AAMA Study Guide, AAMA Practice Test Study
Guide, AAMA Study Guide Front Office, AAMA
CMA Practice Exam #2 – Q&A
Describes the body's ability to maintain its normal state ✔️Ans -
Homeostasis
Mature cells that have a nucleus ✔️Ans - Lymphocyte, monocyte,
basophil, neutrophil
Known to help prevent infection ✔️Ans - Hair in the nose, mucous
membranes, saliva,tears
Flexible connective tissue that is attached to bones at the joints ✔️Ans -
Cartilage
Located on the mediastinum ✔️Ans - Aorta, esophagus,heart, trachea
Body cavity that contains the pituitary gland ✔️Ans - Cranial
Closes and seals off the lower airway during swallowing ✔️Ans -
Epiglottis
Located beneath the diaphragm in the left upper quadrant of the abdominal
cavity ✔️Ans - Liver
Anatomical region of abdomen lies just distal to the sternum ✔️Ans -
Epigastric
Cavities separated by the diaphragm ✔️Ans - Pericardial and pleural
Term describing the motion of bending the forearm toward the body
✔️Ans - Flexion
Position where the patient lies face down ✔️Ans - Prone
If the foot is abducted, it is moved in which direction? ✔️Ans - Outward
,The anatomical location of the spinal canal ✔️Ans - Dorsal
Structural, fibrous protein found in the dermis ✔️Ans - Collagen
A patient has a fracture in which the radius is bent but not displaced, and
the skin is intact. This type of fracture is known as.... ✔️Ans - Closed,
Greenstick
Large bone found superior to the patella and inferior to the ischium
✔️Ans - Femur
The physician directs the medical assistant to complete a request form for
an x-Ray study of the fibula. This procedure will be performed on what
structure? ✔️Ans - Lower leg
Disorder characterized by uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during
the day ✔️Ans - Narcolepsy
The point at which an impulse is transmitted from one neuron to another
neuron is called.... ✔️Ans - Synapse
Controls body temperature, sleep, and appetite ✔️Ans - Hypothalamus
Cranial nerve that is related to sense of smell ✔️Ans - Olfactory
Substance that aids the transmission of nerve impulses ✔️Ans -
Acetylcholine
The carotid pulse location ✔️Ans - On the anterior side of the neck
A patient sustains severe blunt trauma to the left upper abdomen and
requires surgery. The body organ most likely to be involved is the....
✔️Ans - Spleen
Location of the sinoatrial node ✔️Ans - In the upper wall of the right
atrium
, Blood flows from the right ventricle of the heart into the.... ✔️Ans -
Pulmonary arteries
Oxygenated blood is carried to the heart by the.... ✔️Ans - Pulmonary
veins
The thoracic cage is a structural unit important for... ✔️Ans -
Respiration
Exhaled air, when compared with inhaled air, contains more... ✔️Ans -
Carbon dioxide, and less oxygen
In the lungs, gas exchange occurs in tiny one-celled air sacs called.....
✔️Ans - Alveoli
Bile enters the gastrointestinal tract at the.... ✔️Ans - Duodenum
Segments of the large intestine ✔️Ans - Ileum
Condition characterized by incompetence of the esophageal sphincter
✔️Ans - Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Organ removes bilirubin from the blood, manufactures plasma proteins,
and is involved with the production of prothrombin and fibrinogen
✔️Ans - Liver
An accessory organ of the gastrointestinal system that is responsible for
secreting insulin ✔️Ans - Liver
Lymphoid organ that is a reservoir for red blood cells and filters organisms
from the blood ✔️Ans - Spleen
The process whereby the stomach muscles contact to propel food through
the digestive tract ✔️Ans - Peristalsis
Saliva contains an enzyme that acts upon... ✔️Ans - Starches
In men, specimens for gonococcal cultures are most commonly obtained
from? ✔️Ans - Urethra
Guide, AAMA Study Guide Front Office, AAMA
CMA Practice Exam #2 – Q&A
Describes the body's ability to maintain its normal state ✔️Ans -
Homeostasis
Mature cells that have a nucleus ✔️Ans - Lymphocyte, monocyte,
basophil, neutrophil
Known to help prevent infection ✔️Ans - Hair in the nose, mucous
membranes, saliva,tears
Flexible connective tissue that is attached to bones at the joints ✔️Ans -
Cartilage
Located on the mediastinum ✔️Ans - Aorta, esophagus,heart, trachea
Body cavity that contains the pituitary gland ✔️Ans - Cranial
Closes and seals off the lower airway during swallowing ✔️Ans -
Epiglottis
Located beneath the diaphragm in the left upper quadrant of the abdominal
cavity ✔️Ans - Liver
Anatomical region of abdomen lies just distal to the sternum ✔️Ans -
Epigastric
Cavities separated by the diaphragm ✔️Ans - Pericardial and pleural
Term describing the motion of bending the forearm toward the body
✔️Ans - Flexion
Position where the patient lies face down ✔️Ans - Prone
If the foot is abducted, it is moved in which direction? ✔️Ans - Outward
,The anatomical location of the spinal canal ✔️Ans - Dorsal
Structural, fibrous protein found in the dermis ✔️Ans - Collagen
A patient has a fracture in which the radius is bent but not displaced, and
the skin is intact. This type of fracture is known as.... ✔️Ans - Closed,
Greenstick
Large bone found superior to the patella and inferior to the ischium
✔️Ans - Femur
The physician directs the medical assistant to complete a request form for
an x-Ray study of the fibula. This procedure will be performed on what
structure? ✔️Ans - Lower leg
Disorder characterized by uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during
the day ✔️Ans - Narcolepsy
The point at which an impulse is transmitted from one neuron to another
neuron is called.... ✔️Ans - Synapse
Controls body temperature, sleep, and appetite ✔️Ans - Hypothalamus
Cranial nerve that is related to sense of smell ✔️Ans - Olfactory
Substance that aids the transmission of nerve impulses ✔️Ans -
Acetylcholine
The carotid pulse location ✔️Ans - On the anterior side of the neck
A patient sustains severe blunt trauma to the left upper abdomen and
requires surgery. The body organ most likely to be involved is the....
✔️Ans - Spleen
Location of the sinoatrial node ✔️Ans - In the upper wall of the right
atrium
, Blood flows from the right ventricle of the heart into the.... ✔️Ans -
Pulmonary arteries
Oxygenated blood is carried to the heart by the.... ✔️Ans - Pulmonary
veins
The thoracic cage is a structural unit important for... ✔️Ans -
Respiration
Exhaled air, when compared with inhaled air, contains more... ✔️Ans -
Carbon dioxide, and less oxygen
In the lungs, gas exchange occurs in tiny one-celled air sacs called.....
✔️Ans - Alveoli
Bile enters the gastrointestinal tract at the.... ✔️Ans - Duodenum
Segments of the large intestine ✔️Ans - Ileum
Condition characterized by incompetence of the esophageal sphincter
✔️Ans - Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Organ removes bilirubin from the blood, manufactures plasma proteins,
and is involved with the production of prothrombin and fibrinogen
✔️Ans - Liver
An accessory organ of the gastrointestinal system that is responsible for
secreting insulin ✔️Ans - Liver
Lymphoid organ that is a reservoir for red blood cells and filters organisms
from the blood ✔️Ans - Spleen
The process whereby the stomach muscles contact to propel food through
the digestive tract ✔️Ans - Peristalsis
Saliva contains an enzyme that acts upon... ✔️Ans - Starches
In men, specimens for gonococcal cultures are most commonly obtained
from? ✔️Ans - Urethra
