AAMA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
This procedure is used to puncture the chest and remove fluid. - Answer -
Thoracentesis
Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?
A. provides a framework for the body
B. Protection
C. Storage of minerals
D. Synthesis of VitaminD
E. Hematopoiesis - Answer -synthesis of vitamin D
An abnormal increase in total number of white blood cells is called: - Answer -
Leukocytosis
Respiration is controlled by the: - Answer -Respiratory center of the medulla
Swallowing, breathing, vommiting
An oophorectomy is a surgical procedure performed on the: - Answer -ovaries
oophor-ovaries
A communicable disease:
A. exists at birth
B. is native to a local region
C. develops slowly
D. can be transmitted from one person to another
E. is felt only by the patient - Answer -D. can be transmitted from one person to another
parasites, fungus, viruses
The plane that divides the body into front and back halves is: - Answer -Frontal
Reye's Syndrome: - Answer -can follow a viral illness in children, swelling of the brain,
from asprin
The bone located in the posterior of the sill is the:
A. frontal
B. ethmoid
C. Temporal
D. occipital
E. Mandible - Answer -D. Occipital- located in the back of the skull. articulates with the
two parietal bones and contains the foramen magnum (opening for the spinal cord)
The type of bone fracture in which the bone is bent and partially broken is a: - Answer -
greenstick fracture
, The peripheral nervous system is composed of how many pairs of spinal nerves: -
Answer -31 spinal nerves
The pons and medulla make up the: - Answer -Brainstem
The failure of bone marrow to produce red blood cells results in which type of anemia? -
Answer -Aplastic
Which of the following demonstrates an involuntary muscle action?
A. heartbeat
B. breathing
C. peristalsis
D. pupil dilation
E. all of the above - Answer -E. all of the above- smooth, not under control
Which of the following nerves stimulates the diaphragm?
A. trochlear
B. accessory
C. sciatic
D. phrenic
E. vagus - Answer -D. phrenic & cervical plexus
The alpha cells in the pancreas are responsible for the production of: - Answer -
Glucagon
How many permanent teeth does an adult have? - Answer -32
Common laboratory test that may be ordered for a patient on warfarin (Coumadin)
therapy is: - Answer -prothrombin time
Which of the following types of suture material is absorbable? - Answer -catgut
The purpose of having the patient empty his/her bladder before the physical exam
includes all of the following except:
A. to obtain a urine specimen for testing
B. To make the examination easier
C. To prevent urinary incontinence
D. To provide for patient comfort
E. None of the above - Answer -C
A hemoglobin of 10g/dL is approximately equivalent to a hematocrit of: - Answer -30%
1% hematocrit contains 0.34 grams of hemoglobin
Which of the following laboratory results should be called to the attention of the
physician?
A. wbc: 7200/mm^3
This procedure is used to puncture the chest and remove fluid. - Answer -
Thoracentesis
Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?
A. provides a framework for the body
B. Protection
C. Storage of minerals
D. Synthesis of VitaminD
E. Hematopoiesis - Answer -synthesis of vitamin D
An abnormal increase in total number of white blood cells is called: - Answer -
Leukocytosis
Respiration is controlled by the: - Answer -Respiratory center of the medulla
Swallowing, breathing, vommiting
An oophorectomy is a surgical procedure performed on the: - Answer -ovaries
oophor-ovaries
A communicable disease:
A. exists at birth
B. is native to a local region
C. develops slowly
D. can be transmitted from one person to another
E. is felt only by the patient - Answer -D. can be transmitted from one person to another
parasites, fungus, viruses
The plane that divides the body into front and back halves is: - Answer -Frontal
Reye's Syndrome: - Answer -can follow a viral illness in children, swelling of the brain,
from asprin
The bone located in the posterior of the sill is the:
A. frontal
B. ethmoid
C. Temporal
D. occipital
E. Mandible - Answer -D. Occipital- located in the back of the skull. articulates with the
two parietal bones and contains the foramen magnum (opening for the spinal cord)
The type of bone fracture in which the bone is bent and partially broken is a: - Answer -
greenstick fracture
, The peripheral nervous system is composed of how many pairs of spinal nerves: -
Answer -31 spinal nerves
The pons and medulla make up the: - Answer -Brainstem
The failure of bone marrow to produce red blood cells results in which type of anemia? -
Answer -Aplastic
Which of the following demonstrates an involuntary muscle action?
A. heartbeat
B. breathing
C. peristalsis
D. pupil dilation
E. all of the above - Answer -E. all of the above- smooth, not under control
Which of the following nerves stimulates the diaphragm?
A. trochlear
B. accessory
C. sciatic
D. phrenic
E. vagus - Answer -D. phrenic & cervical plexus
The alpha cells in the pancreas are responsible for the production of: - Answer -
Glucagon
How many permanent teeth does an adult have? - Answer -32
Common laboratory test that may be ordered for a patient on warfarin (Coumadin)
therapy is: - Answer -prothrombin time
Which of the following types of suture material is absorbable? - Answer -catgut
The purpose of having the patient empty his/her bladder before the physical exam
includes all of the following except:
A. to obtain a urine specimen for testing
B. To make the examination easier
C. To prevent urinary incontinence
D. To provide for patient comfort
E. None of the above - Answer -C
A hemoglobin of 10g/dL is approximately equivalent to a hematocrit of: - Answer -30%
1% hematocrit contains 0.34 grams of hemoglobin
Which of the following laboratory results should be called to the attention of the
physician?
A. wbc: 7200/mm^3
