SURGICAL ASSISTING EXAMINATION
SOLUTIONS GUIDE 2026 FULL ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⫸ Body temperature is regulated by the. Answer: hypothalamus
⫸ Which two electrolytes are essential for normal cardiac
contractions?. Answer: potassium and calcium
⫸ Water constitutes what average normal percentage of total body
weight?. Answer: 50-70%
⫸ The thyroid gland consists of right and left lobes joined by the.
Answer: isthmus
⫸ Langer lines generally lie perpendicular to the direction of.
Answer: underlying muscle tension
⫸ The arterial supply to the intestinal tract, with the exception of the
stomach, duodenum, and distal rectum, is derived from the. Answer:
superior and inferior mesenteric arteries
⫸ Excessive secretion of growth hormones in adults causes. Answer:
acromegaly
,⫸ The inner lining of the mucosa of the g.i. tract is composed of.
Answer: epithelium
⫸ The large artery that arises from the left side of the aortic arch and
descends into the arm is the. Answer: subclavian
⫸ An enzyme active in the digestion of starches is. Answer: amylase
⫸ The normal pH of blodd is. Answer: 7.3 - 7.4
⫸ Which cells secrete pepsinogen?. Answer: chief
⫸ Which of the following veins drains the intracranial venous sinuses
to veins on the outside of the skull?. Answer: emissary
⫸ Which of the following arteries supplies blood to the brain?
*anterior and middle cerebral arteries
*vertebral and internal carotids
*external and internal carotids
*occipital and thyrocervical. Answer: vertebral and internal carotids
⫸ Which of the follwing arteries divides into the anterior and middle
cerebral arteries?
*internal carotid
*external carotid
,*vertebral
*basilar. Answer: internal carotid
⫸ Which of the following arteries is a direct branch of the internal
carotid?. Answer: middle cerebral
⫸ The lateral ventricles within the cerebral hemisphere communicate
with the third ventricle through the opening called. Answer: Foramen
of Monro
⫸ The third ventricle of the brain empties into the fourth ventricle
through the. Answer: Aqueduct of Sylvius
⫸ Spinal fluid is produced by the. Answer: choroid plexus
⫸ The fold of dura mater that seperates the cerebral hemispheres.
Answer: falx cerebri
⫸ Which of the following seperates the frontal and temporal lobes?
*fissure of sylvius
*fissure of rolando
*fissure of bichat
*longitudinal fissure. Answer: fissure of sylvius
, ⫸ The frontal lobe is bounded posteriorly by the central sulcus, also
called the. Answer: fissure of rolando
⫸ Which of the following areas located in the fronal gyrus of the
brain controls of the function of speech?. Answer: brocas
⫸ The white line of Hilton is situated. Answer: between the external
and internal anal sphincters
⫸ A chemical reaction that provides energy by the breakdown of food
molecules is called. Answer: catabolism
⫸ Adipose tissue lies in which skin layer?. Answer: subcutaneous
⫸ Collagen is produced by which connective tissue cells?. Answer:
fibroblasts
⫸ What is normal cardiac output for an adult?. Answer: 4-8L/minute
⫸ Which vein drains the right side of the vertebral column?. Answer:
azygos
⫸ Which arteries supplies the cecum, ascending colon, hepatic
flexure, and proximal portion of the transverse colon?. Answer:
superior mesenteric
SOLUTIONS GUIDE 2026 FULL ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⫸ Body temperature is regulated by the. Answer: hypothalamus
⫸ Which two electrolytes are essential for normal cardiac
contractions?. Answer: potassium and calcium
⫸ Water constitutes what average normal percentage of total body
weight?. Answer: 50-70%
⫸ The thyroid gland consists of right and left lobes joined by the.
Answer: isthmus
⫸ Langer lines generally lie perpendicular to the direction of.
Answer: underlying muscle tension
⫸ The arterial supply to the intestinal tract, with the exception of the
stomach, duodenum, and distal rectum, is derived from the. Answer:
superior and inferior mesenteric arteries
⫸ Excessive secretion of growth hormones in adults causes. Answer:
acromegaly
,⫸ The inner lining of the mucosa of the g.i. tract is composed of.
Answer: epithelium
⫸ The large artery that arises from the left side of the aortic arch and
descends into the arm is the. Answer: subclavian
⫸ An enzyme active in the digestion of starches is. Answer: amylase
⫸ The normal pH of blodd is. Answer: 7.3 - 7.4
⫸ Which cells secrete pepsinogen?. Answer: chief
⫸ Which of the following veins drains the intracranial venous sinuses
to veins on the outside of the skull?. Answer: emissary
⫸ Which of the following arteries supplies blood to the brain?
*anterior and middle cerebral arteries
*vertebral and internal carotids
*external and internal carotids
*occipital and thyrocervical. Answer: vertebral and internal carotids
⫸ Which of the follwing arteries divides into the anterior and middle
cerebral arteries?
*internal carotid
*external carotid
,*vertebral
*basilar. Answer: internal carotid
⫸ Which of the following arteries is a direct branch of the internal
carotid?. Answer: middle cerebral
⫸ The lateral ventricles within the cerebral hemisphere communicate
with the third ventricle through the opening called. Answer: Foramen
of Monro
⫸ The third ventricle of the brain empties into the fourth ventricle
through the. Answer: Aqueduct of Sylvius
⫸ Spinal fluid is produced by the. Answer: choroid plexus
⫸ The fold of dura mater that seperates the cerebral hemispheres.
Answer: falx cerebri
⫸ Which of the following seperates the frontal and temporal lobes?
*fissure of sylvius
*fissure of rolando
*fissure of bichat
*longitudinal fissure. Answer: fissure of sylvius
, ⫸ The frontal lobe is bounded posteriorly by the central sulcus, also
called the. Answer: fissure of rolando
⫸ Which of the following areas located in the fronal gyrus of the
brain controls of the function of speech?. Answer: brocas
⫸ The white line of Hilton is situated. Answer: between the external
and internal anal sphincters
⫸ A chemical reaction that provides energy by the breakdown of food
molecules is called. Answer: catabolism
⫸ Adipose tissue lies in which skin layer?. Answer: subcutaneous
⫸ Collagen is produced by which connective tissue cells?. Answer:
fibroblasts
⫸ What is normal cardiac output for an adult?. Answer: 4-8L/minute
⫸ Which vein drains the right side of the vertebral column?. Answer:
azygos
⫸ Which arteries supplies the cecum, ascending colon, hepatic
flexure, and proximal portion of the transverse colon?. Answer:
superior mesenteric
