Test Your Knowledge! (MA)

Which of the following are the basic structural and functional units within humans?

Cells

Which of the following is the most appropriate information to include on a resume?

Certification awarded relating to the position

Which of the following actions by a physician is most likely to lead to revocation or suspension of his or her license to practice medicine?

Falsifying records

The stomach is distal to which of the following body parts?

Rectum

Which of the following phrases describes eversion?

Turning outward

Which of the following hormones is released by the hypothalamus?

Vasopressin

Which of the following combining forms means "yellow"?

Xantho-

The prefix ambi- means:

both

The position of the patella in relation to the hip is:

distal.

Goblet cells produce mucus in all of the following systems, except:

endocrine.

During digestion, the principal function of bile is emulsification of

fats.

The term that means farsightedness is:

hyperopia.

All of the following are parts of the ear, except:

iris.

An abnormal outward curvature of the spine is known as:

kyphosis.

The abbreviation that means "right eye" is:

od.

A license to practice medicine that is obtained in one state may be accepted in other state by prior agreement and is called:

reciprocity.

Which of the following suffixes means "deficiency"?

-penia.

Which of the following suffixes means "incision"?

-tomy.

If the time is currently 9:00 AM in the Pacific time zone, what is the time in the Eastern time zone?

12:00 PM

How many vertebrae comprise the spinal column in the lumbar region?

5

Which of the following is the definition of postprandial?

After a meal

A 52-year-old woman has pain in the right upper abdomen, mild jaundice, nausea, and vomiting. These symptoms are most characteristic of which of the following?

Cholelithiasis

Which of the following terms means "fear of being confined in any space"?

Claustrophobia

Which of the following combining forms means "vagina"?

Colp/o

Which of the following fractures refers to a broken bone that pierces the skin?

Compound

Which of the following types of body tissues acts as a support for other tissues and organs?

Connective

Wilson's disease is a hereditary disease caused by accumulation of which mineral in the liver?

Copper

The abbreviation "RMA," listed after a medical assistant's name, indicates which of the following?

Credential

Which of the following terminology is used for inflammation of the lacrimal gland?

Dacryoadenitis

Which of the following words is misspelled?

Desication

Pott's fracture involves which of the following structures of the body?

Distal end of tibia or fibula

Which of the following syndromes is also known as trisomy 21?

Down

Which of the following documents is prepared when a patient decides to grant his daughter the legal authority to act on his behalf?

Durable power of attorney

Which of the following is an example of a hinge joint?

Elbow

A patient with Addison's disease should be examined by which of the following types of specialists?

Endocrinologist

The stomach is located in which of the following anatomic regions?

Epigastric

Which of the following terms means "nosebleed"?

Epistaxis

When a medical assistant has been certified, how often is recertification required?

Every 5 years

Which of the following trace elements increases resistance to tooth decay?

Fluoride

Which of the following terms means enlargement of the liver?

Hepatomegaly

Which of the following is the symbol for potassium?

K

Which of the following is specifically designed to protect the rights of patients with terminal illnesses?

Living will

According to tort law, the performance of an act that is wholly wrongful and unlawful is classified as which of the following?

Malfeasance

Which of the following legal terms represents an alternative to litigation?

Mediation

Which of the following terms is defined as "a decreased pH balance caused by uncontrolled diabetes mellitus"?

Metabolic acidosis

Which of the following valves is located between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart?

Mitral

Which of the following term means "heart attack"?

Myocardial infarction

Aphasia is a condition that affects which of the following body systems?

Nervous

Which of the following is an example of monounsaturated fats?

Olive oil

Which of the following means "periosteum"?

Outermost covering of the bones

The abbreviation "pCO2" refers to which of the following?

Partial pressure of carbon dioxide

Which of the following bones is located in the lower portion of the leg?

Patella

Which of the following means the contraction of smooth muscle of the wall of the digestive tract that forwards the food?

