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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. That which in natural and continous sequence -unbroken by any new independent cause - produces an event - and without wich the injury would not have occurred is called...






2. A person or institution that gives medical care is a...






3. When the patient is breathing with only the upper part of the lugs this is refereed to as...






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






5. A newsletter that wighs less than one pound would be considered.............. class mail.






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






7. Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to a third person is...






8. The computer key DEL command means...






9. Lack of physicl or mental fitness is known as...






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






11. A drug that reduces anxiety is called...






12. Located between the pharynx and trachea - and containing the vocal cords is the...






13. ............................ are defined as what are right and wrong.






14. The abbreviation for suppository is...






15. As part of the office bookkeping procedures -the physician's bank statement should be reconciled with the....






16. What kind of environment do microorganisms grow best in?






17. The medical term for tube feeding is...






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






19. Physicians with a narcotics license are required to register on June 30 of each year with...






20. Arterioles are smallest type of...






21. A health care worker who unconsciously transports harmful bacteria but is not ill called a...






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






23. The abbreviation CARB means...






24. The lid to the centrifuge should be kept....... when in use.






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






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






27. A drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate is called a...






28. Performing a ........ as part of a complete blood count determines the ratio of the volume packed red blood cells to that of whole blood.






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






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






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






32. When caring for patients with physical disabilities all of the following must be taken into consideration except...






33. Which of the following is used to take an infant's rectal temperature?






34. Tendons -joints -bones - and cartilages are in the......... system






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






36. When preparing a blood smear form a skin puncture you should........... the first drop....






37. The lining of the duodenum is composed of thousands of tiny finger-like projections called....






38. When mixing reagents always read the label






39. In the medical office the most frequently performed pulmonay function tests is....






40. The radial pulse is located in the...






41. In a visual acuity reading of 20/60 - what does the 20 represent?






42. The withdrawl of a physician form the care of a patient witout reasonable notice of such discharge form the case by the patient is...






43. When using an evacuated tube for collection of electrolytes use a...






44. A condition of the nasal septum turning away form the midline is called a...






45. 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






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






47. General infection-control procedures are designed to prevent transmission of a wide range of ................ and to provide a wide margin of safety in the varied situations encountered in the health-care environment.






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






49. When the patient makes abnormal noises like snoring sounds when he/she is breathing - it is called.......






50. A CLIA waived pregnancy test is based on the detenction of which one of the following?