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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 major artery that supplies the kidney is called the.......... artery






2. The abbreviation for chief complaint is...






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






4. The second portion of the small intestine is called the...






5. The process of changing words into numbers so that computers can be in processing insurance claims is called...






6. A coronary occlusion causing a condition that produces chest pain which may radiate to the left arm - shoulder -jaw or neck due to lack of blood supply to the hearth is called...






7. The opposite of deep is...






8. A health program for People agen65 and older under social security is called...






9. A lancet is a small -sterile -needle like piece of metal used to make...






10. The abbreviation for right ear is






11. 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.






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






13. The most appropriate site for performing a capillary puncture is a healthy adult is the...






14. The metatarsals are located in the ...






15. It is recommended that protective masks and eye wear -or face shields -be worn by laboratory technicians - or housekeeping personnel........






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






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






18. Never clean a glass thermometer with...






19. which one of the following might involve a decision based upon biothics?






20. When a vector travels away form the positive electrode - a ........... deflectio results...






21. Carcinogenic means.......... causing






22. The upper middle area of the abdomen is called the....






23. The abbreviation for tincture is ...






24. 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 ...






25. The wind pipe which conducts air between the larynx and lungs is called the...






26. Vaccinations against HBV infection provide 90% protection against hepatitis B for ............ or more years following vaccination.






27. The major vein that drains the head and brain is called the...






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






29. The proccess of killing all microorganisms in a certain area is called...






30. The area between waves is referred to as...






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






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






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






34. Nitroglycerine is used for...






35. How quickly will an electronic thermometer measure body temperature?






36. Viruses can reproduce only in...






37. The maxilla is located in the ...






38. The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is...






39. When performing any CLIA waived test it is important do to which one of the following?






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






41. A rider added to a policy to provide additional benefits for certain conditions is called...






42. The vertebrae are located in the ...






43. The major artery that supplies the kneww is called the...






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






45. When measuring bloo pressure...






46. A date on a bottle of medication that provides a ''use until'' date is the...






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






48. Latin for 'things done; deeds'; the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in question would be called...






49. A form of insurance paid by the employer providing cash benefitis to workers injured or disabled in the course of employment is called...


50. While ordering procedures may vay -generallly a type a tepe and RH are ordered on all pregnant women.