Medical Assistant Certification Exam | Comprehensive Exam Review & Practice Questions | 2026-2027
-asthenia (suffix) means "lack of strength"
Abdominal Cavity body cavity that contains the intestines
q.o.d every other day
SA node pacemaker of the heart
-algia (suffix) refers to pain
larynx organs of the respiratory system
pharynx
trachea
bronchi
phagocytosis cell eating
pinocytosis cell drinking
frontal body planes
sagittal
transverse
-kinesia movement
STAT immediately
striated types of muscle tissue
visceral
skeletal
smooth
one-thousandth (prefix) milli-
Malpractice professional negligence
may choose to accept a patient if he or she chooses legally a physician can do this
, Medical Assistant Certification Exam | Comprehensive Exam Review & Practice Questions | 2026-2027
`Encourage physicians to render emergency first aid Good Samaritan laws
`exist in all 50 states
`protect physicians against liability for negligence in certain
circumstances
`deal with the treatment of accident victims
Misdemeanor a crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year
Providing atypical care not a reason for revoking a physicians license
Confidentiality the most important item for MAs to keep in mind during their daily work routine in
the medical office
The Physician a patients medical record belongs to
Malpractice involving res ipsa loquitur the physician has the burden of proving his/her innocence
Delay treatment and inform/consult the physician a patient refuses to consent to treatment, the MA should
`Physicians who accept organs and tissue in good faith Provisions of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
relying on apparently valid documents, are protected from
lawsuits
`the time of death must be determined by a physician
` any person over the age of 18 may give all or any part of
his or her body up after death for research
Sublingual Route administering a drug by placing it under the pts tounge
10-15 degrees The angle of insertion of an ID injection
Hypolipidemic used to reduce cholesterol
half-life time require for 50% of a drug to be eliminated from the body
Liver main organ involved in the metabolism of drugs
1 1/2 inch, 21 gauge needle size used to administer an intramuscular injection
-asthenia (suffix) means "lack of strength"
Abdominal Cavity body cavity that contains the intestines
q.o.d every other day
SA node pacemaker of the heart
-algia (suffix) refers to pain
larynx organs of the respiratory system
pharynx
trachea
bronchi
phagocytosis cell eating
pinocytosis cell drinking
frontal body planes
sagittal
transverse
-kinesia movement
STAT immediately
striated types of muscle tissue
visceral
skeletal
smooth
one-thousandth (prefix) milli-
Malpractice professional negligence
may choose to accept a patient if he or she chooses legally a physician can do this
, Medical Assistant Certification Exam | Comprehensive Exam Review & Practice Questions | 2026-2027
`Encourage physicians to render emergency first aid Good Samaritan laws
`exist in all 50 states
`protect physicians against liability for negligence in certain
circumstances
`deal with the treatment of accident victims
Misdemeanor a crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year
Providing atypical care not a reason for revoking a physicians license
Confidentiality the most important item for MAs to keep in mind during their daily work routine in
the medical office
The Physician a patients medical record belongs to
Malpractice involving res ipsa loquitur the physician has the burden of proving his/her innocence
Delay treatment and inform/consult the physician a patient refuses to consent to treatment, the MA should
`Physicians who accept organs and tissue in good faith Provisions of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
relying on apparently valid documents, are protected from
lawsuits
`the time of death must be determined by a physician
` any person over the age of 18 may give all or any part of
his or her body up after death for research
Sublingual Route administering a drug by placing it under the pts tounge
10-15 degrees The angle of insertion of an ID injection
Hypolipidemic used to reduce cholesterol
half-life time require for 50% of a drug to be eliminated from the body
Liver main organ involved in the metabolism of drugs
1 1/2 inch, 21 gauge needle size used to administer an intramuscular injection
