AST CERTIFICATION COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Cartilage is what type of tissue? Answer: Connective
⩥ Another term that refers to the bdy system composed of skin is?
Answer: Integumentary
⩥ The diaphragm separates what two body cavities?
A. Cranial; Spinal
B. Thoracic; abdominopelvic
C. Spinal, thoracic
D. Abdominopelvic, spinal Answer: B. Thoracic; abdominopelvic
⩥ The process of cellular aerobic oxidation is called:
A. Fermentation
B. Glycolysis
C. Krebs cycle
D. Replication Answer: C. Krebs cycle
⩥ What cellular organelle is referred to as the "power plants"?
,A. Golgi apparatus
B. Ribosomes
C. Endoplasmic reticulum
D. Mitrochondria Answer: D. Mitrochondria
⩥ Volunary Muscle is:
A. Smooth
B. Viseral
C. Striated
D. Cardiac Answer: C. Striated
⩥ What organ of the body contains both striated and smooth muscle?
Answer: The heart
⩥ The ability of the body to maintain a normal balance is called?
Answer: Homeostasis
⩥ Abnormal enlargement of an organ is called:
A. Dysplasia
B. Atrophy
C. Hypertrophy
D. Edema Answer: C. Hypertrophy
, ⩥ A wound in which there is abnormal loss of tssue heals by:
A. First intention
B. Second intention
C. Thrid intention
D. Fourth intention Answer: B. Second intention
⩥ Which of the following is a monofilament nonabsorbable suture?
A. Ethibond
B. Prolene
C. Monocryl
D. Nurolon Answer: B. Prolene
⩥ An inguinal hernia represents a defect in whic anatomical structure?
A. Extenal oblique muscle
B. Rectus abdominis muscle
C. Cooper's ligament
D. Transversalis fascia Answer: D. Transversalis fascia
⩥ A retention suture is placed through all the following layers EXCEPT:
A. Muscle
B. Peritoneum
STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Cartilage is what type of tissue? Answer: Connective
⩥ Another term that refers to the bdy system composed of skin is?
Answer: Integumentary
⩥ The diaphragm separates what two body cavities?
A. Cranial; Spinal
B. Thoracic; abdominopelvic
C. Spinal, thoracic
D. Abdominopelvic, spinal Answer: B. Thoracic; abdominopelvic
⩥ The process of cellular aerobic oxidation is called:
A. Fermentation
B. Glycolysis
C. Krebs cycle
D. Replication Answer: C. Krebs cycle
⩥ What cellular organelle is referred to as the "power plants"?
,A. Golgi apparatus
B. Ribosomes
C. Endoplasmic reticulum
D. Mitrochondria Answer: D. Mitrochondria
⩥ Volunary Muscle is:
A. Smooth
B. Viseral
C. Striated
D. Cardiac Answer: C. Striated
⩥ What organ of the body contains both striated and smooth muscle?
Answer: The heart
⩥ The ability of the body to maintain a normal balance is called?
Answer: Homeostasis
⩥ Abnormal enlargement of an organ is called:
A. Dysplasia
B. Atrophy
C. Hypertrophy
D. Edema Answer: C. Hypertrophy
, ⩥ A wound in which there is abnormal loss of tssue heals by:
A. First intention
B. Second intention
C. Thrid intention
D. Fourth intention Answer: B. Second intention
⩥ Which of the following is a monofilament nonabsorbable suture?
A. Ethibond
B. Prolene
C. Monocryl
D. Nurolon Answer: B. Prolene
⩥ An inguinal hernia represents a defect in whic anatomical structure?
A. Extenal oblique muscle
B. Rectus abdominis muscle
C. Cooper's ligament
D. Transversalis fascia Answer: D. Transversalis fascia
⩥ A retention suture is placed through all the following layers EXCEPT:
A. Muscle
B. Peritoneum
