CTBS EXAM PREP PRACTICE SOLUTION
REVIEW 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
◉ AATB standards require that tissue banking maintain SOPs
encompassing all of the following except:
a. donor suitability criteria and record management policies
b. FDA regulations that apply to tissue banking
c. procedures for monitoring in-process controls
d. procedures describing criteria for exceptional release of tissue.
Answer: FDA regulations that apply to tissue banking
◉ During skin processing, what is the maximum amount of time that
skin can be exposed to temperatures above 10 degrees Celsius?
2hrs
1hr
8hr
4hr. Answer: 2 hours
◉ At what temperature shall cardiovascular tissue be stored?
-50 degree celsius or colder
-1 degree celsius or colder
,-25 degree celsius or colder
-100 degree celsius or colder. Answer: -100 degree Celsius or colder
◉ What must be considered for pediatric heart donors that have
been breastfed in the 12 months prior to donation?
a. length of time donor was fed
b. mother's blood must be used for serology testing
c. analysis of mother's risk for transmissible disease
d. analysis of mother's nutritional habits. Answer: Analysis of
mother's risk for transmissible disease
◉ Pre-processing cultures are
a. used to detect pathogenic yeast, viruses, and bacteria
b. required by AATB standards
c. reviewed by the medical director designee
d. preformed immediately after tissue exposure to antibiotics.
Answer: required by AATB standards
◉ What is the insertion site for the patellar ligament?
gerdy's tubercle
tibio-fibular tubercle
tibial tubercle
,patella. Answer: Tibial tubercle
◉ Which of these blood cells produced in the trabecular area of long
bones is responsible for fighting infection?
red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
macrophages. Answer: White blood cells
◉ When recovering bone from the lower extremities, which bone
should be removed last?
tibia
iliac crest
femur
calcaneous. Answer: Iliac crest
◉ Which of the following organisms cultured from skin shall make
skin not suitable for transplantation?
a. Cornebacterium sp.
b. Coagulase-negative Staphylococcuss
c. Staphylococcuss aureus
d. Streptococcuss viridans. Answer: Staphylococcuss Aureus
, ◉ What is the correct temperature for short-term storage frozen
tissue?
-30 degree celsius or colder
-4 degree celsius or colder
-20 degree celsius or colder
-40 degree celsius or colder. Answer: -20 degrees or colder
◉ Residual calcium content may not exceed what percentage for
demineralized bone?
5%
12%
8%
10%. Answer: 8%
◉ A 54yo married female with adult children is a potential donor.
Who must give consent for donation?
a. mother
b. brother or sister
c. adult son or daughter
d. husband. Answer: husband
REVIEW 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
◉ AATB standards require that tissue banking maintain SOPs
encompassing all of the following except:
a. donor suitability criteria and record management policies
b. FDA regulations that apply to tissue banking
c. procedures for monitoring in-process controls
d. procedures describing criteria for exceptional release of tissue.
Answer: FDA regulations that apply to tissue banking
◉ During skin processing, what is the maximum amount of time that
skin can be exposed to temperatures above 10 degrees Celsius?
2hrs
1hr
8hr
4hr. Answer: 2 hours
◉ At what temperature shall cardiovascular tissue be stored?
-50 degree celsius or colder
-1 degree celsius or colder
,-25 degree celsius or colder
-100 degree celsius or colder. Answer: -100 degree Celsius or colder
◉ What must be considered for pediatric heart donors that have
been breastfed in the 12 months prior to donation?
a. length of time donor was fed
b. mother's blood must be used for serology testing
c. analysis of mother's risk for transmissible disease
d. analysis of mother's nutritional habits. Answer: Analysis of
mother's risk for transmissible disease
◉ Pre-processing cultures are
a. used to detect pathogenic yeast, viruses, and bacteria
b. required by AATB standards
c. reviewed by the medical director designee
d. preformed immediately after tissue exposure to antibiotics.
Answer: required by AATB standards
◉ What is the insertion site for the patellar ligament?
gerdy's tubercle
tibio-fibular tubercle
tibial tubercle
,patella. Answer: Tibial tubercle
◉ Which of these blood cells produced in the trabecular area of long
bones is responsible for fighting infection?
red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
macrophages. Answer: White blood cells
◉ When recovering bone from the lower extremities, which bone
should be removed last?
tibia
iliac crest
femur
calcaneous. Answer: Iliac crest
◉ Which of the following organisms cultured from skin shall make
skin not suitable for transplantation?
a. Cornebacterium sp.
b. Coagulase-negative Staphylococcuss
c. Staphylococcuss aureus
d. Streptococcuss viridans. Answer: Staphylococcuss Aureus
, ◉ What is the correct temperature for short-term storage frozen
tissue?
-30 degree celsius or colder
-4 degree celsius or colder
-20 degree celsius or colder
-40 degree celsius or colder. Answer: -20 degrees or colder
◉ Residual calcium content may not exceed what percentage for
demineralized bone?
5%
12%
8%
10%. Answer: 8%
◉ A 54yo married female with adult children is a potential donor.
Who must give consent for donation?
a. mother
b. brother or sister
c. adult son or daughter
d. husband. Answer: husband