Peristalsis

Lack of intrinsic factor and a vitamin B12 deficiency causes which of the following?

Pernicious anemia

Which of the following terms refers to the back surface of the body?

Posterior

Which of the following describes attributing your own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and motives to another person?

Projection

Which of the following terms means movement of a body part anteriorly?

Protraction

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

Pruritus

A medical assistant removes sutures from a male patient, as instructed by the physician. The patient does not like the resulting scar and sues the medical assistant as well as the physician. Which of the following doctrines applies in this situation?

Respondeat superior

Which of the following microorganisms require a vector to spread disease?

Rickettsia

Which of the following planes divides the body into left and right portions?

Sagittal

"Na" is the symbol for which of the following chemical elements?

Sodium

Which of the following bones is located in the axial skeleton?

Sternum

Gustatory sensors detect which of the following?

Taste

Which of the following muscles occupies the most superior position in the body?

Temporalis

Which of the following is the reproductive organ that produces sperm?

Testis

Which of the following is the most common cyanotic cardiac defect?

Tetralogy of Fallot

Which of the following portions of the brain controls body temperature, water balance, sleep, and appetite?

Thalamus

A 3-year-old girl of divorced parents was brought by her father to the emergency department. The girl's mother has legal custody. Information from the patient's record can be released to the medical insurance company by obtaining permission from which of the following?

The mother

Which of the following hormones enhances the proliferation and function of T lymphocytes?

Thymosin

Which of the following terms is spelled correctly?

Tonsillectomy

Which of the following is a plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions?

Transverse

Which of the following muscles is located in the upper back?

Trapezius

The process in which fluid moves through a membrane in response to hydrostatic pressure is known as:

filtration.

The suffix -phagia means:

swallowing.

Diffuse cortical atrophy of the brain is characteristic of which of the following disorders?

Alzheimer's disease

A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions of the integumentary system is known as which of the following?

Dermatologist

The gallbladder is part of which of the following body systems?

Digestive

"Inferior" is most closely associated with which of the following terms?

Caudal

Which of the following hormones causes dwarfism?

Growth hormone

Which of the following terms means "destruction of red blood cells"?

Hemolysis

The release of medical information without prior written consent from a patient is an example of which of the following torts?

Invasion of privacy

Which of the following terms describes part of the external female genitalia?

Labia majora

Which of the following directional positions refers to the side of a structure?

Lateral

All of the following joints allow range of motion, except:

fibrous.

Which of the following abbreviations means "every other day"?

qod

A patient who has been advised to maintain a 1000-calorie diet on a long-term basis should eliminate which of the following foods?

Whole milk

All of the following should be included in a patient's written informed consent to participate in a research study group, except:

a disclaimer that the patient cannot withdraw from the study.

Which of the following terms describes the type of skin lesion that is most characteristic of hives?

Wheal

Which of the following is a clause of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act?

A donor may not be paid for a body part.

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross defined five stages of responses in dying patients. Which of the following is stage three?

Bargaining and guilt

Which of the following terms best describes the unprivileged touching of one person by another?

Battery

A women has been instructed to exercise her leg for four minutes, three times per day. She tells the medical assistant that she could not do the exercises because she had to go to work. Which of the following defense mechanisms is she using?

Rationalization

A 25-year-old athlete is unable to extend his knee after a football injury. Which of the following tendons is most likely injured?

Rectus femoris

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following is a physical need?

Shelter

A physician advises a patient with heart disease to stop smoking cigarettes. After leaving the medical office, the patient goes to a store and buys a "vaping" device. In his mind, he has followed his physician's instructions. This patient is displaying which of the following defense mechanisms?

Sublimation

Which of the following requires a witness to appear at a trial or deposition and to bring special records?

Subpoena duces tecum

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following is the most basic human need?

Survival

Which of the following describes cryptorchidism?

Undescended testicle

When inserting a urinary catheter, the tube is first introduced into which of the following structures?

Urethra