AST Practice Test Exam 1 Latest Update 2024/2025
(Questions with 100% Correct Answers) (A+
Graded Verified)
1. Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar processes?
A. Teeth
B. Villi
C. Sinuses
D. Tonsils - ANS Teeth The teeth are located in the sockets of the alveolar processes of
the mandible and maxillae.
2. What is the wound classification for a bronchoscopy?
A. Clean
B. Contaminated
C. Dirty and infected
D. Clean-contaminated - ANS Clean-contaminated
3. The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens before cataract surgery is:
A. Atropine sulfate
B. Alpha-chymotrypsin
C. Acetylcholine chloride
D. Pilocarpine hydrochloride - ANS Alpha-chymotrypsin
4. How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an elevator to transport a
patient to the OR?
A. Place stretcher sideways in elevator
B. Enter head first, exit feet first
C. Position in elevant is irrelevant
D. Enter feet first, exit head first - ANS Enter head first, exit feet first
5. Which of the following is a curved, transverse incision across the lower abdomen
frequently used in gynecological surgery?
A. Midline
B. Paramedian
C. McBurney's
D. Pfannenstiel - ANS Pfannenstiel
6. When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the steam sterilizing cart,
they should be positioned how?
A. Flat
B. Upside down
C. Vertical
D. Angled - ANS Flat
,7. Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of:
A. Calcium
B. Nitrogen
C. Potassium
D. Albumin - ANS Potassium
8. Which of the following tissues are cut using curved Mayo scissors?
A. Fascia
B. Periosteum
C. Dura mater
D. Arterial wall - ANS Fascia
9. What laser beam can travel through clear tissues without heating them?
A. Argon
B. Excimer
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Neodymium: YAG - ANS Argon
10. Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is a/an:
A. Tort
B. Malpractice
C. Personal liability
D. Informed Consent - ANS Informed Consent
11. Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal sphincter?
A. Cardia
B. Fundus
C. Pylorus
D. Antrum - ANS Cardia
12. Low level disinfectants kill most microbes, but do not destroy:
A. Viruses
B. Bacteria
C. Fungi
D. Spores - ANS Spores
13. Syndactyly refers to:
A. Cleft palate
B. Webbed finger
C. Fused tarsale
D. Torn ligaments - ANS Webbed fingers
14. The surgical pack utilized to create the sterile field should be opened on the:
, A. Stretcher
B. OR table
C. Backtable
D. Mayo stand - ANS Backtable
15. The islets of Langerhans secrete:
A. Bile
B. Insulin
C. Intrinsic factor
D. Inhibiting hormones - ANS Insulin
16. What type of procedure would involve the removal of teeth?
A. Cleft palate repair
B. Arch bar application
C. Extractions
D. Implants - ANS Extractions
17. Which organism is a normal resident flora of the intestinal tract?
A. Escherichia coli
B. Stephylococcus aureus
C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
D. Clostridium tetani - ANS Escherichia coli
18. Where should the first scrub surgical technologist stand when handing towels to the
surgeon to square off an incision site?
A. Opposite side from surgeon
B. Same side as surgeon
C. Foot of OR table
D. Head of OR table - ANS Same side as surgeon
19. A properly performed surgical scrub renders the skin:
A. Sterile
B. Disinfected
C. Surgically clean
D. Moistened and dehydrated - ANS Surgically clean
20. Through which of the following do the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct
empty?
A. Ampulla of Vater
B. Duct of Santorini
C. Wirsung's duct
D. Sphincter of Oddi - ANS Ampulla of Vater
(Questions with 100% Correct Answers) (A+
Graded Verified)
1. Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar processes?
A. Teeth
B. Villi
C. Sinuses
D. Tonsils - ANS Teeth The teeth are located in the sockets of the alveolar processes of
the mandible and maxillae.
2. What is the wound classification for a bronchoscopy?
A. Clean
B. Contaminated
C. Dirty and infected
D. Clean-contaminated - ANS Clean-contaminated
3. The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens before cataract surgery is:
A. Atropine sulfate
B. Alpha-chymotrypsin
C. Acetylcholine chloride
D. Pilocarpine hydrochloride - ANS Alpha-chymotrypsin
4. How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an elevator to transport a
patient to the OR?
A. Place stretcher sideways in elevator
B. Enter head first, exit feet first
C. Position in elevant is irrelevant
D. Enter feet first, exit head first - ANS Enter head first, exit feet first
5. Which of the following is a curved, transverse incision across the lower abdomen
frequently used in gynecological surgery?
A. Midline
B. Paramedian
C. McBurney's
D. Pfannenstiel - ANS Pfannenstiel
6. When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the steam sterilizing cart,
they should be positioned how?
A. Flat
B. Upside down
C. Vertical
D. Angled - ANS Flat
,7. Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of:
A. Calcium
B. Nitrogen
C. Potassium
D. Albumin - ANS Potassium
8. Which of the following tissues are cut using curved Mayo scissors?
A. Fascia
B. Periosteum
C. Dura mater
D. Arterial wall - ANS Fascia
9. What laser beam can travel through clear tissues without heating them?
A. Argon
B. Excimer
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Neodymium: YAG - ANS Argon
10. Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is a/an:
A. Tort
B. Malpractice
C. Personal liability
D. Informed Consent - ANS Informed Consent
11. Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal sphincter?
A. Cardia
B. Fundus
C. Pylorus
D. Antrum - ANS Cardia
12. Low level disinfectants kill most microbes, but do not destroy:
A. Viruses
B. Bacteria
C. Fungi
D. Spores - ANS Spores
13. Syndactyly refers to:
A. Cleft palate
B. Webbed finger
C. Fused tarsale
D. Torn ligaments - ANS Webbed fingers
14. The surgical pack utilized to create the sterile field should be opened on the:
, A. Stretcher
B. OR table
C. Backtable
D. Mayo stand - ANS Backtable
15. The islets of Langerhans secrete:
A. Bile
B. Insulin
C. Intrinsic factor
D. Inhibiting hormones - ANS Insulin
16. What type of procedure would involve the removal of teeth?
A. Cleft palate repair
B. Arch bar application
C. Extractions
D. Implants - ANS Extractions
17. Which organism is a normal resident flora of the intestinal tract?
A. Escherichia coli
B. Stephylococcus aureus
C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
D. Clostridium tetani - ANS Escherichia coli
18. Where should the first scrub surgical technologist stand when handing towels to the
surgeon to square off an incision site?
A. Opposite side from surgeon
B. Same side as surgeon
C. Foot of OR table
D. Head of OR table - ANS Same side as surgeon
19. A properly performed surgical scrub renders the skin:
A. Sterile
B. Disinfected
C. Surgically clean
D. Moistened and dehydrated - ANS Surgically clean
20. Through which of the following do the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct
empty?
A. Ampulla of Vater
B. Duct of Santorini
C. Wirsung's duct
D. Sphincter of Oddi - ANS Ampulla of Vater
