STERILE PROCESSING LATEST ACTUAL UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Name at least 10 of the 15 solutions that can damage surgical instruments. - ✔✔1.
Saline
2. Betadine
3. Peroxide
4. Dish soaps
5. Soaking in water
6. Soaking in saline
7. Bleach
8. Iodine
9. Hand soaps
10. Laundry detergents.
✔✔How is an eraser test performed? Explain and be specific. - ✔✔After a stain is
discovered, use the eraser to remove the discoloration, look at the metal below the
discoloration to determine if there are any tiny pit marks. If pit marks are discovered, this
is corrosion. Take instruments out of rotation.
✔✔Why do we use lubricants on instruments? Where is it applied? Please explain. -
✔✔-Extends the life of instruments and makes it easier for surgeon to use.
-Lubricants are applied at instruments' hinged area or any working component such as
a moving/sliding area.
, ✔✔Name the 9 body systems. - ✔✔1. Skeletal
2. Muscular
3. Nervous
4. Endocrine
5. Reproductive
6. Urinary/Excretory
7. Respiratory
8. Digestive
9. Circulatory
✔✔Cells reproduce by a phase called ______. - ✔✔Mitosis.
✔✔What are the 5 main functions of the skeletal system ? - ✔✔1. Give the body shape
and support.
2. Allow movement.
3. Protect vital organs.
4. Reproduce vital organs.
5. Store calcium.
✔✔What are the different types of joints? - ✔✔-Gliding joints
-Ball and socket joints
-Pivot joints
-Hinge joints
✔✔What are the 3 membranes that surround the brain and provide nourishment and
protection? - ✔✔1. Pia mater (inner)
2. Arachnoid mater (middle)
3. Dura mater (outer)
✔✔The brain is divided into 3 parts, what are they? - ✔✔1. Cerebrum (largest portion)
2. Cerebellum
3. Brain Stem
✔✔What is the primary function of the Endocrine System? - ✔✔To secrete hormones.
✔✔The pancreas has 2 primary hormones that it produces, what are they? What is their
function? - ✔✔1. Insulin- reduces the level of sugar in the blood stream.
2. Glucagon- increases the blood sugar level.
✔✔What is the alimentary canal? What does it consists of? - ✔✔Pathway that food
takes through the digestive system.
Consists of; mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and
anus.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Name at least 10 of the 15 solutions that can damage surgical instruments. - ✔✔1.
Saline
2. Betadine
3. Peroxide
4. Dish soaps
5. Soaking in water
6. Soaking in saline
7. Bleach
8. Iodine
9. Hand soaps
10. Laundry detergents.
✔✔How is an eraser test performed? Explain and be specific. - ✔✔After a stain is
discovered, use the eraser to remove the discoloration, look at the metal below the
discoloration to determine if there are any tiny pit marks. If pit marks are discovered, this
is corrosion. Take instruments out of rotation.
✔✔Why do we use lubricants on instruments? Where is it applied? Please explain. -
✔✔-Extends the life of instruments and makes it easier for surgeon to use.
-Lubricants are applied at instruments' hinged area or any working component such as
a moving/sliding area.
, ✔✔Name the 9 body systems. - ✔✔1. Skeletal
2. Muscular
3. Nervous
4. Endocrine
5. Reproductive
6. Urinary/Excretory
7. Respiratory
8. Digestive
9. Circulatory
✔✔Cells reproduce by a phase called ______. - ✔✔Mitosis.
✔✔What are the 5 main functions of the skeletal system ? - ✔✔1. Give the body shape
and support.
2. Allow movement.
3. Protect vital organs.
4. Reproduce vital organs.
5. Store calcium.
✔✔What are the different types of joints? - ✔✔-Gliding joints
-Ball and socket joints
-Pivot joints
-Hinge joints
✔✔What are the 3 membranes that surround the brain and provide nourishment and
protection? - ✔✔1. Pia mater (inner)
2. Arachnoid mater (middle)
3. Dura mater (outer)
✔✔The brain is divided into 3 parts, what are they? - ✔✔1. Cerebrum (largest portion)
2. Cerebellum
3. Brain Stem
✔✔What is the primary function of the Endocrine System? - ✔✔To secrete hormones.
✔✔The pancreas has 2 primary hormones that it produces, what are they? What is their
function? - ✔✔1. Insulin- reduces the level of sugar in the blood stream.
2. Glucagon- increases the blood sugar level.
✔✔What is the alimentary canal? What does it consists of? - ✔✔Pathway that food
takes through the digestive system.
Consists of; mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and
anus.
