AST Bonus Science Review Questions #1 with Correct Answers

AST Bonus Science Review Questions
#1 with Correct Answers

What is the name of the condition when the foreskin of the penis cannot be retracted to

normal position?




A. Epispadias


B. Hydrocele


C. Cryptorchidism


D. Phimosis - ✔✔D. Phimosis


What shape are bacilli?




A. Rod-shaped


B. Round


C. Curved


D. Spiral - ✔✔A. Rod-shaped



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,What type of stapling device is used to perform low anterior anastomosis?




A. EEA


B. GIA


C. TA


D. LDS - ✔✔A. EEA


Which division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight"

response?




A. Visceral


B. Sympathetic


C. PArasympathetic


D. Somatic - ✔✔B. Sympathetic


Surgical puncture of the joint space with a needle for synovial fluid drainage is called?




A. Arthroscopy


B. Arthroplasty



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,C. Arthrography


D. Arthrocentesis - ✔✔D. Arthrocentesis


Excessive secretion of growth hormones in adults causes:




A. Hepatomegaly


B. Pituitary dwarfism


C. Splenomegaly


D. Acromegaly - ✔✔D. Acromegaly


Oophorectomy is the surgical removal of the:




A. Fallopian tube


B. Corpus luteum


C. Uterus


D. OVary - ✔✔D. Ovary


Which term refers to voluntary skeletal muscle?




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, A. Striated


B. Cardiac


C. Visceral


D. Smooth - ✔✔A. Striated


The suffix "-pexy" means:




A. Rule, order


B. Fixation, to put in place


C. Eat, swallow


D. Attraction for - ✔✔B. Fixation, to put in place


Which part of the neuron conducts impulses away from the cell body?




A. Axon


B. Dendrite


C. Soma


D. Ganglion - ✔✔A. Axon




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