AAMA Review – Questions With Solutions
A flexible connective tissue that is attached to bones at the joints ✔ Ans - Cartilage
what closes and seals off the lower airway during swallowing ✔ Ans - Epiglottis
the body's ability to maintain its normal state is called ✔ Ans - Homeostasis
is not known to help prevent infection ✔ Ans - osteoblasts
Does not have mature cells has a nucleus ✔ Ans - erythrocyte
the body cavity that contains the pituitary gland ✔ Ans - Cranial
is located beneath the diaphragm in the right upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity ✔ Ans - The Liver
anatomical regions of abdomen lies just distal to the sternum? ✔ Ans -
Epigastric
Which of the following cavities are separated by the diaphragm ✔ Ans - Thoracic and abdominal
describes the motion of bending the forearm toward the body? ✔ Ans -
Flexion
positions does a patient lie face down ✔ Ans - Prone
the aorta, esophagus, heart and trachea are located in the ✔ Ans - Mediastinum
IF a foot is abducted, it is moved in which direction ✔ Ans - Outward
the anatomic location for the spinal canal is ✔ Ans - dorsal what is a structural, fibrous protein found in the dermis ✔ Ans - Collagen
A patient has a fracture in which the radius is bent but not displaced, and the skin is intact is known as what type of fracture. ✔ Ans - Closed, greenstick
A large bone found superior to the patella and inferior to the ischium ✔ Ans - The Femur
THe physician directs the medical assistant to complete a request form for an x-ray study of the fibula. the procedure is preformed on what structure ✔ Ans - the lower leg
a disorder characterized by uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during
the day. ✔ Ans - narcolepsy
the point at which an impluse is transmitted from one neuron to another neuron is called the ✔ Ans - synapse
what controls body temperature, sleep and appetite ✔ Ans - The hypothalamus
what cranial nerves is related to the sense of smell ✔ Ans - olfactory
A substance that aids the transmission of nerve impulses ✔ Ans - Acetylcholine
The carotid pulse is located ✔ Ans - 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 ✔ Ans - The spleen
where is the sinoatrial node located ✔ Ans - In the upper wall of the right atrium
Blood flows from the right ventricle of the heart into the ✔ Ans - Pulmonary arteries
A flexible connective tissue that is attached to bones at the joints ✔ Ans - Cartilage
what closes and seals off the lower airway during swallowing ✔ Ans - Epiglottis
the body's ability to maintain its normal state is called ✔ Ans - Homeostasis
is not known to help prevent infection ✔ Ans - osteoblasts
Does not have mature cells has a nucleus ✔ Ans - erythrocyte
the body cavity that contains the pituitary gland ✔ Ans - Cranial
is located beneath the diaphragm in the right upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity ✔ Ans - The Liver
anatomical regions of abdomen lies just distal to the sternum? ✔ Ans -
Epigastric
Which of the following cavities are separated by the diaphragm ✔ Ans - Thoracic and abdominal
describes the motion of bending the forearm toward the body? ✔ Ans -
Flexion
positions does a patient lie face down ✔ Ans - Prone
the aorta, esophagus, heart and trachea are located in the ✔ Ans - Mediastinum
IF a foot is abducted, it is moved in which direction ✔ Ans - Outward
the anatomic location for the spinal canal is ✔ Ans - dorsal what is a structural, fibrous protein found in the dermis ✔ Ans - Collagen
A patient has a fracture in which the radius is bent but not displaced, and the skin is intact is known as what type of fracture. ✔ Ans - Closed, greenstick
A large bone found superior to the patella and inferior to the ischium ✔ Ans - The Femur
THe physician directs the medical assistant to complete a request form for an x-ray study of the fibula. the procedure is preformed on what structure ✔ Ans - the lower leg
a disorder characterized by uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during
the day. ✔ Ans - narcolepsy
the point at which an impluse is transmitted from one neuron to another neuron is called the ✔ Ans - synapse
what controls body temperature, sleep and appetite ✔ Ans - The hypothalamus
what cranial nerves is related to the sense of smell ✔ Ans - olfactory
A substance that aids the transmission of nerve impulses ✔ Ans - Acetylcholine
The carotid pulse is located ✔ Ans - 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 ✔ Ans - The spleen
where is the sinoatrial node located ✔ Ans - In the upper wall of the right atrium
Blood flows from the right ventricle of the heart into the ✔ Ans - Pulmonary arteries
