AST CERTIFICATION COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT

AST CERTIFICATION COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT



◉ Cartilage is what type of tissue. Answer: Connective


◉ Another term that refers to the bdy system composed of skin is.
Answer: Integumentary


◉ The diaphragm separates what two body cavities?


A. Cranial; Spinal


B. Thoracic; abdominopelvic


C. Spinal, thoracic


D. Abdominopelvic, spinal. Answer: B. Thoracic; abdominopelvic


◉ The process of cellular aerobic oxidation is called:

,A. Fermentation


B. Glycolysis


C. Krebs cycle


D. Replication. Answer: C. Krebs cycle


◉ What cellular organelle is referred to as the "power plants"?


A. Golgi apparatus


B. Ribosomes


C. Endoplasmic reticulum


D. Mitrochondria. Answer: D. Mitrochondria


◉ Volunary Muscle is:


A. Smooth

, B. Viseral


C. Striated


D. Cardiac. Answer: C. Striated


◉ What organ of the body contains both striated and smooth muscle.
Answer: The heart


◉ The ability of the body to maintain a normal balance is called.
Answer: Homeostasis


◉ Abnormal enlargement of an organ is called:


A. Dysplasia


B. Atrophy


C. Hypertrophy


D. Edema. Answer: C. Hypertrophy