AST Bonus Science Review Questions #1
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
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 - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Phimosis
What shape are bacilli?
A. Rod-shaped
B. Round
C. Curved
D. Spiral - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Rod-shaped
What type of stapling device is used to perform low anterior anastomosis?
A. EEA
B. GIA
C. TA
D. LDS - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Sympathetic
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
Excessive secretion of growth hormones in adults causes:
A. Hepatomegaly
B. Pituitary dwarfism
C. Splenomegaly
D. Acromegaly - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Acromegaly
Oophorectomy is the surgical removal of the:
A. Fallopian tube
B. Corpus luteum
C. Uterus
D. OVary - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Ovary
Which term refers to voluntary skeletal muscle?
,A. Striated
B. Cardiac
C. Visceral
D. Smooth - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Striated
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
Which part of the neuron conducts impulses away from the cell body?
A. Axon
B. Dendrite
C. Soma
D. Ganglion - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Axon
The prefix pseudo means:
A. false
B. Again
C. Under
D. With - CORRECT ANSWER - A. False
Disruption of previously sutured tissue layers is:
A. Dehiscience
, B. Sinus tract
C. Prolapse
D. Fistula - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Dehiscience
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
The hormone responsible for the development and maintenance of the female secondary sex
characteristics is:
A. Progesterone
B. Inhibin
C. Prolactin
D. Estrogen - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Estrogen
Which of the following muscles is not a component of the rotator cuff of the shoulder?
A. Infraspinatus
B. Subscapularis
C. Trapezius
D. Supraspinatus - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Trapezius
A foreign substance that stimulates the production of antibodies is a/an:
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
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 - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Phimosis
What shape are bacilli?
A. Rod-shaped
B. Round
C. Curved
D. Spiral - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Rod-shaped
What type of stapling device is used to perform low anterior anastomosis?
A. EEA
B. GIA
C. TA
D. LDS - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Sympathetic
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
Excessive secretion of growth hormones in adults causes:
A. Hepatomegaly
B. Pituitary dwarfism
C. Splenomegaly
D. Acromegaly - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Acromegaly
Oophorectomy is the surgical removal of the:
A. Fallopian tube
B. Corpus luteum
C. Uterus
D. OVary - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Ovary
Which term refers to voluntary skeletal muscle?
,A. Striated
B. Cardiac
C. Visceral
D. Smooth - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Striated
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
Which part of the neuron conducts impulses away from the cell body?
A. Axon
B. Dendrite
C. Soma
D. Ganglion - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Axon
The prefix pseudo means:
A. false
B. Again
C. Under
D. With - CORRECT ANSWER - A. False
Disruption of previously sutured tissue layers is:
A. Dehiscience
, B. Sinus tract
C. Prolapse
D. Fistula - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Dehiscience
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
The hormone responsible for the development and maintenance of the female secondary sex
characteristics is:
A. Progesterone
B. Inhibin
C. Prolactin
D. Estrogen - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Estrogen
Which of the following muscles is not a component of the rotator cuff of the shoulder?
A. Infraspinatus
B. Subscapularis
C. Trapezius
D. Supraspinatus - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Trapezius
A foreign substance that stimulates the production of antibodies is a/an:
