AST Practice Test Exam
#1 for certification
exam with correct
answers 2025/2026
1. Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar processes?
A. Teeth
B. Villi
C. Sinuses
D. Tonsils - correct answersTeeth 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 - correct answersClean-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 - correct answersAlpha-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 - correct answersEnter 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 - correct answersPfannenstiel
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 - correct answersFlat
,7. Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of:
A. Calcium
B. Nitrogen
C. Potassium
D. Albumin - correct answersPotassium
8. Which of the following tissues are cut using curved Mayo scissors?
A. Fascia
B. Periosteum
C. Dura mater
D. Arterial wall - correct answersFascia
9. What laser beam can travel through clear tissues without heating them?
A. Argon
B. Excimer
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Neodymium: YAG - correct answersArgon
10. Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is a/an:
A. Tort
B. Malpractice
C. Personal liability
D. Informed Consent - correct answersInformed Consent
11. Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal sphincter?
A. Cardia
, B. Fundus
C. Pylorus
D. Antrum - correct answersCardia
12. Low level disinfectants kill most microbes, but do not destroy:
A. Viruses
B. Bacteria
C. Fungi
D. Spores - correct answersSpores
13. Syndactyly refers to:
A. Cleft palate
B. Webbed finger
C. Fused tarsale
D. Torn ligaments - correct answersWebbed 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 - correct answersBacktable
15. The islets of Langerhans secrete:
A. Bile
B. Insulin
C. Intrinsic factor
#1 for certification
exam with correct
answers 2025/2026
1. Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar processes?
A. Teeth
B. Villi
C. Sinuses
D. Tonsils - correct answersTeeth 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 - correct answersClean-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 - correct answersAlpha-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 - correct answersEnter 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 - correct answersPfannenstiel
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 - correct answersFlat
,7. Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of:
A. Calcium
B. Nitrogen
C. Potassium
D. Albumin - correct answersPotassium
8. Which of the following tissues are cut using curved Mayo scissors?
A. Fascia
B. Periosteum
C. Dura mater
D. Arterial wall - correct answersFascia
9. What laser beam can travel through clear tissues without heating them?
A. Argon
B. Excimer
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Neodymium: YAG - correct answersArgon
10. Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is a/an:
A. Tort
B. Malpractice
C. Personal liability
D. Informed Consent - correct answersInformed Consent
11. Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal sphincter?
A. Cardia
, B. Fundus
C. Pylorus
D. Antrum - correct answersCardia
12. Low level disinfectants kill most microbes, but do not destroy:
A. Viruses
B. Bacteria
C. Fungi
D. Spores - correct answersSpores
13. Syndactyly refers to:
A. Cleft palate
B. Webbed finger
C. Fused tarsale
D. Torn ligaments - correct answersWebbed 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 - correct answersBacktable
15. The islets of Langerhans secrete:
A. Bile
B. Insulin
C. Intrinsic factor
