AST Practice Bonus Exam 1 UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. What is the name of the condition when the foreskin of the penis cannot be retracted to normal
position? - CORRECT ANSWER - Phimosis
2. What shape are bacilli? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rod-shaped
3. What type of stapling device is used to perform low anterior anastomosis? - CORRECT
ANSWER - EEA
4. Which division of the autonomic nerves system is responsible for the "fight or flight"
response? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sympathetic
5. Surgical puncture of the joint space with a needle for synovial fluid drainage is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Arthrocentesis
6. Excessive secretion of growth hormones in adults causes: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Acromegaly
7. Oopphorectomy is the surgical surgical removal of the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Ovary
8. Which term refers to voluntary skeletal muscle? - CORRECT ANSWER - Striated
9. The suffix "-pexy" means: - CORRECT ANSWER - Fixation, to put in place
10. Which part of the neuron conducts impulses away from the cell body? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Axon
, 11. The prefix "pseudo-" means: - CORRECT ANSWER - False
12. Disruption of previously sutured tissue layers is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Dehiscence
13. An inanimate object upon which pathogens may be conveyed is referred to as a: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Fomite
14. The hormone responsible for the development and maintenance of the female secondary sex
characteristic is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Estrogen
15. Which of the following muscles is not a component of the rotator cuff of the shoulder? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Trapezius
16. A foreign substance that stimulates the production of antibiotics is a/an: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Antigen
17. The suffix "-lysis" means: - CORRECT ANSWER - Breakdown, destruction
18. Diatrizoate megulmine (hypaque/renografin) or lothalamute meglumine (conray) are
examples of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Contrast media
19. The small intestine is divided into how many sections? - CORRECT ANSWER -3
20. Epidural anesthesia involves the administration of an anesthetic agent into the space
surrounding the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Dura mater
21. The electrical component of the heart that causes contraction of the ventricles is the: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Purkinje fibers
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. What is the name of the condition when the foreskin of the penis cannot be retracted to normal
position? - CORRECT ANSWER - Phimosis
2. What shape are bacilli? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rod-shaped
3. What type of stapling device is used to perform low anterior anastomosis? - CORRECT
ANSWER - EEA
4. Which division of the autonomic nerves system is responsible for the "fight or flight"
response? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sympathetic
5. Surgical puncture of the joint space with a needle for synovial fluid drainage is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Arthrocentesis
6. Excessive secretion of growth hormones in adults causes: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Acromegaly
7. Oopphorectomy is the surgical surgical removal of the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Ovary
8. Which term refers to voluntary skeletal muscle? - CORRECT ANSWER - Striated
9. The suffix "-pexy" means: - CORRECT ANSWER - Fixation, to put in place
10. Which part of the neuron conducts impulses away from the cell body? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Axon
, 11. The prefix "pseudo-" means: - CORRECT ANSWER - False
12. Disruption of previously sutured tissue layers is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Dehiscence
13. An inanimate object upon which pathogens may be conveyed is referred to as a: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Fomite
14. The hormone responsible for the development and maintenance of the female secondary sex
characteristic is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Estrogen
15. Which of the following muscles is not a component of the rotator cuff of the shoulder? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Trapezius
16. A foreign substance that stimulates the production of antibiotics is a/an: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Antigen
17. The suffix "-lysis" means: - CORRECT ANSWER - Breakdown, destruction
18. Diatrizoate megulmine (hypaque/renografin) or lothalamute meglumine (conray) are
examples of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Contrast media
19. The small intestine is divided into how many sections? - CORRECT ANSWER -3
20. Epidural anesthesia involves the administration of an anesthetic agent into the space
surrounding the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Dura mater
21. The electrical component of the heart that causes contraction of the ventricles is the: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Purkinje fibers
