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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. To netermine the size of the needle remember that the higher the gauge number the......... needle






2. The most accurate and reliable measurement of body temperature is...






3. The maxilla is located in the ...






4. An amount the insures must pay before policy benefits begin is called...






5. In drug testing the............ regulates describe how evidence is to be collected and handled.






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






7. The major vein that drains the kidneys is called the...






8. The tube used to collect a blood sample for a Complete Blood Count (cbc) is.....






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






10. A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is...






11. Sodium citrate is an anticoagulant of choice for coagulation studies because it protects certain of the.....






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






13. A drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate is called a...






14. Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to a third person is...






15. The abbreviation for drops is...






16. Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is...






17. The major artery that supplies that upper arm is called the .....






18. The abbreviation for above or high is






19. A ............... requires the patient to be fasting and then blood is taken every hour for a predetermined time..






20. When Preparing a blood smear -the spreader slide must be made of...






21. The medical term for the adnormal shortening of a muscle is...






22. The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is...






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






24. Payment made periodically to keep an insurance policy in force is called...






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






26. The statement 'A physician shall respect the law' is a part of the...






27. The abbreviation for dressing is...






28. An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing is ...






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






30. The combination of sensors or electrodes used for lead # 1 is...






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






32. A downward or negative wave of an electrocariogram following the P-wave is the...






33. To optain a specimen for a throat culture the ....... must be swabbed.






34. The medical term for sugar in the urine iss...






35. Erythema refers to...






36. The word element ADENO means






37. The abbreviation CARB means...






38. The blood Pressure should not be taken on an arm if...






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






40. An interval after a payment is due to the insurance company in which the policy holder may make payments - and still the policy remains in effect is called...






41. The branch of study of moral issues -questions - and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called...






42. The ..............switch controls the gain or amplitude on th EKG.






43. The abbreviation for syrup is...






44. The zygomatic bone is located in the...






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






46. Dilated veins that occur in the rectum are known as...






47. Blood form all individuals should be considered......






48. The word elements ALGIA - ALGESIA refer tos...






49. A computer monitor - hard drive - and printer are known as the ...






50. Whoping cough is another name for...