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2025 Questions and Answers
Describes the body's ability to maintain its normal state - ANSWER✔✔-Homeostasis
Mature cells that have a nucleus - ANSWER✔✔-Lymphocyte, monocyte, basophil, neutrophil
Known to help prevent infection - ANSWER✔✔-Hair in the nose, mucous membranes, saliva,tears
Flexible connective tissue that is attached to bones at the joints - ANSWER✔✔-Cartilage
Located on the mediastinum - ANSWER✔✔-Aorta, esophagus,heart, trachea
Body cavity that contains the pituitary gland - ANSWER✔✔-Cranial
Closes and seals off the lower airway during swallowing - ANSWER✔✔-Epiglottis
Located beneath the diaphragm in the left upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity - ANSWER✔✔-
Liver
Anatomical region of abdomen lies just distal to the sternum - ANSWER✔✔-Epigastric
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,Cavities separated by the diaphragm - ANSWER✔✔-Pericardial and pleural
Term describing the motion of bending the forearm toward the body - ANSWER✔✔-Flexion
Position where the patient lies face down - ANSWER✔✔-Prone
If the foot is abducted, it is moved in which direction? - ANSWER✔✔-Outward
The anatomical location of the spinal canal - ANSWER✔✔-Dorsal
Structural, fibrous protein found in the dermis - ANSWER✔✔-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.... - ANSWER✔✔-Closed, Greenstick
Large bone found superior to the patella and inferior to the ischium - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-Lower leg
Disorder characterized by uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the day - ANSWER✔✔-
Narcolepsy
The point at which an impulse is transmitted from one neuron to another neuron is called.... -
ANSWER✔✔-Synapse
Controls body temperature, sleep, and appetite - ANSWER✔✔-Hypothalamus
Cranial nerve that is related to sense of smell - ANSWER✔✔-Olfactory
Substance that aids the transmission of nerve impulses - ANSWER✔✔-Acetylcholine
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, The carotid pulse location - ANSWER✔✔-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.... - ANSWER✔✔-Spleen
Location of the sinoatrial node - ANSWER✔✔-In the upper wall of the right atrium
Blood flows from the right ventricle of the heart into the.... - ANSWER✔✔-Pulmonary arteries
Oxygenated blood is carried to the heart by the.... - ANSWER✔✔-Pulmonary veins
The thoracic cage is a structural unit important for... - ANSWER✔✔-Respiration
Exhaled air, when compared with inhaled air, contains more... - ANSWER✔✔-Carbon dioxide, and
less oxygen
In the lungs, gas exchange occurs in tiny one-celled air sacs called..... - ANSWER✔✔-Alveoli
Bile enters the gastrointestinal tract at the.... - ANSWER✔✔-Duodenum
Segments of the large intestine - ANSWER✔✔-Ileum
Condition characterized by incompetence of the esophageal sphincter - ANSWER✔✔-
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Organ removes bilirubin from the blood, manufactures plasma proteins, and is involved with the
production of prothrombin and fibrinogen - ANSWER✔✔-Liver
An accessory organ of the gastrointestinal system that is responsible for secreting insulin -
ANSWER✔✔-Liver
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office, AAMA CMA Practice Exam #2
2025 Questions and Answers
Describes the body's ability to maintain its normal state - ANSWER✔✔-Homeostasis
Mature cells that have a nucleus - ANSWER✔✔-Lymphocyte, monocyte, basophil, neutrophil
Known to help prevent infection - ANSWER✔✔-Hair in the nose, mucous membranes, saliva,tears
Flexible connective tissue that is attached to bones at the joints - ANSWER✔✔-Cartilage
Located on the mediastinum - ANSWER✔✔-Aorta, esophagus,heart, trachea
Body cavity that contains the pituitary gland - ANSWER✔✔-Cranial
Closes and seals off the lower airway during swallowing - ANSWER✔✔-Epiglottis
Located beneath the diaphragm in the left upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity - ANSWER✔✔-
Liver
Anatomical region of abdomen lies just distal to the sternum - ANSWER✔✔-Epigastric
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,Cavities separated by the diaphragm - ANSWER✔✔-Pericardial and pleural
Term describing the motion of bending the forearm toward the body - ANSWER✔✔-Flexion
Position where the patient lies face down - ANSWER✔✔-Prone
If the foot is abducted, it is moved in which direction? - ANSWER✔✔-Outward
The anatomical location of the spinal canal - ANSWER✔✔-Dorsal
Structural, fibrous protein found in the dermis - ANSWER✔✔-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.... - ANSWER✔✔-Closed, Greenstick
Large bone found superior to the patella and inferior to the ischium - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-Lower leg
Disorder characterized by uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the day - ANSWER✔✔-
Narcolepsy
The point at which an impulse is transmitted from one neuron to another neuron is called.... -
ANSWER✔✔-Synapse
Controls body temperature, sleep, and appetite - ANSWER✔✔-Hypothalamus
Cranial nerve that is related to sense of smell - ANSWER✔✔-Olfactory
Substance that aids the transmission of nerve impulses - ANSWER✔✔-Acetylcholine
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, The carotid pulse location - ANSWER✔✔-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.... - ANSWER✔✔-Spleen
Location of the sinoatrial node - ANSWER✔✔-In the upper wall of the right atrium
Blood flows from the right ventricle of the heart into the.... - ANSWER✔✔-Pulmonary arteries
Oxygenated blood is carried to the heart by the.... - ANSWER✔✔-Pulmonary veins
The thoracic cage is a structural unit important for... - ANSWER✔✔-Respiration
Exhaled air, when compared with inhaled air, contains more... - ANSWER✔✔-Carbon dioxide, and
less oxygen
In the lungs, gas exchange occurs in tiny one-celled air sacs called..... - ANSWER✔✔-Alveoli
Bile enters the gastrointestinal tract at the.... - ANSWER✔✔-Duodenum
Segments of the large intestine - ANSWER✔✔-Ileum
Condition characterized by incompetence of the esophageal sphincter - ANSWER✔✔-
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Organ removes bilirubin from the blood, manufactures plasma proteins, and is involved with the
production of prothrombin and fibrinogen - ANSWER✔✔-Liver
An accessory organ of the gastrointestinal system that is responsible for secreting insulin -
ANSWER✔✔-Liver
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