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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 gastrointestinal is...






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






3. The medical term for paralysis on one side of the body is...






4. A form to itemize deposits made to savings or checking accounts is called...






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






6. The name for the collar bone is...






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






8. The medical term for an involuntary movement is...






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






10. The physician has ordered 0.2 Gm of a medication. The amount on hand is 400 mg tabs. how many tablets will be given to the patient?






11. Painful voiding is called...






12. Information given by a patient to a medical personnel which cannot be disclosed witout consent of the person who gave it is...






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






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






15. Inflammation of the sinus cavity is called...






16. The abbreviation for above or high is






17. What office instrument is designed to receive and send printed documents via the telephone?






18. The computer key DEL command means...






19. The common term for a decubitus ulcer;a pressure sore is...






20. The medical term for goups of cells with the same function is...






21. The abbreviation for ointment is...






22. The sphenoid bone is located in the






23. ................... is a method used for determining whether a particular service or procedure is covered under a patient's policy.






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






25. Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium of the...






26. An agreement by which a patient assigns to another party the right to receive payment form a third party for the service the patient has received is called...






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






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






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






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






31. 'HIV' means...






32. Unauthorized disclosure of information regarding any patient to a third party may result in...






33. All spills of blood-contaminated fluids should be promtly cleaned up using.............. approved germicide - or a 1:10 solution of household bleach.






34. The radius is located in the ...






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






36. Which of the following is false?






37. The ulna is located in the ....






38. The medical term for paralysis form the waist down is...






39. The reference procedural code book that uses a numbering system developed by the AMA is called a....






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






41. ................is the study of words and their relaionship to other words in a sentence.






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






43. FICA provides benefits for...






44. The medical term for circular movement around a central point is...






45. Reasonable anticipated skin -eye -mucous membrane - or parenteral contact with blood - or other potentially infectious materials that may result form the performance of an employee's duties is called....






46. Right and wrong conduct is known as...






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






48. The word element ECTOMY means...






49. Foods that are mild in flavor and easy to digest (non-spicy) comprise a ....






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