MED CERT REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2024/25
Which word best describes a medical assistant who works effectively as a team member in the medical
office? - ANS// Accountable
Accreditation may be defined as? - ANS// A process in which recognition is granted to an education
program.
Which one organization declared medical assisting an allied health profession? - ANS// US Department
of Health, Education, and Welfare
Which organization offers the Registered Medical Assistant credential? - ANS// AMT
The CMA and RMA examinations cover all of the following distinct areas of knowledge except? - ANS//
Criminal Justice
Which organization publishes a journal called Professional Medical Assistants? - ANS// AAMA
Which professional attribute indicates the ability to understand someone else's situation? - ANS//
Empathy
The goal of the 1996 AAMA Role Delineation Study was to? - ANS// Revise and update the standards
used for the accreditation of medical assisting programs.
The initials RMA listed after a medical assistant's name indicate? - ANS// Credential
After you become a certified medical assistant how often is re certification required? - ANS// Every five
years.
Which term refers to legal, mental or moral responsibility? - ANS// Accountability
, What is allowed as long as the MA credential remains current? - ANS// Re certification
What are the greatest benefits of an AAMA membership? - ANS// Legal counsel
Group insurance
Large variety of educational opportunities
What is the website address for the National Board of Medical Examiners? - ANS// www.nbme.org
OSHA and CLIA do not currently require the MA to be? - ANS// Credentialed
Which statutes include regulations regarding the testing of patient specimens and interpreting of results
in the medical office? - ANS// CLIA
The abbreviation CMA when listed after a name is his or her? - ANS// Credentials
A prefix is? - ANS// A word structure at the beginning of a term that modifies the root.
What is the suffix meaning inflammation? - ANS// -itis
The abbreviation for the word diagnosis is? - ANS// dx
The prefix ab- means? - ANS// Away from
The combining form is the? - ANS// Word root with the combining vowel attached (written with a
separating vertical slash)
What suffix means weakness? - ANS// -asthenia
When the combining form cyan/o is used, it means that? - ANS// The object is blue
ANSWERS 2024/25
Which word best describes a medical assistant who works effectively as a team member in the medical
office? - ANS// Accountable
Accreditation may be defined as? - ANS// A process in which recognition is granted to an education
program.
Which one organization declared medical assisting an allied health profession? - ANS// US Department
of Health, Education, and Welfare
Which organization offers the Registered Medical Assistant credential? - ANS// AMT
The CMA and RMA examinations cover all of the following distinct areas of knowledge except? - ANS//
Criminal Justice
Which organization publishes a journal called Professional Medical Assistants? - ANS// AAMA
Which professional attribute indicates the ability to understand someone else's situation? - ANS//
Empathy
The goal of the 1996 AAMA Role Delineation Study was to? - ANS// Revise and update the standards
used for the accreditation of medical assisting programs.
The initials RMA listed after a medical assistant's name indicate? - ANS// Credential
After you become a certified medical assistant how often is re certification required? - ANS// Every five
years.
Which term refers to legal, mental or moral responsibility? - ANS// Accountability
, What is allowed as long as the MA credential remains current? - ANS// Re certification
What are the greatest benefits of an AAMA membership? - ANS// Legal counsel
Group insurance
Large variety of educational opportunities
What is the website address for the National Board of Medical Examiners? - ANS// www.nbme.org
OSHA and CLIA do not currently require the MA to be? - ANS// Credentialed
Which statutes include regulations regarding the testing of patient specimens and interpreting of results
in the medical office? - ANS// CLIA
The abbreviation CMA when listed after a name is his or her? - ANS// Credentials
A prefix is? - ANS// A word structure at the beginning of a term that modifies the root.
What is the suffix meaning inflammation? - ANS// -itis
The abbreviation for the word diagnosis is? - ANS// dx
The prefix ab- means? - ANS// Away from
The combining form is the? - ANS// Word root with the combining vowel attached (written with a
separating vertical slash)
What suffix means weakness? - ANS// -asthenia
When the combining form cyan/o is used, it means that? - ANS// The object is blue
