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CCMA, NHA CCMA EXAM REVIEW
Atrophy - ANS An abnormal decrease in the size of a muscle is?
Myoblast - ANS The cell from which a muscle develops is?
AD - ANS The abbreviation for Alzheimer's Disease?
Inspect the exterior ear canal - ANS An Otoscope is used to?
Thoracentesis - ANS The procedure that s used to puncture the chest to remove fluid is called ?
Hematocrit/hemoglobin - ANS Which of the following lab tests would be abnormal for a patient with
anemia?
Endocrinologist - ANS Hyperparathyroidism may be treated by which medical specialist?
Leukocytosis - ANS An abnormal increase in total of WBCs is?
Hyperpnea - ANS Extremely rapid breathing is called?
-algia - ANS Which of the following suffixes refers to pain?
-plasty - ANS A suffix used to denote a surgical repair is?
,Breast - ANS A mammogram is a radiograph of the?
Baldness - ANS The term alopecia is synonymous with?
Mastication - ANS Another term for chewing is?
Mole on the inside of the elbow - ANS A nevus in th antecubital area is a?
Arthritis - ANS An inflammation of a joint is?
Adispose tissue - ANS Fat makes up?
Pathology - ANS The cause of disease is referred to as?
Smelling - ANS The function of the olfactory nerve is?
Ovaries - ANS An oophorectomy is a surgical procedure of the?
Urology - ANS The study of diseases and treatment of the male and female urinary bladder is?
Cystoscopy - ANS A diagnostic procedure that alows for visualization of the urinary bladder is
Urticaria - ANS A patient with hives most likely will report that he or she has
,A mucous membrane - ANS Lines body cavities that open to the outside?
Anterior - ANS The ventral region of the body is described as
Abdominal - ANS The body cavity that contains the intestines is the
Adduction - ANS Movement of a body part toward the midline of the body is
Frontal - ANS The plane that divides the body into front and back halves is
Reye's syndrome - ANS THIS Can follow a viral illness in children?
Lumbar - ANS THE vertebrae of the lower back are the
Impetigo - ANS AN acute infectious skin disease caused by strep or staph is
Occipital - ANS THE bone located in the posterior of the skull is the?
Greenstick fracture - ANS THE type of bone fracture in which the bone is bent and partially broken is a?
31 - ANS THEperipheral nervous system is composed of how many pairs of spinal nerves?
Brain stem - ANS THEpons and medulla make up the
Aplastic - ANS A failure of bone marrow to produce red blood cells results in which type of anemia
, Hiatal Hernia - ANS Protrusion of a part of the stomach through the esophageal opening in the
diaphragm is a?
Eardrum - ANS The tympanic membrane is the?
Aorta - ANS The largest Artery in the body is the?
pacemaker of the heart - ANS The SA node Is the?
Radius and ulna - ANS An x-ray taken to confirm a fracture of the distal forearm includes both the?
heartbeat, breathing, peristalsis, pupil dilation - ANS Which of the following demonstrates an
involuntary muscle action?
Liver - ANS Which of the following organs are located in the RUQ?
Scoliosis - ANS An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine is known as?
Phrenic - ANS The diaphragm is stimulated by which nerve?
Glucagon - ANS The alpha cells in the pancreas are responsible for the production of?
Cholecystectomy - ANS The surgical removal of the gallbladder is a?
Optic - ANS The cranial nerve involved in blindness is the?
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