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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 medical term for goups of cells with the same function is...






2. A tube inserted into one of the patient's nostrils and down the back of the throat - through the esophagus - until the end reaches the patien's stomach is a...






3. A violations of a person's right not to have his or her name -photograph -or private affairs exposed od made public without consent is...






4. An instrument used for auditory and sensory perception is called the...






5. The breaking of a law -promise -or duty is called...






6. The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is...






7. One who belongs to a group insurance plan is called...






8. Groups or clusters of bacteria taken for laboratory study are called...






9. A condition of the nasal septum turning away form the midline is called a...






10. The radius is located in the ...






11. Rubber sleeves for a glucose tolerance test...... hours before or during the test - the patient should not eat -smoke -drink coffee or alcohol.






12. The vertebrae are located in the ...






13. When handling a patient complaint which one of the following would be most appropiate?






14. Neoplasm refers to...






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






16. A system whereby large quantities of data can be accessed -searched -sorted -and arranged very rapidly by computer is called a............... system






17. The abbreviation for dressing is...






18. When writting a bussiness letter -the salutation of a letter should be followed by wich punctuation mark?






19. A record of debits -credits -and balances is referred to as a patient's...






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






21. Vaccinations against HBV infection provide 90% protection against hepatitis B for ............ or more years following vaccination.






22. High blood pressure is referred to as






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






24. The instrument used to examine the eyes is called the...






25. The abbreviation for cancer is...






26. A drug that controls appetite is called an...






27. The pubis is located in the ...






28. What federal agency requires the use of Sharps Containers?






29. A liquid preparation which mixes fine droplets of an oil in water -such as castor oil - is called an...






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






31. 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)






32. What licence must a physician have to dispense -precribe or administer controlled substances?






33. In the evacuated blood collection system the ecuated glass tubes come in different sizes - and the stroppers are..... to denote the type of additive or lack of one.






34. Concent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unproventable results of that treatment is called...






35. The most important step in the performance of a venipuncture is...






36. An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patien's complaints about medical care or excessive is called a............. commitee






37. What license must a physician have to dispense -prescribe -or administer controlled substances?






38. When performing a venipuncture of no blood flows into the tube how would you correct this situation?






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






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






41. The word element CRANIO means...






42. The point at wich air enters the respiratory tract is called the...






43. A civilian health and medical program of the uniform services is called






44. Benefits that are made in the form of cash payments are known as...






45. In the human body - the senses include all of the following EXCEPT...






46. The balance between the heat produced and the heat lost is the...






47. Listening to the sounds produced while tapping the patient with fingers is called...






48. Body language -body posture -space and distance are all examples of.....






49. The health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted reasonable as compared with fellow workers.This is called...






50. Arterioles are smallest type of...







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