consent
d. Required request - Answer- c. Informed consent
6. When preparing a donor for aseptic bone recovery, the extremities should be
prepped:
a. From clean areas to dirty areas
b. From dirty areas to clean areas
c. From proximal to distal
d. After draping - Answer- a. From clean areas to dirty areas
7. A negative test results means that the agent of substance being tested for is NOT:
a. Active
b. Present
c. Detected
d. Able to be tested - Answer- c. Detected
8. All reagents used in MS tissue processing must be:
a. Sterile
b. Isotonic
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
1) Permission to acquire cells and/or tissues and make them available for
transplantation or research shall be obtained through the granting of "Informed
Consent" by a consenting person in accordance with applicable anatomical gift acts and
federal, state and/or local laws and/or regulations. A consenting person is:
A. the potential donor
B. a person legally empowered to grand consent in accordance with federal, state
and/or local laws and/or regulations
C. the deceased NOK, in order of legal precedence
D. All of the above - Answer- D. All of the above
2) The "Informed Consent" must always contain the following, no exceptions, except:
A. address of the consenting person
B. original signature of the consenting person
C. phone number of the consenting person
D. relationship to the donor of the consenting person
E. all of the above - Answer- B. original signature of the consenting person
3) The "Informed Consent" must also contain the following:
A. date
B. signatures of person obtaining consent
C. at least one witness
D. information that identifies the organization represented by the person obtaining
consent
E. all of the above - Answer- E. all of the above
4) In circumstances where it is not feasible to obtain the "Informed Consent" in person,
it may be obtained by telephone. All of the following shall be followed, except:
A. The person obtaining informed consent shall read to the consenting person, the
informed consent document or, alternatively, shall discuss each of elements in the
informed consent document with the consenting person.
B. Consenting person shall respond that he/she understands what has been read or
explained, is authorized to grant Informed Consent, and is granting such consent
C. Consenting person need not be NOK
D. Telephone consents shall be recorded, or monitored by one other person - Answer-
C. Consenting person need not be NOK
,5) In circumstances where the "Consenting Person" is not present to provide an original
signature, "Informed Consent" may be documented by facsimile transmission.
A. True
B. False - Answer- A. True
6) A self-signed donor document or official donor registry documentation that grants
consent for donation that can be used, include all of the following, except:
A. valid drivers license
B. living will, advanced directive
C. state ID card
D. witnessed donor card
E. all of the above are acceptable - Answer- E. all of the above are acceptable
7) The "Informed Consent Document" should contain information that would be of
material importance to a person making the decision to donate. This information shall
be accurate, shall not be misleading, and shall not omit discussion of any element that
would be material to a decision to donate. This information should include the following
items, but may include other information.
A. Donor identity
B. Identity and relationship of consenting person, including address, and telephone
number
C. A description of cells and/or tissues to be recovered
D. A statement granting permission to have access to donor's medical records
E. A statement that blood samples from the donor will be tested for certain transmissible
diseases
F. A description of the general purposes of recovered cells and/or tissues
G. Any additional information required by federal, stated, and/or local laws and/or
regulations
H. All except G
I. All except H ( - Answer- I. All except H (all of the above)
8) Patient-donor (or legal alternative) consent to donate cells and/or tissue must be
obtained either:
A. Prior to the collection
B When collection is unscheduled, as soon as practical after the collection and before
the use of the cells and/or tissue
B. A and B - Answer- B. A and B
9) Services to donor families or referral to a support system, and documentation of
such, must be offered to the consenting person.
A. True
B. False - Answer- A. True
10) Monetary inducement or goods or services of value shall not be offered by a tissue
bank, except for/to:
,A. Deceased donor's NOK
B. Third parties for cost directly associated with a donation
C. Donor's estate
D. All are acceptable - Answer- B. Third parties for cost directly associated with a
donation
11) The following are required documentation for autologous cells and/or tissue in the
tissue bank records:
A) Physical Examination
B) Donor Risk Assessment Interview
C) Medical History / Medical Record Review
D) All are required
E) None are required - Answer- E) None are required
12) Heart donors shall meet the following criteria, except:
A. No history of CABG, bacterial endocarditis, rheumatic fever, semilunar valvular
disease, or viral/idiopathic cardiomyopathy
B. Recovery of valves from anencephalic infants shall begin only after asystole
C. Evaluate for risk of Chagas' disease
D. History of mitral valve disease, mitral valve prolapse (mitral valve donors)
E. All of the above - Answer- D. History of mitral valve disease, mitral valve prolapse
(mitral valve donors)
13) Vein donor's shall also meet the following criteria, except:
A. No history of vein stripping
B. Varicose veins
C. No history of appendectomy
D. Leg ulcers
E. All of the above - Answer- C. No history of appendectomy
14) The purpose of the "Physical Assessment" (done either recent ante-mortem or post-
mortem) is to identify if there is evidence of the following, or if noted in any other
available record, and if they are deemed to be an indication of these risks, then the cells
and/or tissue shall be rejected, except:
A. High risk behavior, signs of viral or bacterial infections
B. Multiple Tattoo's
C. Signs of HIV infection or Hepatitis infection
D. Trauma to the potential retrieval site
E. All of the above - Answer- B. Multiple Tattoo's
1. When handling sterile drapes, you must be sure that the drape is presented:
a. To a sterile person who is scrubbed, gowned, and gloved
b. Using quick movements when placed on the OR table
c. Prior to the surgical prep of the donor
d. After being sterilized using ETO - Answer- a. To a sterile person who is scrubbed,
gowned, and gloved
, 2. The Achilles tendon is attached to which bone?
a. Calcaneus
b. Fibula
c. Talus
d. Tibia - Answer- a. Calcaneus
3. Refrigerated skin may be returned to inventory if it has been maintained in a closed
container at:
a. -20 to -40 degrees C
b. -40 degrees C or colder
c. 1 to 10 degrees C
d. Ambient temperature - Answer- c. 1 to 10 degrees C
4. The MOST accurate way to test for the presence of contamination of tissue allografts
is by:
a. A gram stain of the graft taken prior to final packaging
b. Cultures of blood and of the excised tissue of the donor at the time of recovery
c. Incubation of spore strips in bacterial growth media
d. Incubation of selected grafts or samples in bacterial growth media - Answer- b.
Cultures of blood and of the excised tissue of the donor at the time of recovery
5. Receiving permission to obtain tissue from living or non-living donors in a manner
that provides the donor or the donor's next-of-kin information in clear and
understandable term is referred to as:
a. Durable power of attorney
b. Advance directive
c. Informed consent
d. Required request - Answer- c. Informed consent
6. When preparing a donor for aseptic bone recovery, the extremities should be
prepped:
a. From clean areas to dirty areas
b. From dirty areas to clean areas
c. From proximal to distal
d. After draping - Answer- a. From clean areas to dirty areas
7. A negative test results means that the agent of substance being tested for is NOT:
a. Active
b. Present
c. Detected
d. Able to be tested - Answer- c. Detected
8. All reagents used in MS tissue processing must be:
a. Sterile
b. Isotonic
