AST CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Sound waves travel through the external auditory canal and strike the:
A. Tympanic membrane
B. Auricle
C. Oval window
D. Ossicle - ✔✔tympanic membrane
✔✔The medial malleolus is part of which bone?
A.Tibia
B. Talus
C. Calcaneus
D. Fibula - ✔✔Tibia
✔✔Which structure articulates with the head of the femur?
A. Ilium
B. Pubis
C.Acetabulum
D. Ischium - ✔✔Acetabulum
✔✔The ciliary body is part of which layer of the eye?
A. Lens
B. Fibrous
C. Nervous
D. Vascular - ✔✔D. Vascular
✔✔What is the term for the division of a reproductive cell into two cells with
chromosome cells? - ✔✔meiosis
✔✔Which of the following is not a function of the trachea?
A. Carry air to and from the lungs
B. Amplify speech
C. Filter secretions and particulates
D. Humidify inspired air - ✔✔B. Amplify speech
✔✔What molecule is broken down when body cells require energy?
A. ATP
B. RNA
C. DNA
D. ADP - ✔✔A. ATP
✔✔Which of the following represents a saddle joint?
A. Radius and carpals
,B. Thumb and trapezium
C. Femur and hip
D. Ulna and radius - ✔✔B. Thumb and trapezium
✔✔The functional unit of the kidney responsible for removing waste and regulating fluid
is the:
A. Cortex
B. Renal pelvis
C. Medulla
D. Nephron - ✔✔D. Nephron
✔✔The process by which glucose is stored as glycogen is:
A. Glucolysis
B. Glycolysis
C. Glycogenesis
D. Gluconeogenesis - ✔✔C. Glycogenesis
✔✔The large, leaf-shaped laryngeal cartilage that acts as a "trap door" over the larynx
is the:
A. Thyroid
B. Cricoid
C. Oropharynx
D. Epiglottis - ✔✔D. Epiglottis
✔✔The four fluid-filled spaces of the brain are:
A. Fissures
B. Auricles
C. Ventricles
D. Sulci - ✔✔C. Ventricles
✔✔The walls of the vagina are lined with:
A. Peritoneum
B. Serosa
C. Mucosa
D. Fascia - ✔✔C. Mucosa
✔✔The sutures of the adult skull are examples of:
A. Synarthrosis
B. Synchondrosis
C. Amphiarthrosis
, D. Diarthrosis - ✔✔A. Synarthrosis
✔✔Catabolism of fats produces:
A. Ketone bodies
B. Glycogen
C. Amino acids
D. Bile - ✔✔A. Ketone bodies
✔✔What is the part of the brain that is responsible for controlling the body temperature?
A. Cerebellum
B. Pons
C. Cerebrum
D. Hypothalamus - ✔✔D. Hypothalamus
✔✔The process by which blood cells form is known as:
A. Erythropoiesis
B. Hemopoiesis
C. Diapedesis
D. Leukocytosis - ✔✔B. Hemopoiesis
✔✔Trauma to which two of the following cranial nerves would result in the loss of smell
and vision:
A. I and II
B. I and Ill
C. Il and III
D. II and IV - ✔✔A. I and II
✔✔Which of the following is the body's primary source of energy?
A. Carbohydrates
B. Vitamins
C. Proteins
D. Fats - ✔✔A. Carbohydrates
✔✔The shared passageway for food and air is the:
A. Trachea
B. Larynx
C. Pharynx
D. Bronchus - ✔✔C. Pharynx
✔✔The structure that lies along the posterior border of the testis is the:
A. Prostate
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Sound waves travel through the external auditory canal and strike the:
A. Tympanic membrane
B. Auricle
C. Oval window
D. Ossicle - ✔✔tympanic membrane
✔✔The medial malleolus is part of which bone?
A.Tibia
B. Talus
C. Calcaneus
D. Fibula - ✔✔Tibia
✔✔Which structure articulates with the head of the femur?
A. Ilium
B. Pubis
C.Acetabulum
D. Ischium - ✔✔Acetabulum
✔✔The ciliary body is part of which layer of the eye?
A. Lens
B. Fibrous
C. Nervous
D. Vascular - ✔✔D. Vascular
✔✔What is the term for the division of a reproductive cell into two cells with
chromosome cells? - ✔✔meiosis
✔✔Which of the following is not a function of the trachea?
A. Carry air to and from the lungs
B. Amplify speech
C. Filter secretions and particulates
D. Humidify inspired air - ✔✔B. Amplify speech
✔✔What molecule is broken down when body cells require energy?
A. ATP
B. RNA
C. DNA
D. ADP - ✔✔A. ATP
✔✔Which of the following represents a saddle joint?
A. Radius and carpals
,B. Thumb and trapezium
C. Femur and hip
D. Ulna and radius - ✔✔B. Thumb and trapezium
✔✔The functional unit of the kidney responsible for removing waste and regulating fluid
is the:
A. Cortex
B. Renal pelvis
C. Medulla
D. Nephron - ✔✔D. Nephron
✔✔The process by which glucose is stored as glycogen is:
A. Glucolysis
B. Glycolysis
C. Glycogenesis
D. Gluconeogenesis - ✔✔C. Glycogenesis
✔✔The large, leaf-shaped laryngeal cartilage that acts as a "trap door" over the larynx
is the:
A. Thyroid
B. Cricoid
C. Oropharynx
D. Epiglottis - ✔✔D. Epiglottis
✔✔The four fluid-filled spaces of the brain are:
A. Fissures
B. Auricles
C. Ventricles
D. Sulci - ✔✔C. Ventricles
✔✔The walls of the vagina are lined with:
A. Peritoneum
B. Serosa
C. Mucosa
D. Fascia - ✔✔C. Mucosa
✔✔The sutures of the adult skull are examples of:
A. Synarthrosis
B. Synchondrosis
C. Amphiarthrosis
, D. Diarthrosis - ✔✔A. Synarthrosis
✔✔Catabolism of fats produces:
A. Ketone bodies
B. Glycogen
C. Amino acids
D. Bile - ✔✔A. Ketone bodies
✔✔What is the part of the brain that is responsible for controlling the body temperature?
A. Cerebellum
B. Pons
C. Cerebrum
D. Hypothalamus - ✔✔D. Hypothalamus
✔✔The process by which blood cells form is known as:
A. Erythropoiesis
B. Hemopoiesis
C. Diapedesis
D. Leukocytosis - ✔✔B. Hemopoiesis
✔✔Trauma to which two of the following cranial nerves would result in the loss of smell
and vision:
A. I and II
B. I and Ill
C. Il and III
D. II and IV - ✔✔A. I and II
✔✔Which of the following is the body's primary source of energy?
A. Carbohydrates
B. Vitamins
C. Proteins
D. Fats - ✔✔A. Carbohydrates
✔✔The shared passageway for food and air is the:
A. Trachea
B. Larynx
C. Pharynx
D. Bronchus - ✔✔C. Pharynx
✔✔The structure that lies along the posterior border of the testis is the:
A. Prostate
