AAO PRACTICE TEST 6TH EDITION OPHTHALMIC
MEDICAL ASSISTING QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED SOLUTIONS ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100%
CORRECT!!
What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for?
A). Joined Command of Alternate Healthcare Personnel in
Ophthalmology
B). Joined Committee of All Healthcare Personnel in Ophthalmology
C). Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
D). Joint Committee of All Health Personnel in Ophthalmology Correct
Answers C). Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in
Ophthalmology
[Ch.1]
What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant?
A). diagnosing certain conditions
B). making prognostic estimates
C). performing certain diagnostic tests
D). prescribing treatment for certain problems Correct Answers C).
performing certain diagnostic tests
Which eye care professional is a medical doctor?
A). optometrist
B). ocularist
C). ophthalmologist
,D). Sorthoptist Correct Answers C). Ophthalmologist
Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for eyeglasses?
A). ocularist
B). optician
C). ophthalmic medical technician
D). orthoptist Correct Answers B). Optician
What does an orthoptist do?
A). fits prosthesis
B). evaluates double vision
C). dispenses contact lenses
D). grinds eyeglass lenses Correct Answers B). Evaluates Double Vision
What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one area of
the eye?
A). an optician
B). an ocularist
C). an optometrist
D). a subspecialist Correct Answers D). A Subspecialist
Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic eye?
A). ocularist
,B). optician
C). orthoptist
D). optometrist Correct Answers A). Ocularist
What is the level directly above certified ophthalmic medical assistant
on JCAHPO's certification ladder?
A). certified ophthalmic medical technologist
B). certified ophthalmic registered nurse
C). certified ophthalmic technician
D). certified ophthalmic photographer Correct Answers C). Certified
Ophthalmic Technician
[Ch.1]
What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle?
A). rotates the eye inward toward the nose
B). rotates the eye outward toward the temple
C). rotates the eye downward and inward toward the nose
D). rotates the eye downward and outward toward the temple Correct
Answers A). Rotates the eye inward toward the nose
[Ch.2]
In this figure of the visual pathway, the structures are correctly identified
as which of the following?
-Picture not included currently
, A). (1) visual cortex (2) optic tract (3) optic nerve
B). (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) geniculate body
C). (1) optic chiasm (2) optic tract (3) geniculate body
D). (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) visual cortex Correct Answers
D). (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) visual cortex
Which part of the eye provides two-thirds of the focusing power of the
eye?
A). retina
B). conjunctiva
C). sclera
D). cornea Correct Answers D). Cornea
Aqueous fluid leaves the eye in what sequence?
A). trabecular meshwork, through canal of Schlemm, to anterior
chamber
B). angle canal of Schlemm, through trabecular meshwork, to surface
blood vessels
C). anterior chamber angle, through trabecular meshwork, to canal of
Schlemm
D). anterior chamber angle, through surface blood vessels, to trabecular
meshwork Correct Answers C). Anterior chamber angle, through
trabecular meshwork, to canal of Schlemm
MEDICAL ASSISTING QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED SOLUTIONS ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100%
CORRECT!!
What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for?
A). Joined Command of Alternate Healthcare Personnel in
Ophthalmology
B). Joined Committee of All Healthcare Personnel in Ophthalmology
C). Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
D). Joint Committee of All Health Personnel in Ophthalmology Correct
Answers C). Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in
Ophthalmology
[Ch.1]
What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant?
A). diagnosing certain conditions
B). making prognostic estimates
C). performing certain diagnostic tests
D). prescribing treatment for certain problems Correct Answers C).
performing certain diagnostic tests
Which eye care professional is a medical doctor?
A). optometrist
B). ocularist
C). ophthalmologist
,D). Sorthoptist Correct Answers C). Ophthalmologist
Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for eyeglasses?
A). ocularist
B). optician
C). ophthalmic medical technician
D). orthoptist Correct Answers B). Optician
What does an orthoptist do?
A). fits prosthesis
B). evaluates double vision
C). dispenses contact lenses
D). grinds eyeglass lenses Correct Answers B). Evaluates Double Vision
What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one area of
the eye?
A). an optician
B). an ocularist
C). an optometrist
D). a subspecialist Correct Answers D). A Subspecialist
Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic eye?
A). ocularist
,B). optician
C). orthoptist
D). optometrist Correct Answers A). Ocularist
What is the level directly above certified ophthalmic medical assistant
on JCAHPO's certification ladder?
A). certified ophthalmic medical technologist
B). certified ophthalmic registered nurse
C). certified ophthalmic technician
D). certified ophthalmic photographer Correct Answers C). Certified
Ophthalmic Technician
[Ch.1]
What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle?
A). rotates the eye inward toward the nose
B). rotates the eye outward toward the temple
C). rotates the eye downward and inward toward the nose
D). rotates the eye downward and outward toward the temple Correct
Answers A). Rotates the eye inward toward the nose
[Ch.2]
In this figure of the visual pathway, the structures are correctly identified
as which of the following?
-Picture not included currently
, A). (1) visual cortex (2) optic tract (3) optic nerve
B). (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) geniculate body
C). (1) optic chiasm (2) optic tract (3) geniculate body
D). (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) visual cortex Correct Answers
D). (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) visual cortex
Which part of the eye provides two-thirds of the focusing power of the
eye?
A). retina
B). conjunctiva
C). sclera
D). cornea Correct Answers D). Cornea
Aqueous fluid leaves the eye in what sequence?
A). trabecular meshwork, through canal of Schlemm, to anterior
chamber
B). angle canal of Schlemm, through trabecular meshwork, to surface
blood vessels
C). anterior chamber angle, through trabecular meshwork, to canal of
Schlemm
D). anterior chamber angle, through surface blood vessels, to trabecular
meshwork Correct Answers C). Anterior chamber angle, through
trabecular meshwork, to canal of Schlemm
