AST Practice Bonus Exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL 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?
a. Epispadias
b. Hydrocele
c. Cryptorchidism
d. Phimosis - CORRECT ANSWER - d. Phimosis
2. What shape are bacilli?
a. Rod-shaped
b. Round
c. Curved
d. Spiral - CORRECT ANSWER - a. Rod-shaped
3. What type of stapling device is used to perform low anterior anastomosis?
a. EEA
b. GIA
c. TA
d. LDS - CORRECT ANSWER - a. EEA
4. Which division of the autonomic nerves system is responsible for the "fight or flight"
response?
a. Visceral
b. Sympathetic
c. Parasympathetic
,d. Somatic - CORRECT ANSWER - b. Sympathetic
5. Surgical puncture of the joint space with a needle for synovial fluid drainage is called:
a. Arthroscopy
b. Arthroplasty
c. Arthrography
d. Arthrocentesis - CORRECT ANSWER - d. Arthrocentesis
6. Excessive secretion of growth hormones in adults causes:
a. Hepatomegaly
b. Pituitary dwarfism
c. Splenomegaly
d. Acromegaly - CORRECT ANSWER - d. Acromegaly
7. Oopphorectomy is the surgical surgical removal of the:
a. Fallopian tube
b. Corpus luteum
c. Uterus
d. Ovary - CORRECT ANSWER - d. Ovary
8. Which term refers to voluntary skeletal muscle?
a. Striated
b. Cardiac
c. Visceral
d. Smooth - CORRECT ANSWER - a. Striated
9. The suffix "-pexy" means:
a. Rule, order
, b. Fixation, to put in place
c. Eat, swallow
d. Attraction for - CORRECT ANSWER - b. Fixation, to put in place
10. Which part of the neuron conducts impulses away from the cell body?
a. Axon
b. Dendrite
c. Soma
d. Ganglion - CORRECT ANSWER - a. Axon
11. The prefix "pseudo-" means:
a. False
b. Again
c. Under
d. With - CORRECT ANSWER - a. False
12. Disruption of previously sutured tissue layers is:
a. Dehiscence
b. Sinus tract
c. Prolapse
d. Fistula - CORRECT ANSWER - a. Dehiscence
13. An inanimate object upon which pathogens may be conveyed is referred to as a:
a. Bioburden
b. Fomite
c. Flora
d. Vector - CORRECT ANSWER - b. Fomite
ACTUAL 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?
a. Epispadias
b. Hydrocele
c. Cryptorchidism
d. Phimosis - CORRECT ANSWER - d. Phimosis
2. What shape are bacilli?
a. Rod-shaped
b. Round
c. Curved
d. Spiral - CORRECT ANSWER - a. Rod-shaped
3. What type of stapling device is used to perform low anterior anastomosis?
a. EEA
b. GIA
c. TA
d. LDS - CORRECT ANSWER - a. EEA
4. Which division of the autonomic nerves system is responsible for the "fight or flight"
response?
a. Visceral
b. Sympathetic
c. Parasympathetic
,d. Somatic - CORRECT ANSWER - b. Sympathetic
5. Surgical puncture of the joint space with a needle for synovial fluid drainage is called:
a. Arthroscopy
b. Arthroplasty
c. Arthrography
d. Arthrocentesis - CORRECT ANSWER - d. Arthrocentesis
6. Excessive secretion of growth hormones in adults causes:
a. Hepatomegaly
b. Pituitary dwarfism
c. Splenomegaly
d. Acromegaly - CORRECT ANSWER - d. Acromegaly
7. Oopphorectomy is the surgical surgical removal of the:
a. Fallopian tube
b. Corpus luteum
c. Uterus
d. Ovary - CORRECT ANSWER - d. Ovary
8. Which term refers to voluntary skeletal muscle?
a. Striated
b. Cardiac
c. Visceral
d. Smooth - CORRECT ANSWER - a. Striated
9. The suffix "-pexy" means:
a. Rule, order
, b. Fixation, to put in place
c. Eat, swallow
d. Attraction for - CORRECT ANSWER - b. Fixation, to put in place
10. Which part of the neuron conducts impulses away from the cell body?
a. Axon
b. Dendrite
c. Soma
d. Ganglion - CORRECT ANSWER - a. Axon
11. The prefix "pseudo-" means:
a. False
b. Again
c. Under
d. With - CORRECT ANSWER - a. False
12. Disruption of previously sutured tissue layers is:
a. Dehiscence
b. Sinus tract
c. Prolapse
d. Fistula - CORRECT ANSWER - a. Dehiscence
13. An inanimate object upon which pathogens may be conveyed is referred to as a:
a. Bioburden
b. Fomite
c. Flora
d. Vector - CORRECT ANSWER - b. Fomite
