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AMCA EKG CRAT on Your First Try
1. Abnormal narrowing or tightening of a vessel or
tube is called:
A) Stenosis
B) Rrhaphy
C) Otomy
D) Osis
Correct answer: A
Rationale: Stenosis refers to the abnormal narrowing
or tightening of a passage or opening, such as a
blood vessel or heart valve. The suffix "-rrhaphy"
means surgical suture, "-otomy" means incision, and
"-osis" indicates a condition or disease process .
2. A graft taken from one species (e.g., pig) and
transplanted to another species (e.g., human) is
called a(n):
A) Allograft
,B) Xenograft
C) Autograft
D) Full-thickness skin graft
Correct answer: B
Rationale: A xenograft (also called heterograft) is a
graft taken from a donor of one species and
transplanted into a recipient of another species. An
allograft is between same-species individuals, and an
autograft is tissue transplanted from one site to
another on the same patient .
3. L1 refers to which anatomical part?
A) First cervical vertebra
B) First lumbar vertebra
C) First thoracic vertebra
D) Any lumbar vertebra
Correct answer: B
Rationale: L1 is the abbreviation for the first lumbar
vertebra. Cervical vertebrae are labeled C1-C7,
thoracic vertebrae are T1-T12, and lumbar vertebrae
are L1-L5 .
,4. An artificial opening through the abdominal wall
into the colon is referred to as a(n):
A) Colotomy
B) Colostomy
C) Gastrostomy
D) Ileostomy
Correct answer: B
Rationale: A colostomy is a surgical creation of an
opening (stoma) through the abdominal wall into the
colon. Colotomy is an incision into the colon,
gastrostomy is an opening into the stomach, and
ileostomy is an opening into the ileum .
5. The procedure where a spinal needle is utilized to
remove cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a(n):
A) PET scan
B) MRI
C) Lumbar puncture
D) Cerebral angiography
Correct answer: C
Rationale: A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) involves
inserting a spinal needle into the subarachnoid space
to collect CSF for diagnostic testing or to relieve
, pressure. PET scan, MRI, and cerebral angiography
are imaging procedures, not fluid collection
procedures .
6. A coronal plane divides the body into:
A) Right and left portions
B) Superior and inferior portions
C) Anterior and posterior portions
D) Upper and lower portions
Correct answer: C
Rationale: A coronal (frontal) plane divides the body
into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions. A
sagittal plane divides into right and left portions, and
a transverse (axial) plane divides into superior and
inferior (upper and lower) portions .
7. Abnormal cardiac rhythms are referred to as:
A) Dysrhythmias
B) Dysrhythmias and arrhythmias
C) Cardiac infarctions
D) Arrhythmias only
Correct answer: B
(CPC) certification, offered by the
American Academy of Professional Coders
(AAPC) | Q&A WITH RATIONALES - Pass
AMCA EKG CRAT on Your First Try
1. Abnormal narrowing or tightening of a vessel or
tube is called:
A) Stenosis
B) Rrhaphy
C) Otomy
D) Osis
Correct answer: A
Rationale: Stenosis refers to the abnormal narrowing
or tightening of a passage or opening, such as a
blood vessel or heart valve. The suffix "-rrhaphy"
means surgical suture, "-otomy" means incision, and
"-osis" indicates a condition or disease process .
2. A graft taken from one species (e.g., pig) and
transplanted to another species (e.g., human) is
called a(n):
A) Allograft
,B) Xenograft
C) Autograft
D) Full-thickness skin graft
Correct answer: B
Rationale: A xenograft (also called heterograft) is a
graft taken from a donor of one species and
transplanted into a recipient of another species. An
allograft is between same-species individuals, and an
autograft is tissue transplanted from one site to
another on the same patient .
3. L1 refers to which anatomical part?
A) First cervical vertebra
B) First lumbar vertebra
C) First thoracic vertebra
D) Any lumbar vertebra
Correct answer: B
Rationale: L1 is the abbreviation for the first lumbar
vertebra. Cervical vertebrae are labeled C1-C7,
thoracic vertebrae are T1-T12, and lumbar vertebrae
are L1-L5 .
,4. An artificial opening through the abdominal wall
into the colon is referred to as a(n):
A) Colotomy
B) Colostomy
C) Gastrostomy
D) Ileostomy
Correct answer: B
Rationale: A colostomy is a surgical creation of an
opening (stoma) through the abdominal wall into the
colon. Colotomy is an incision into the colon,
gastrostomy is an opening into the stomach, and
ileostomy is an opening into the ileum .
5. The procedure where a spinal needle is utilized to
remove cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a(n):
A) PET scan
B) MRI
C) Lumbar puncture
D) Cerebral angiography
Correct answer: C
Rationale: A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) involves
inserting a spinal needle into the subarachnoid space
to collect CSF for diagnostic testing or to relieve
, pressure. PET scan, MRI, and cerebral angiography
are imaging procedures, not fluid collection
procedures .
6. A coronal plane divides the body into:
A) Right and left portions
B) Superior and inferior portions
C) Anterior and posterior portions
D) Upper and lower portions
Correct answer: C
Rationale: A coronal (frontal) plane divides the body
into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions. A
sagittal plane divides into right and left portions, and
a transverse (axial) plane divides into superior and
inferior (upper and lower) portions .
7. Abnormal cardiac rhythms are referred to as:
A) Dysrhythmias
B) Dysrhythmias and arrhythmias
C) Cardiac infarctions
D) Arrhythmias only
Correct answer: B
