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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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1. A fraudulent signature is called...






2. ........................ values are increased in infections and inflammatory disease.






3. Groups or clusters of bacteria taken for laboratory study are called...






4. When a patient's feet are placed in stirrups and the buttocks are positioned at the edge of the exam table - the patient is in the...... position






5. The abbreviation for syrup is...






6. Pactices to achieve asepsis are known as






7. 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....






8. 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 ...






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






10. A statute that enforces private right and liabilities - as differentiated form criminal law is called a ....






11. The abbreviation for fluid is...






12. The process by which an object or area becomes unclean is ....






13. The humerus is located in the....






14. Low income patients can be covered by what type of insurance?






15. When the internal invironment of the body is functioning properly - a condition of............ exists.






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






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






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






19. In insurance -greater coverage of diseases or an accident - and greater indemnity payments in comparison with a limited clause is called...






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






21. It is very important when performing a capillary stick to do with one of the following?






22. The large squares on the ECK paper are equal to ...






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






24. The metacarpals are located in the ...






25. An obstruction of a coronary artery causing death of an area of the myocardium due to blockage of blood supply and oxygen supply is called...






26. The abbreviation for temperature -pulse -and respiration is






27. The electrode site should be...






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






29. The health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted reasonable as compared with fellow workers.This is called...






30. A 224-hr urine specimen should be...






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






32. When the patient kneels - and places his/her head and chest on the table with buttocks elevated - it is called the..... position.






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






34. In cases of blood contamination shoe coverings and gloves should be disposed of in............ biohazard plastic bags.






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






36. The ulna is located in the ....






37. The medical abbreviation for by mouth is...






38. The femur is located in the...






39. In the human body - the senses include all of the following EXCEPT...






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






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






42. To interrupt or discontinue a suit temporarily with the intention or intention or resumption at a later date -or to ask for a continuance is called a ...






43. The abbreviation for elixir is...






44. An organization that offers health insurance at a fixed monthly premium with little or no deductible and works through a primary care is called a ...






45. The word element ADENO means






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

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47. The abbreviation for intramuscular is...






48. The major vein that drains the liver is called the...






49. When applying leads -aply V1 lead.............






50. What licence must a physician have to dispense -precribe or administer controlled substances?