AMCA CERTIFICATION TEST - MEDICAL ASSISTING STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025.pdf

AMCA CERTIFICATION TEST -
MEDICAL ASSISTING STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
1)AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAconsideredAaAparasiticAinfection?

A.ALymeAdisease

B.ARabies

C.ARingworm

D.AMalariaA-AcorrectAanswersD.AMalaria

2)AAspirinAandAacetaminophenAareAexamplesAof:

A.AAnalgesicsAandAantipyretics

B.AAntitussivesAandAdecongestants

C.AAntihistaminesAandAantiemetics

D.AAntidotesAandAantibioticsA-AcorrectAanswersA.AAnalgesicsAandAantipyretics

3)ADemerolA75Amg,AIMAeveryA4Ahours,AasAneededAforAsevereApain,AisAwhatAtypeAofAmedicationA
order?

A.ASingle

B.APRN

C.AStat

D.ARoutineA-AcorrectAanswersB.APRN

4)AThisAunitAinAtheAhospitalAisArunAbyAphysiciansAandAexpertsAinAtheAfieldAofAmusculoskeletalAdis
ordersAofAbones,Ajoints,AligamentsAandAtendons,AidentifyAthisAdepartment.

A.ARheumatology

B.AObstetrics

C.AOphthalmology

D.AOncologyA-AcorrectAanswersA.ARheumatology

5)AMSDSAinformationAincludes:

A.ATableAofAchemicalAelements

,B.AProductAmanufacturingAconditions

C.AGeneralAandAemergencyAinformation

D.AInformationAonAcompetitorAproductsA-
AcorrectAanswersC.AGeneralAandAemergencyAinformation



6)ATheAphysicianAprescribesAaAbuccalAmedication.ATheAmedicalAassistantAshouldAinstructAtheAp
atientAto:

A.APlaceAtheAmedicationAbetweenAtheAlowerAteethAandAcheek

B.AChewAtheAmedicationAandAswallowAit

C.APlaceAtheAmedicationAunderAtheAtongue

D.ADissolveAtheAmedicationAinAwaterAandAdrinkAitA-
AcorrectAanswersA.APlaceAtheAmedicationAbetweenAtheAlowerAteethAandAcheek



7)AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAbestAspecimenAtoAtestAforAlevelsAofAironAinAtheAblood?

A.ATheAoneAcollectedAinAaAtubeAthatAcontainsAsodiumAcitrate

B.ATheAoneAcollectedAinAaAmicrocuvette

C.ATheAoneAcollectedAinAtheAtubeAthatAcontainsAEDTA

D.ATheAoneAcollectedAinAaAtubeAwithAnoAadditiveA-
AcorrectAanswersC.ATheAoneAcollectedAinAtheAtubeAthatAcontainsAEDTA



8)AAllApathogensAare:

A.AMicroorganismsAthatAliveAinAsoil

B.AMicrobesAthatAcanAcauseAdisease

C.ACommunicableAmicroorganisms

D.ANormalAbacteriaAfoundAonAskinA-AcorrectAanswersB.AMicrobesAthatAcanAcauseAdisease

9)AEveryAprescriptionAforAaAcontrolledAsubstanceArequiresAtheAphysiciansAsignatureAandAaA____
________Anumber?

A.AFDA

B.ADEA

C.EPA

D.CDCA-AcorrectAanswersB.ADEA

10)AWhenAusingAaANo.A10Aenvelope,AwhereAshouldAtheAaddressAbeAplaced?

,A.A10AlinesAdownAfromAtheAtopAandA4AinchesAfromAtheAleftAedgeAofAtheAenvelope

B.A14AlinesAdownAfromAtheAtopAandA2AinchesAfromAtheAleftAedgeAofAtheAenvelope

C.A10AlinesAdownAfromAtheAtopAandA2AinchesAfromAtheAleftAedgeAofAtheAenvelope

D.A14AlinesAdownAfromAtheAtopAandA4AinchesAfromAtheAleftAedgeAofAtheAenvelopeA-
AcorrectAanswersC.A10AlinesAdownAfromAtheAtopAandA2AinchesAfromAtheAleftAofAtheAedgeAofAtheA


envelope

11)AWhatAdrugApreventsAtheAactionAofAanotherAdrugAorAchemical?

A.ATrade

B.ANarcotic

C.ASynergist

D.AAntagonistA-AcorrectAanswersD.AAntagonist

12)ACo-insuranceAisAcalculatedAbasedAonAa:

A.AAAcapitationArate

B.APercentageAofAcharge

C.AAAfixedAchargeAforAeachAvisit

D.ANumberAofApolicyAholdersAinAtheAplanA-AcorrectAanswersB.APercentageAofAcharge

13)AMusclesAthatAactAonAtheAkneeAjointAexhibitAtwoAactions:

A.AAdductionAandAlateralArotation

B.AMedicalArotationAandAextension

C.AAdductionAandAAbduction

D.AFlexionAandAextensionA-AcorrectAanswersD.AFlexionAandAextension

14)AAAstructureAthatAisAcomposedAofAtwoAorAmoreAtissueAtypesAisAcalledAa/an:

A.ASystem

B.AOrganism

C.AOrgan

D.ACellA-AcorrectAanswersC.AOrgan

15)ACellularArespirationAisAaAfunctionAofAthe:

A.ACellAmembrane

B.AMitochondria

, C.AGolgiAapparatus

D.ANucleusA-AcorrectAanswersB.AMitochondria

16)ASomaticAtremorAisAtheAresultAof:

A.AMuscleAmovement

B.ALooseAsensors

C.AUnequalAamountsAofAelectrolytes

D.AImproperAstandardizationAofAtheAinstrumentA-AcorrectAanswersA.AMuscleAmovement

17)ATheAsmallestAstructuralAunitAofAtheAnervousAsystemAisAthe:

A.ASpinalAcord

B.ANeurofibrils

C.ANeuron

D.ASupineA-AcorrectAanswersC.ANeuron

18)AAApatientAcameAintoAtheAdoctor'sAofficeAwithAchestApainAandAshortnessAofAbreath.AwhichAp
ositionAisAtheAbestAtoAhelpAhimAbreatheAbetter?

A.ALithotomy

B.AProne

C.AFowler's

D.ASupineA-AcorrectAanswersC.AFowler's

19)ATheAprimaryAfunctionAofAtheAnervousAsystemAis:

A.AToAprotectAdeepAorgans

B.AToAcleanseAtheAbloodAofApathogens

C.AToAdetectAchangesAinAtheAinternalAandAexternalAenvironmentAandArespondAappropriately

D.AToAprovideAbodyAsupportAandAleversAforAmuscleAactionA-
AcorrectAanswersC.AToAdetectAchangesAinAtheAinternalAandAexternalAenvironmentAandArespondA


appropriately

20)AMr.ASmithAisAsufferingAfromAanAenlargementAofAtheAbonesAinAtheAentireAskullAasAwellAasAinAt
heAhandsAandAfeet,AinAadditionAtoAthickeningAofAtheAskin.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAconditionsAisA
Mr.ASmithAsufferingAfrom?

A.AAddison's