Medical Assistant NHA Exam With
Questions And Answers 2026- 2027
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metastasis - ANSWER-The spread of cancer cells beyond their
original site
villus - ANSWER-folded projection that increases the surface
area of the walls of the small intestine
ganglion - ANSWER-collection of nerve cell bodies in the
peripheral nervous system
cicatrix - ANSWER-a normal scar resulting from the healing of
a wound
Hepatitis - ANSWER-inflammation of the liver Anterior -
ANSWER-front of the body
bilateral - ANSWER-both sides
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Caudal - ANSWER-toward the tail
Cephalic - ANSWER-head
dextro - ANSWER-right
Distal - ANSWER-farther away from
dorsal recumbent - ANSWER-lying on back with legs bent and
feet flat
Eversion - ANSWER-turning outward or inside out extension -
ANSWER-Straightening a body part
External - ANSWER-outside
Flexion - ANSWER-bending a joint
Fowler's position - ANSWER-Raising the head of the bed at a
90 degree angle
Inferior - ANSWER-below
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Internal - ANSWER-inside
knee-chest, knee-elbow position - ANSWER-Drawing the knees
to the chest
Lateral - ANSWER-to the side, away from the middle lithotomy
position - ANSWER-lying on back with legs raised and feet in
stirrups
Medial - ANSWER-midline of the body
oblique - ANSWER-Slanting, on an incline
peripheral - ANSWER-Outside the center area
Posterior - ANSWER-back of body
prone - ANSWER-lying face down
Proximal - ANSWER-Closer to the point of attachment or
center
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quadrant - ANSWER-dividing an area horizontally and
vertically into four parts
recumbent - ANSWER-lying down on side
Rotation - ANSWER-Turning around an axis or center point.