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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 vein that drains the pelvis is called the ...






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






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






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






5. A skilled nursing facility for patients receiving specialized care after discharge form a hospital is called...






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






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






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






9. The major artery to the head is called the






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






11. Which degree of burn is the most serious?






12. A drug that produces sleed is called a...






13. The abbreviation for electroencephalogram is...






14. 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...






15. The............. pages of the Physician's Desk Reference is where a medical assistant would be able to locate a medication by brand or genetic name.






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






17. Lying flat on one's back with arms at one's side is the.......... position






18. 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 ...






19. A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give testimony is a...






20. The divisions of the trachea which enter the lungs are called the...






21. The combination of sensors or electrodes used for lead # 1 is...






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






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






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






25. Sodium citrate is an anticoagulant of choice for coagulation studies because it protects certain of the.....






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






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






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






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






30. When mixing reagents always read the label






31. Failure to do something hat a reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances that ends up causing harm to another person or a person's property is...






32. Lating for 'he who acts through another acts for himself' is called...






33. With vital signs -any abnormal measurement must be immediatly reported to the ....






34. The humerus is located in the....






35. Which of the following locations is usually used for taking a pulse?






36. The autoclave sterilizes or completely destroys microorganism by combining...






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






38. An apical pulse is the method of choice for...






39. When the heart rhythm is abnormal it is referred to as...






40. The opposite of deep is...






41. The abbreviation for two times a day is...






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






43. The major artery that supplies that upper arm is called the .....






44. Inflammation of the gallbladder is called...






45. hen using a centrifuge - make sure equal weights are...






46. The zygomatic bone is located in the...






47. The smaller of the lower leg bones is called...






48. Contaminated laundryy shall be........ where it was soiled.






49. An nstrument called a centrifuge.....






50. 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...