Certified Medical Assistant Practice
Exam Complete Solution Graded A+
Which of the following planes divides the body into anterior and posterior portions? -
correct answerTransverse
Which of the following systems pumps and distributes blood throughout the body? -
correct answerCardiovascular
The 4 major types of tissue in the body are - correct answerMuscle, nervous,
epithelial, and connective
The upper respiratory tract includes all of the following EXCEPT the - correct
answerBronchi
The accessory organs include the - correct answerGallbladder, liver, and pancreas
Hydrocele means - correct answerSwelling of the testes
All of the following are true about leukocytes EXCEPT - correct answerLeukocytes
are responsible for blood clotting
Tendonitis is a(n) - correct answerInflammation of the tendon
The function of the skin includes all of the following EXCEPT - correct
answerTransportation of immune cells
The nucleus is - correct answerThe control center that directs the activity of the cell
Cholelithiasis is - correct answerGallstones
The sensory organs include all of the following EXCEPT - correct answerThe
pharynx
Which of the following terms means "the surgical removal of the kidney"? - correct
answerNephrectomy
The combing form cost/o refers to which of the following anatomic structures? -
correct answerRib
All of the following compoents are a part of the Sigmund Freud's theories of
psychology EXCEPT - correct answerBehaviorism
, Which of the following terms means "difficulty swallowing"? - correct
answerDsyphagia
Cognitive theory offers an approach to psychology that encourages individuals to
examine - correct answerErrors in their thinking
Which suffix means " surgical repair"? - correct answerPlasty
Which of the following conditions is commonly known as a bruise? - correct
answerHematoma
Each of the following identifies one of Elizabeth Kubler- Ross's 5 stages of grief
EXCEPT - correct answerShock
The most accurate definition of "defense mechanisms" in psychology is - correct
answerStrategies individuals use to avoid difficult or painful feelings
All of the following statements about renewing the CMA credential are true EXCEPT
- correct answerThe CMA credential is required in order to practice in the medical
assisting profession
Which certifying agency allows a medical assistant to use the CMA credential? -
correct answerCommission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
(CAAHEP)
Which type of resume is written specifically for an advertised job? - correct
answerLetter of recommendation
Which of the following incoming calls should the medical assistant transfer
immediately to the physician? - correct answerThe emergency room calling about
admitting an established patient with chest pain
A physician who specializes in disorders of the eye is known as which of the
following? - correct answeropthalmologist
When the medical assistant is preparing to answer incoming calls, what supplies or
items should he or she have readily available ? - correct answerAppointment book,
calender, message pad or notepad, and pen and pencil
The information needed to make a return appointment for an established patient
includes all of the following EXCEPT - correct answerPatient's employer
A patient's neighbor calls, stating that she is concerned about her friend and would
like to know what is wrong with the patient The medical assistant should: - correct
answerTactfully refuse to release any patient information without the patient's written
permission
When responding to a hearing-impaired caller, the medical assistant should - correct
answerSpeak a little more slowly and little more loudly
Exam Complete Solution Graded A+
Which of the following planes divides the body into anterior and posterior portions? -
correct answerTransverse
Which of the following systems pumps and distributes blood throughout the body? -
correct answerCardiovascular
The 4 major types of tissue in the body are - correct answerMuscle, nervous,
epithelial, and connective
The upper respiratory tract includes all of the following EXCEPT the - correct
answerBronchi
The accessory organs include the - correct answerGallbladder, liver, and pancreas
Hydrocele means - correct answerSwelling of the testes
All of the following are true about leukocytes EXCEPT - correct answerLeukocytes
are responsible for blood clotting
Tendonitis is a(n) - correct answerInflammation of the tendon
The function of the skin includes all of the following EXCEPT - correct
answerTransportation of immune cells
The nucleus is - correct answerThe control center that directs the activity of the cell
Cholelithiasis is - correct answerGallstones
The sensory organs include all of the following EXCEPT - correct answerThe
pharynx
Which of the following terms means "the surgical removal of the kidney"? - correct
answerNephrectomy
The combing form cost/o refers to which of the following anatomic structures? -
correct answerRib
All of the following compoents are a part of the Sigmund Freud's theories of
psychology EXCEPT - correct answerBehaviorism
, Which of the following terms means "difficulty swallowing"? - correct
answerDsyphagia
Cognitive theory offers an approach to psychology that encourages individuals to
examine - correct answerErrors in their thinking
Which suffix means " surgical repair"? - correct answerPlasty
Which of the following conditions is commonly known as a bruise? - correct
answerHematoma
Each of the following identifies one of Elizabeth Kubler- Ross's 5 stages of grief
EXCEPT - correct answerShock
The most accurate definition of "defense mechanisms" in psychology is - correct
answerStrategies individuals use to avoid difficult or painful feelings
All of the following statements about renewing the CMA credential are true EXCEPT
- correct answerThe CMA credential is required in order to practice in the medical
assisting profession
Which certifying agency allows a medical assistant to use the CMA credential? -
correct answerCommission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
(CAAHEP)
Which type of resume is written specifically for an advertised job? - correct
answerLetter of recommendation
Which of the following incoming calls should the medical assistant transfer
immediately to the physician? - correct answerThe emergency room calling about
admitting an established patient with chest pain
A physician who specializes in disorders of the eye is known as which of the
following? - correct answeropthalmologist
When the medical assistant is preparing to answer incoming calls, what supplies or
items should he or she have readily available ? - correct answerAppointment book,
calender, message pad or notepad, and pen and pencil
The information needed to make a return appointment for an established patient
includes all of the following EXCEPT - correct answerPatient's employer
A patient's neighbor calls, stating that she is concerned about her friend and would
like to know what is wrong with the patient The medical assistant should: - correct
answerTactfully refuse to release any patient information without the patient's written
permission
When responding to a hearing-impaired caller, the medical assistant should - correct
answerSpeak a little more slowly and little more loudly
