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HSPA 9TH EDITION CHAPTERS 7-9 CRCST EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
A case cart pull sheet (pick list) contains information that:
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 - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ d. Identifies the supplies, utensils and instruments
needed for a specific physician and procedure
The basic unit of a living organism is a:
a. Cell
b. Cytoplasm
c. Nucleus
d. Organ - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. Cell
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The surgical procedure where an opening is made into
the skull is called a/an:
a. Burr hole
b. Craniotomy
c. Craniectomy
d. Open reduction - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ b. Craniotomy
A major portion of work performed in the sterile storage
area is:
a. Instrument cooling
b. Receipt of supplies
c. Sterilizer unloading
d. All the above - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ b. Receipt of
supplies
A periosteal elevator is 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 -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ d. Lifting a thin layer of tissue to
expose the bone
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Which of the following has no means to move on its
own?
a. Cocci
b. Bacillus
c. Aerobic bacteria
d. Viruses - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ d. Viruses
Instrument sets and other required 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 - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ b. The day or evening
before it will be used
The abbreviation BKA refers to a surgical procedure
involving:
a. Treatment of a fractured bone without a surgical
incision
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b. Surgical removal of both the fallopian tubes and
ovaries
c. Surgical removal of the leg below the knee
d. A type of hip joint reconstruction - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ c. Surgical removal of the leg below the knee
The body's control center is the:
a. Meninges
b. Central nervous system
c. Brain stem
d. Cerebrum - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ b. central nervous
system
The prefix word element comes:
a. Immediately before the suffix
b. Before the root
c. Before the suffix and describes the word meaning
d. After the suffix - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ b. Before the
root
The muscular system:
HSPA 9TH EDITION CHAPTERS 7-9 CRCST EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
A case cart pull sheet (pick list) contains information that:
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 - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ d. Identifies the supplies, utensils and instruments
needed for a specific physician and procedure
The basic unit of a living organism is a:
a. Cell
b. Cytoplasm
c. Nucleus
d. Organ - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. Cell
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The surgical procedure where an opening is made into
the skull is called a/an:
a. Burr hole
b. Craniotomy
c. Craniectomy
d. Open reduction - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ b. Craniotomy
A major portion of work performed in the sterile storage
area is:
a. Instrument cooling
b. Receipt of supplies
c. Sterilizer unloading
d. All the above - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ b. Receipt of
supplies
A periosteal elevator is 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 -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ d. Lifting a thin layer of tissue to
expose the bone
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Which of the following has no means to move on its
own?
a. Cocci
b. Bacillus
c. Aerobic bacteria
d. Viruses - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ d. Viruses
Instrument sets and other required 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 - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ b. The day or evening
before it will be used
The abbreviation BKA refers to a surgical procedure
involving:
a. Treatment of a fractured bone without a surgical
incision
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b. Surgical removal of both the fallopian tubes and
ovaries
c. Surgical removal of the leg below the knee
d. A type of hip joint reconstruction - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ c. Surgical removal of the leg below the knee
The body's control center is the:
a. Meninges
b. Central nervous system
c. Brain stem
d. Cerebrum - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ b. central nervous
system
The prefix word element comes:
a. Immediately before the suffix
b. Before the root
c. Before the suffix and describes the word meaning
d. After the suffix - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ b. Before the
root
The muscular system:
