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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 time established for filling law suits is...






2. Branches of the bundle branches - which transmit the impluses to the walls of the ventricles - causing the ventricles to the contract are called...






3. Wgen a drop of blood is placed on a slide -place a second slide............ the first slide.






4. An unexpected event which may cause injury is called...






5. 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.






6. A person being sued is called the...






7. What is considered a normal adult pulse rate?






8. Inflammation of the appendix is called...






9. The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is...






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






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






12. A drug used to relieve a cough is called an...






13. The medical term for an involuntary movement is...






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






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






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






17. A previous injury -disease or physical condition that existed before the health insurance policy was ussued is called...






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






19. The medical term for the adnormal shortening of a muscle is...






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






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






22. The fibula is located in the ...






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






24. What type of blood sample will be needed to perform a hemoglobin test?






25. Making sure a tube is correctly labeled with the patient's complete name and identification number is part of the facilities...... plan.






26. When a patient is positioned on the abdomen -arms under the head -with the head turned to one side the patient is in the ......... position






27. An incoming call should be answered by the ..... ring.






28. The computer's directional arrow keys...






29. The word element RENAL means...






30. Conduct -courtesy -and manners that are customarily used in a medical office by medical professionals are known as...






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






32. The medical term for paralysis form the waist down is...






33. The ................ wave represents atrial depolarization...






34. The femur is located in the...






35. The abbreviation for tincture is ...






36. Concent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unproventable results of that treatment is called...






37. A drug that causes urination is called a...






38. The .............. form is used by non-institutuinal providers and suppliers to bill Medicare - Part B covered services.






39. When anticoagulated blood is centrifuged...... goes to the bottom of the tube.






40. To use a physical chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life including highly resistant bacterial endospores is to...






41. The majority of the bones in the arms and legs are.......... bones






42. The maxilla is located in the ...






43. A recap sheet that accompanies a Medicare or Medicaid check - showing breakdown and explanation of payment on a claim is called...






44. An international perversion of thuth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance uopm it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right is called...






45. Which of these generally results form an act of carelessness - without an intent to harm?






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






47. When PVC's fall o the T wave - occurs in pairs -runs of 3 or more -or are multiform in nature -these conditions are called....






48. The bladder -urethra -kidneys - and erethers are in the ................system






49. Awrong committed against another person or the person's property is a...






50. When you pull the second slide apart form the first slide -let them...