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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 study of bones is called...






2. A patient positioned on her back with feet in stirrups is said to be in the ...

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






4. Medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaluated by members of the medical community through a process known as...






5. The abbreviation for elixir is...






6. After they are used -disposable syringes and needles -scalpel blades - and other sharp items should be placed in ................... containers for disposal.






7. The lateral movement of the limbs away form the median plane of the body - is calle...






8. Inflammation of the appendix is called...






9. A disease state that results form the invasion and greowth of microorganisms in the body is....






10. A recap sheet that accompanies a Medicare or Medicaid check - showing breakdown and explanation of payment on a claim is called...






11. The abbreviation for above or high is






12. The central middle area of the abdomen is called the ....






13. Which of these generally results form an act of carelessness - without an intent to harm?






14. Lesions of the mucous membrane of the stomach are called........... ulcers






15. The abbreviation for both ears is...






16. Under the Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982 - Peer Review Organizations are responsible for the review for appropriateness an necessity of putting a patient into the hospital by a process known as........ review






17. The wird element PNEUMO means






18. The ulna is located in the ....






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






20. The medical term for expanding or opening wider is...






21. The abbreviation for dressing is...






22. The abbreviation for solution is...






23. Which is recorded as the systolic blood pressure?






24. The word element CENTESIS means...






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






26. The abbreviation for bedtime or hour of sleep is...






27. The lower middle area of the abdomen is called the ...






28. If the septum of the hearth has an abnomal opening it is referred to as...






29. A rubber or plastic tube used to used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening is called...






30. The blood lancet is used for the collection of blood specimens by...






31. The color coding for a stopper of a tube with no addictives is(for collection of serum)......






32. A drug that neutralizes acidity is called an...






33. A patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably - or doing that which a reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances is called...






34. Inflammation of the pancreas is called...






35. A rapid -irregular succession of chaotic bizarre waves;wide -irregular oscillations of the baseline is called ventricular....






36. An extrauterine pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum begins to develop outside the uterus is called...






37. The word element POST means...






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






39. The right ventricle pumps the used blood to the lungs by way of the ................... artery






40. The gauge of needle most commonly used for venipuncture is..... Gauge.






41. The glucose tolerance test is a ...........-test






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






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






44. When collecting blood by skin puncture on an infant - you should use a ....






45. Some clinical signs for head injury could be...






46. Studies suggest that the potential for salivary transmission of HIV is.....






47. 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 ...






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






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






50. Diseases that can be communicated form one person to another are called.....