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CRCST CERTIFICATION REVIEW (9TH ED.) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (492)
A case cart pull sheet d. Identifies the supplies, utensils and
(pick list) contains instruments needed for a specific physician and
information that: procedure
a. Assists the surgeon
during the procedure
b. Is used to assemble
surgical instrument
sets
c. Assists the Sterile
Processing (SP)
technician in selecting
the correct supplies for
the sterile storage
area
d. Identifies the
supplies, utensils and
instruments needed for
a specific physician and
procedure
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The basic unit of a living a. Cell
organism is a:
a. Cell
b. Cytoplasm
c. Nucleus
d. Organ
The surgical procedure b. Craniotomy
where an opening is
made into the skull is
called a/an:
a. Burr hole
b. Craniotomy
c. Craniectomy
d. Open reduction
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A major portion of work b. Receipt of supplies
performed in the sterile
storage area is:
a. Instrument cooling
b. Receipt of supplies
c. Sterilizer unloading
d. All the above
A periosteal elevator is d. Lifting a thin layer of tissue to expose the bone
used for:
a. Surgical removal of
tissue near the
thyroid
b. Surgical removal of a
large portion of the
stomach
c. Cutting skin
d. Lifting a thin layer of
tissue to expose the
bone
Which of the following d. Viruses
has no means to move
on its own?
a. Cocci
b. Bacillus
c. Aerobic bacteria
d. Viruses
Instrument sets and other b. The day or evening before it will be used
required
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instrumentation needed
for all scheduled
procedures for an entire
day are usually pulled
(collected):
a. Two days before it will
be used
b. The day or evening
before it will be used
c. The morning of the
planned surgery
d. Early morning (for
morning procedures)
and early afternoon
(for afternoon
procedures) on the day of
surgery
The abbreviation BKA c. Surgical removal of the leg below the knee
refers to a surgical
procedure involving:
a. Treatment of a
fractured bone without
a surgical incision
b. Surgical removal of
both the fallopian
tubes and ovaries
c. Surgical removal of
the leg below the
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CRCST CERTIFICATION REVIEW (9TH ED.) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (492)
A case cart pull sheet d. Identifies the supplies, utensils and
(pick list) contains instruments needed for a specific physician and
information that: procedure
a. Assists the surgeon
during the procedure
b. Is used to assemble
surgical instrument
sets
c. Assists the Sterile
Processing (SP)
technician in selecting
the correct supplies for
the sterile storage
area
d. Identifies the
supplies, utensils and
instruments needed for
a specific physician and
procedure
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AM
The basic unit of a living a. Cell
organism is a:
a. Cell
b. Cytoplasm
c. Nucleus
d. Organ
The surgical procedure b. Craniotomy
where an opening is
made into the skull is
called a/an:
a. Burr hole
b. Craniotomy
c. Craniectomy
d. Open reduction
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AM
A major portion of work b. Receipt of supplies
performed in the sterile
storage area is:
a. Instrument cooling
b. Receipt of supplies
c. Sterilizer unloading
d. All the above
A periosteal elevator is d. Lifting a thin layer of tissue to expose the bone
used for:
a. Surgical removal of
tissue near the
thyroid
b. Surgical removal of a
large portion of the
stomach
c. Cutting skin
d. Lifting a thin layer of
tissue to expose the
bone
Which of the following d. Viruses
has no means to move
on its own?
a. Cocci
b. Bacillus
c. Aerobic bacteria
d. Viruses
Instrument sets and other b. The day or evening before it will be used
required
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AM
instrumentation needed
for all scheduled
procedures for an entire
day are usually pulled
(collected):
a. Two days before it will
be used
b. The day or evening
before it will be used
c. The morning of the
planned surgery
d. Early morning (for
morning procedures)
and early afternoon
(for afternoon
procedures) on the day of
surgery
The abbreviation BKA c. Surgical removal of the leg below the knee
refers to a surgical
procedure involving:
a. Treatment of a
fractured bone without
a surgical incision
b. Surgical removal of
both the fallopian
tubes and ovaries
c. Surgical removal of
the leg below the
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