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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. In the application of electrodes -secure the electrode by rubbing your finger around the .......... area






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






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






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






5. Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called...






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






7. With vital signs - any abnormal measurement must be inmediately reported to the...






8. The medical term for paralysis on one side of the body is...






9. Erythema refers to...






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






11. The abbreviation for Papanicolaou smear iss...






12. 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 ...






13. When anticoagulated blood is centrifuged....... goes to the tope of the tube.






14. Which test measures both suga and acetone in the urine?






15. The absence of one or more complete cardiac cycles where the rhythm is interrupted is referred to as...






16. Making a duplicate file to protect computer information form being lost is called making a....






17. A form to itemize deposits made to savings or checking accounts is called...






18. A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is...






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






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






21. The name for the collar bone is...






22. The medical term for turning the palm foward - as applied to the hand is...






23. A downward or negative wave of an electrocariogram following the P-wave is the...






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






25. Body temperature measured under the arm of a patient is called the..... temperature






26. An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing is ...






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






28. The abbreviation for suppository is...






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






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






31. Inflammation of the nasal mucosa results in...






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






33. FICA provides benefits for...






34. The science of the function of cells -tissues - and organs of the body is called...






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






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






37. When writting a bussiness letter -the salutation of a letter should be followed by wich punctuation mark?






38. The major artery that supplies the abdomen is called the.............. artery






39. A letter should be folded in................. using a #10 envelope?






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






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






42. Information given by a patient to a medical personnel which cannot be disclosed witout consent of the person who gave it is...






43. Contact with blood - or other body fluids to which universal precautions apply through percutaneous inoculation - or contact with an open wound - non-intact skin - or mocous membrane during the performance of normal duties' This definition(found in t






44. A drug that decreases congestion is calleg a...






45. The abbreviation for fluid is...






46. The final decision of a court in an action or suit is...






47. A record of debits -credits -and balances is referred to as a patient's...






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






49. 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...






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