AAPC CPC Exam Study Guide QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|A+ GRADE 2025/2026

AAPC CPC Exam Study Guide

-centesis - ANS-puncture, faucet
-desis - ANS-binding, fusion
-ectomy - ANS-excision, surgical elimination
-graphy - ANS-act of recording facts
-pexy - ANS-surgical fixation
-plasty - ANS-plastic repair, plastic surgical operation, reconstruction
-tripsy - ANS-crushing
Ab- - ANS-away from
Abdominal cavity - ANS-space containing the lowest portion of the esophagus, the belly,
intestines (with the exception of the sigmoid colon and rectum), kidneys, liver, gallbladder,
pancreas, spleen, and ureters
Ad- - ANS-in the direction of, near
Ante- - ANS-earlier than
Anterior (ventral) - ANS-Toward the the front of the frame
blephar/o - ANS-eyelid
bucc/o - ANS-cheek
cholecyst/o - ANS-gallbladder
Colp/o - ANS-vagina
Cutaneous membrane - ANS-the pores and skin, froms the outer masking of the body
cyst/o - ANS-fluid sac or pouch, urinary bladder
Deep (internal) - ANS-towards the middle of the frame
derm/o - ANS-pores and skin
Distal - ANS-further from the factor of attachment or from a given reference factor
Ec-, Ecto- - ANS-out, outdoor
encephal/o - ANS-mind
End/o - ANS-in, inside
Enter/o - ANS-gut
Epidermis consists of what number of layers - ANS-four to 5 layers
Frontal (coronal) - ANS-Cuts at a proper attitude to the midline back and forth, dividing the
frame into front (anterior) and returned (posterior) sections
hem/o, hemat/o - ANS-blood
How many frame cavities are there? - ANS-5
how many membranes are there in the human frame? - ANS-five
How many systems does hair have? - ANS-Two; hair follicle and the shaft
Inferior (caudal) - ANS-under; closer to the lower stop of the spine
Lateral - ANS-Toward the aspect of the body
Medial - ANS-Toward the midline of the frame