STERILE PROCESSING FINAL EXAM
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ What is the air exchange rate & pressure type for Decontamination?
Answer: 10 air exchanges per hour under Negative Pressure
⩥ What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Sterile Storage Area?
Answer: 68 deg to 75 deg F, 35% to 70% Humidity
⩥ What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Prep & Packaging Area?
Answer: 68 deg to 73 deg F, Ideal Humidity 50% - not lower than 35%
⩥ The main role of sterile processing is to: Answer: Provide dependable
reliable services to enhance the quality of patient care.
⩥ Ethics is the practice of: Answer: Doing the right thing.
⩥ Which of the following establishes sterilization practice standards
based on opinion, research, and/or theory: Answer: AAMI
⩥ EPA, FDA, OSHA and state departments of health (DOH) primarily
issue: Answer: Regulations.
,⩥ Standards for CS/SPD practice are written by: Answer: AAMI
⩥ The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act provides for
which ethical issue? Answer: Confidentiality
⩥ If healthcare facilities reprocess single-use devices, the devices must
be cleared by: Answer: FDA
⩥ OSHA has a great effect on CS/SPD by its regulation of occupational
exposure to airborne contaminants, exposure from bloodborne
pathogens, and which of the following: Answer: Communication of
workplace hazards
⩥ The Medical Device Reporting regulation requires: Answer:
Healthcare facilities to report deaths or serious injuries from medical
devices.
⩥ Collection of data and identification of issues are part of what kind of
program? Answer: Quality Assurance
⩥ To ensure that all employees are learning the same information,
training should be: Answer: Standardized
,⩥ Which branch of science refers to the form and organization of body
parts? Answer: Anatomy
⩥ Which branch of science refers to the function of specific body parts?
Answer: Physiology
⩥ The smallest and most numerous structural units possessing the basic
characteristics of life are called: Answer: Cells
⩥ Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor required for
the life of a cell? Answer: Cold
⩥ DNA is found in which part of the cell? Answer: Nucleus
⩥ Complex structures with specialized functions within the body are
known as: Answer: Organs
⩥ Red blood cells develop in which part of the body? Answer: Bone
Marrow
⩥ The smallest bones of the body are found in the: Answer: Middle Ear
⩥ Which of the following supports the tongue and the functions in
swallowing? Answer: Hyoid Bone
, ⩥ The skull, hyoid, vertebral column, and thoracic cage are part of the:
Answer: Axial Skeleton
⩥ Muscles make up what part of the body's bulk? Answer: 1/2
⩥ Which of the following bones can be found in the axial skeleton?
Answer: Sternum
⩥ Which of the following is part of the appendicular skeleton? Answer:
Humerus
⩥ The femur, tibia, and fibula are bones of the: Answer: Lower limbs
⩥ The humerus, radius, and ulna are bones of the: Answer: Upper limbs
⩥ Smooth muscle cells lack: Answer: Striations
⩥ What connects muscle to bone? Answer: Tendons
⩥ Specialized cells responsible for contractions in the body are called:
Answer: Muscles
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ What is the air exchange rate & pressure type for Decontamination?
Answer: 10 air exchanges per hour under Negative Pressure
⩥ What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Sterile Storage Area?
Answer: 68 deg to 75 deg F, 35% to 70% Humidity
⩥ What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Prep & Packaging Area?
Answer: 68 deg to 73 deg F, Ideal Humidity 50% - not lower than 35%
⩥ The main role of sterile processing is to: Answer: Provide dependable
reliable services to enhance the quality of patient care.
⩥ Ethics is the practice of: Answer: Doing the right thing.
⩥ Which of the following establishes sterilization practice standards
based on opinion, research, and/or theory: Answer: AAMI
⩥ EPA, FDA, OSHA and state departments of health (DOH) primarily
issue: Answer: Regulations.
,⩥ Standards for CS/SPD practice are written by: Answer: AAMI
⩥ The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act provides for
which ethical issue? Answer: Confidentiality
⩥ If healthcare facilities reprocess single-use devices, the devices must
be cleared by: Answer: FDA
⩥ OSHA has a great effect on CS/SPD by its regulation of occupational
exposure to airborne contaminants, exposure from bloodborne
pathogens, and which of the following: Answer: Communication of
workplace hazards
⩥ The Medical Device Reporting regulation requires: Answer:
Healthcare facilities to report deaths or serious injuries from medical
devices.
⩥ Collection of data and identification of issues are part of what kind of
program? Answer: Quality Assurance
⩥ To ensure that all employees are learning the same information,
training should be: Answer: Standardized
,⩥ Which branch of science refers to the form and organization of body
parts? Answer: Anatomy
⩥ Which branch of science refers to the function of specific body parts?
Answer: Physiology
⩥ The smallest and most numerous structural units possessing the basic
characteristics of life are called: Answer: Cells
⩥ Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor required for
the life of a cell? Answer: Cold
⩥ DNA is found in which part of the cell? Answer: Nucleus
⩥ Complex structures with specialized functions within the body are
known as: Answer: Organs
⩥ Red blood cells develop in which part of the body? Answer: Bone
Marrow
⩥ The smallest bones of the body are found in the: Answer: Middle Ear
⩥ Which of the following supports the tongue and the functions in
swallowing? Answer: Hyoid Bone
, ⩥ The skull, hyoid, vertebral column, and thoracic cage are part of the:
Answer: Axial Skeleton
⩥ Muscles make up what part of the body's bulk? Answer: 1/2
⩥ Which of the following bones can be found in the axial skeleton?
Answer: Sternum
⩥ Which of the following is part of the appendicular skeleton? Answer:
Humerus
⩥ The femur, tibia, and fibula are bones of the: Answer: Lower limbs
⩥ The humerus, radius, and ulna are bones of the: Answer: Upper limbs
⩥ Smooth muscle cells lack: Answer: Striations
⩥ What connects muscle to bone? Answer: Tendons
⩥ Specialized cells responsible for contractions in the body are called:
Answer: Muscles
