AAMA STUDY GUIDE, AAMA PRACTICE TEST STUDY
GUIDE, AAMA STUDY GUIDE FRONT OFFICE, AAMA
CMA PRACTICE EXAM #2
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
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
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
GUIDE, AAMA STUDY GUIDE FRONT OFFICE, AAMA
CMA PRACTICE EXAM #2
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
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
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
