IAHCSMM EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
AAMI - CORRECT ANSWER - Use and care of medical devices
ABC Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - Greatest value to lowest value
Abduction - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement away from midline, outward
Absolute pressure - CORRECT ANSWER - Gauge pressure + atmospheric pressure
Aerate - CORRECT ANSWER - To expose gas sterilization items to warm air
Aerator - CORRECT ANSWER - Speeds up removal of ETO residuals
Aerobic - CORRECT ANSWER - Require Oxygen
Aerosol - CORRECT ANSWER - Solid or liquid particles in air or gas, a spray
Airborne - CORRECT ANSWER - Suspended or carried in a gas or air stream
Alimentary Canal - CORRECT ANSWER - Pathway food takes along bodies digestive
system
Alkylation - CORRECT ANSWER - Eto destroys microorganisms resulting in inability of
cell to normally metabolize
Amino Acid - CORRECT ANSWER - Building block of protein
,Anaerobic - CORRECT ANSWER - Doesn't require oxygen
Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER - Structure
Angina - CORRECT ANSWER - Severe choking pain
Anion - CORRECT ANSWER - Negative
Anoxia - CORRECT ANSWER - Lack of oxygen
ANSI - CORRECT ANSWER - Oversees development of standards for products, services,
and systems, in the U.S.
Antagonist - CORRECT ANSWER - Opposite
Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER - Front
Antiseptic - CORRECT ANSWER - Inhibits growth of bacteria, on animate objects
AORN - CORRECT ANSWER - Association of Operating Room Nurses
Arteries - CORRECT ANSWER - Vessels carry blood away from heart
Arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER - Inflammation of joints
Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER - Absence of microorganisms that cause disease
,Aseptic - CORRECT ANSWER - Free from all pathogenic organisms
Aspirate - CORRECT ANSWER - To draw by suction
Atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Hardening of arteries caused by deposits of
yellow fat
Atom - CORRECT ANSWER - Smallest unit of matter
Atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - Decreasing size
Austenitic - CORRECT ANSWER - 300 series
Autoclave - CORRECT ANSWER - Uses steam pressure to sterilize (250-270 Deg)
Automated supply replenishment system - CORRECT ANSWER - Items removed are
automatically identified and tracked
Automatic endoscope reprocessor - CORRECT ANSWER - Automated equipment
designed to clean, disinfect, and rinse flexible endoscopes
Autonomic Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWER - Controls smooth muscle, cardiac
muscle, and glands
Axilla - CORRECT ANSWER - Armpit
Bacillus - CORRECT ANSWER - Rod
, Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Single celled, reproduce by splitting, some cause
diseases (germs)
Bactericidal - CORRECT ANSWER - Destruction of Bacteria
Balance Sheet - CORRECT ANSWER - Financial summary of what the hospital owns
Benign - CORRECT ANSWER - Tumor does not spread
Bile - CORRECT ANSWER - Substance produced in the liver
Binary Fission - CORRECT ANSWER - Bacterial reproduction, cell divides in two equal
parts.
Bioburden - CORRECT ANSWER - Number of microorganisms on a contaminated object
Biofilm - CORRECT ANSWER - Matrix contains living and dead cells, prevents sterilants
from reaching microorganisms.
Biological Indicator - CORRECT ANSWER - Sterilizing monitoring device consisting
bacterial spores resistant to sterilization
Biological transfer of infection - CORRECT ANSWER - Host to Host
Biology - CORRECT ANSWER - Science studies living things, animals and plants
Biopsy - CORRECT ANSWER - Removal of tissue from living body and examined
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
AAMI - CORRECT ANSWER - Use and care of medical devices
ABC Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - Greatest value to lowest value
Abduction - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement away from midline, outward
Absolute pressure - CORRECT ANSWER - Gauge pressure + atmospheric pressure
Aerate - CORRECT ANSWER - To expose gas sterilization items to warm air
Aerator - CORRECT ANSWER - Speeds up removal of ETO residuals
Aerobic - CORRECT ANSWER - Require Oxygen
Aerosol - CORRECT ANSWER - Solid or liquid particles in air or gas, a spray
Airborne - CORRECT ANSWER - Suspended or carried in a gas or air stream
Alimentary Canal - CORRECT ANSWER - Pathway food takes along bodies digestive
system
Alkylation - CORRECT ANSWER - Eto destroys microorganisms resulting in inability of
cell to normally metabolize
Amino Acid - CORRECT ANSWER - Building block of protein
,Anaerobic - CORRECT ANSWER - Doesn't require oxygen
Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER - Structure
Angina - CORRECT ANSWER - Severe choking pain
Anion - CORRECT ANSWER - Negative
Anoxia - CORRECT ANSWER - Lack of oxygen
ANSI - CORRECT ANSWER - Oversees development of standards for products, services,
and systems, in the U.S.
Antagonist - CORRECT ANSWER - Opposite
Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER - Front
Antiseptic - CORRECT ANSWER - Inhibits growth of bacteria, on animate objects
AORN - CORRECT ANSWER - Association of Operating Room Nurses
Arteries - CORRECT ANSWER - Vessels carry blood away from heart
Arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER - Inflammation of joints
Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER - Absence of microorganisms that cause disease
,Aseptic - CORRECT ANSWER - Free from all pathogenic organisms
Aspirate - CORRECT ANSWER - To draw by suction
Atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Hardening of arteries caused by deposits of
yellow fat
Atom - CORRECT ANSWER - Smallest unit of matter
Atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - Decreasing size
Austenitic - CORRECT ANSWER - 300 series
Autoclave - CORRECT ANSWER - Uses steam pressure to sterilize (250-270 Deg)
Automated supply replenishment system - CORRECT ANSWER - Items removed are
automatically identified and tracked
Automatic endoscope reprocessor - CORRECT ANSWER - Automated equipment
designed to clean, disinfect, and rinse flexible endoscopes
Autonomic Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWER - Controls smooth muscle, cardiac
muscle, and glands
Axilla - CORRECT ANSWER - Armpit
Bacillus - CORRECT ANSWER - Rod
, Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Single celled, reproduce by splitting, some cause
diseases (germs)
Bactericidal - CORRECT ANSWER - Destruction of Bacteria
Balance Sheet - CORRECT ANSWER - Financial summary of what the hospital owns
Benign - CORRECT ANSWER - Tumor does not spread
Bile - CORRECT ANSWER - Substance produced in the liver
Binary Fission - CORRECT ANSWER - Bacterial reproduction, cell divides in two equal
parts.
Bioburden - CORRECT ANSWER - Number of microorganisms on a contaminated object
Biofilm - CORRECT ANSWER - Matrix contains living and dead cells, prevents sterilants
from reaching microorganisms.
Biological Indicator - CORRECT ANSWER - Sterilizing monitoring device consisting
bacterial spores resistant to sterilization
Biological transfer of infection - CORRECT ANSWER - Host to Host
Biology - CORRECT ANSWER - Science studies living things, animals and plants
Biopsy - CORRECT ANSWER - Removal of tissue from living body and examined
