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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The lower middle area of the abdomen is called the ...






2. The abbreviation for laboratory is...






3. A person who is no longer under the care -custody -or supervision of a parent is called...






4. Medications can be located in the Physician's Drug reference under all of the following categories EXCEPT...






5. When the hearth is contracting - the pressure is highest. This pressure is called the....






6. The withdrawl of a physician form the care of a patient witout reasonable notice of such discharge form the case by the patient is...






7. Tendons -joints -bones - and cartilages are in the......... system






8. To cleanse the typical venipuncture site - begin at the intende site of the draw and....






9. One who Institutes a lawsuit is ...






10. An international perversion of thuth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance uopm it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right is called...






11. The blood lancet is used for the collection of blood specimens by...






12. An nstrument called a centrifuge.....






13. The wind pipe which conducts air between the larynx and lungs is called the...






14. To interrupt or discontinue a suit temporarily with the intention or intention or resumption at a later date -or to ask for a continuance is called a ...






15. When the patient kneels - and places his/her head and chest on the table with buttocks elevated - it is called the..... position.






16. Carcinogenic means.......... causing






17. Painful voiding is called...






18. At the location where you are going to feel for a vein -wrap the tourniquet around the arm approximately........ above the area.






19. A drug that causes dilation of blood vessels is called a...






20. The abbreviation for intramuscular is...






21. A 224-hr urine specimen should be...






22. The process of inhaling and exhaling is called...






23. A skilled nursing facility for patients receiving specialized care after discharge form a hospital is called...






24. What kind of environment do microorganisms grow best in?






25. A respiratory rate greater han 24 per minute is called...






26. The metatarsals are located in the ...






27. When you pull the second slide apart form the first slide -let them...






28. A drug that neutralizes acidity is called an...






29. The abbreviation for both ears is...






30. The patient with an infection may have...






31. Never clean a glass thermometer with...






32. The abbreviation for below or low is...






33. The abbreviation for right ear is






34. Latin for 'things decided' that is - a matter already decided by judicial authority is called...






35. When the patient makes abnormal noises like snoring sounds when he/she is breathing - it is called.......






36. A 'V wave' will ..................be seen in the normal ECG






37. The abbreviation for drops is...






38. How quickly will an electronic thermometer measure body temperature?






39. When performing any CLIA waived test it is important do to which one of the following?






40. A date on a bottle of medication that provides a ''use until'' date is the...






41. The word element ECTOMY means...






42. A notice of insurance claim or proff must be filed within a designated........... or it can be denied






43. The lining of the duodenum is composed of thousands of tiny finger-like projections called....






44. The medical term for turning the palm backward is...






45. Negligence by a professional person is called...






46. The color coding for a stopper of a tube with no addictives is(for collection of serum)......






47. The least reliable measurement of body temperature is....






48. The abbreviation for dressing is...






49. A special device called a 'regulator' or 'flow meter' is necessary when using...






50. Lack of physicl or mental fitness is known as...