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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 abbreviation for right ear is






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






3. The metatarsals are located in the ...






4. The abbreviation for urinalysis is...






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






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






7. The word element RHINO means...






8. The venipuncture site should be cleansed with...






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






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






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






12. The medical term for tube feeding is...






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






14. The heart -lymphatic organs -and blood vessels are in the .......... system






15. An nstrument called a centrifuge.....






16. When you wash your hands you should stand.....






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






18. Digestion begins in the mouth - where food is chewed and mixed with a substance called...






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






20. An ECG tracing measures the amount of voltage and the .................it takes for the voltage to travel throughout the heart.






21. The word element RENAL means...






22. Making a duplicate file to protect computer information form being lost is called making a....






23. The word element CARDIO means...






24. Testimony of a withness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when the case comes to trial is....






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






26. FICA provides benefits for...






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






28. The mandible bone is located in the






29. The number on the Employees withholding exemption certificate is...






30. Which one of the following evacuated tubes would be drams first?






31. When using an evacuated tube for collection of electrolytes use a...






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






33. An otoscope is used for examination of the....






34. It is........................ to deny treatment to an HIV infected patients






35. The abbreviation for hour iss...






36. The abbreviation for cancer is...






37. The abbreviation for chief complaint is...






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






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






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






41. Escape of fluid into the thoracic cavity is called...






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






43. A bed patient in a hospital is called an....






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






45. A premature ventricular contraction (PVC) where QRS have the same configuration each time they appear is called...






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






47. What type of blood sample will be needed to perform a hemoglobin test?






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






49. The major artey that supplies the bladder -rectum -and some reproductive organs is called the...






50. When the patient is breathing with only the upper part of the lugs this is refereed to as...