IAHCSMM exam For Central Services Sterile
Technician Certification | % Correct Answers
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Since Central service techs dont handle money, ethics do not apply to them.
True or False - ✔✔False
Central service workflow can be divided into the handling of categories of items: soiled items, clean
items, or sterile items.
True or False - ✔✔True
The use of positive and negative air pressure in the CSD is designed to take the place of heating and
cooling.
True or False - ✔✔False
Since modern CS departments are virtually risk free, CS Techs do not need to concerned with safety
practices.
True or False - ✔✔False
______ ectomy. A. To cut
______ ostomy. B. Surgical removal
______ otomy. C. To suture
______ plasty. D. Incision into an organ
______ rrhaphy. E. Visual exam
______ oscopy. F. Surg creation of new opening
______ cise. G. Surg restoration or repair - ✔✔B
F
D
G
, C
E
A
This organ pumps blood throughout the body - ✔✔Heart
The process by which cartilage is replaced by bone - ✔✔Ossification
Any place where two bones meet - ✔✔Joint
The main control unit of the CNS - ✔✔Brain.
Considered the master gland because it helps control the activities of all endocrine glands - ✔✔Pituitary
gland
This filters blood to remove amino acids and neutralize some harmful toxins - ✔✔Liver
Produces a fluid element in semen that stimulates the motility of sperm - ✔✔Prostate gland
Largest part of the brain - ✔✔Cerebrum
They carry blood away from the heart - ✔✔Arteries
Somewhat muscular tube that helps move food into the stomach. - ✔✔Esophagus
The functional center of a cell that governs activity and heredity is called the _______ - ✔✔Nucleus
Thread like "tails" that help bacteria through liquids are called _______ - ✔✔Flagella
Technician Certification | % Correct Answers
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Since Central service techs dont handle money, ethics do not apply to them.
True or False - ✔✔False
Central service workflow can be divided into the handling of categories of items: soiled items, clean
items, or sterile items.
True or False - ✔✔True
The use of positive and negative air pressure in the CSD is designed to take the place of heating and
cooling.
True or False - ✔✔False
Since modern CS departments are virtually risk free, CS Techs do not need to concerned with safety
practices.
True or False - ✔✔False
______ ectomy. A. To cut
______ ostomy. B. Surgical removal
______ otomy. C. To suture
______ plasty. D. Incision into an organ
______ rrhaphy. E. Visual exam
______ oscopy. F. Surg creation of new opening
______ cise. G. Surg restoration or repair - ✔✔B
F
D
G
, C
E
A
This organ pumps blood throughout the body - ✔✔Heart
The process by which cartilage is replaced by bone - ✔✔Ossification
Any place where two bones meet - ✔✔Joint
The main control unit of the CNS - ✔✔Brain.
Considered the master gland because it helps control the activities of all endocrine glands - ✔✔Pituitary
gland
This filters blood to remove amino acids and neutralize some harmful toxins - ✔✔Liver
Produces a fluid element in semen that stimulates the motility of sperm - ✔✔Prostate gland
Largest part of the brain - ✔✔Cerebrum
They carry blood away from the heart - ✔✔Arteries
Somewhat muscular tube that helps move food into the stomach. - ✔✔Esophagus
The functional center of a cell that governs activity and heredity is called the _______ - ✔✔Nucleus
Thread like "tails" that help bacteria through liquids are called _______ - ✔✔Flagella
