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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. When there is no variation or R-R intervals it is called...






2. When the right atrium contracts it forces blood through the tricuspid valve into the...... ventricle






3. A statute that enforces private right and liabilities - as differentiated form criminal law is called a ....






4. The abbreviation for emulsion is...






5. The word element PHLEBO means...






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






7. Any indibidual -living or dead -whose blood -or other potentially infectious materials nay be a sourse of occupational exposure to the employee is called a ...






8. Bones of the wrist and ankle are called ..............bones.






9. The lateral movement of the limbs away form the median plane of the body - is calle...






10. The majority of the bones in the arms and legs are.......... bones






11. A person or institution that gives medical care is a...






12. The muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm is called.....






13. The study of bones is called...






14. The abbreviation for above or high is






15. Body temperature measured under the arm of a patient is called the..... temperature






16. When measuring bloo pressure...






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






18. The major artery that supplies the abdomen is called the.............. artery






19. The sphenoid bone is located in the






20. The process by which an object or area becomes unclean is ....






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






22. The abbreviation for hour iss...






23. A specific eye -mouth -other mucous membrane -non-intact skin - or parenteral contact with blood - or other potentially infectious meterials that results form the performance of an employees duties is called...






24. In the positioning of the electrodes - if the electrodes are placed too close together - the emplitude will be ............






25. To use a physical chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life including highly resistant bacterial endospores is to...






26. A physician must have the patient's permission in writting to reveal any confidential information except for which one of the following?






27. A patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably - or doing that which a reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances is called...






28. When collecting blood for cholesterol tests use a ..... top evacuated tube






29. Which of the following is not a criteria for skin preparation for lead placement?






30. An agent of an insurance company who solits or initiates contracts for insurance coverage and and services - and is the policyholder for the insurer is called...






31. Which is recorded as the systolic blood pressure?






32. An apical pulse is the method of choice for...






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






34. Medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaluated by members of the medical community through a process known as...






35. An nstrument called a centrifuge.....






36. The major artery to the head is called the






37. The use of ultrasound to produce a picture of the structure of the heart is called...






38. A recap sheet that accompanies a Medicare or Medicaid check - showing breakdown and explanation of payment on a claim is called...






39. The International Classification of Disease -9th revision - Clinical Modification(ICD-9-CM) is used to code...






40. 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...






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






42. When the presure is lowest - this pressure is called...






43. The final decision of a court in an action or suit is...






44. The standard point of the lancet to be used when collecting blood form a newborn heel is...... length (Note: please chack current guidelines - as this changes)






45. An incoming call should be answered by the ..... ring.






46. The presumtion or inference of negligence when an accident is otherise unable to be explained in terms of ordinary and known experience is called...






47. When a patient's feet are placed in stirrups and the buttocks are positioned at the edge of the exam table - the patient is in the...... position






48. The computer's directional arrow keys...






49. When the depth of breathing changes and the rate of the rise and fall of the chest is not steady - it is called....






50. 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 ...