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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 medical term for loss of appetite is...






2. The mandible bone is located in the






3. When preparing for lead placement you should first care for...






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






5. ............... testing should be made available by the employer to all workers who maybe concerned they have been infected with HIV through an occupational exposure.






6. One of the vital functions of long bones is the formation of...






7. A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called...






8. The medical term for straightening of a body part is...






9. When handling incoming mail the medical assistant should...






10. The word element STOMATO means






11. Varicose veins of the anal canal or outside the external sphincter are called...






12. In insurance -greater coverage of diseases or an accident - and greater indemnity payments in comparison with a limited clause is called...






13. A patient receiving ambulatory care at a hospital or other health facility without being admitted as a bed patient is called an....






14. The .............. form is used by non-institutuinal providers and suppliers to bill Medicare - Part B covered services.






15. The major vein that drains the upper arm is called the ...






16. When taking the pulse - you must be able to report accurately the...






17. The liver -stomach -mouth -and pancreas are in the .........system






18. The brain -nerves -and spinal cord are in the ........ system






19. Every medical facility is required by OSHA to have an ............... - which hall be made available to the Assistant Secretary and the Director OSHA upon request for examination and copying.






20. The abbreviation for hour iss...






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






22. The medical name for the nose bleed is called...






23. The medical term for bending backward is...






24. Physicians with a narcotics license are required to register on June 30 of each year with...






25. The lid to the centrifuge should be kept....... when in use.






26. A terminal lethal dysrhythmia - a dying heart - is called...






27. The ulna is located in the ....






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






29. The faucet is turned off with...






30. The process of inserting a catheter is called...






31. Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is...






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






33. With measuring blood pressure -the bottom number is called...






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






35. The abbreviation for fluid is...






36. The primary anticoagulant additive EDTA removes calcium by forming insoluble or un-ionized calcium salts. It has an advantage of preventing platelet clumping and the formation of artifacts -therefore -good for the preparation of...






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






38. When working with pstients form a culture different than your own - one should...






39. A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor is...






40. A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is...






41. During a venipuncture - to secure the needle during insertion into the tube stopper - you need a .......






42. Neoplasm refers to...






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






44. 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 ...






45. The maxilla is located in the ...






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






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






48. To correct a hanwritten error in a patient's chart - it is only acceptable to...






49. The abbreviation for toxic shock syndrome is...






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