Practice Exam 8 Key
1. Which of the following types of cells are responsible for providing skin color?
A. Fibroblasts
B. Mast cells
C. Histocytes
D. Melanocytes
E. Squamous cells - D
2. Patients who are older or disabled and cannot afford their medical bills in excess of Medicare pay...
1. Which of the following types of cells are responsible for providing skin color?
A. Fibroblasts
B. Mast cells
C. Histocytes
D. Melanocytes
E. Squamous cells - D
2. Patients who are older or disabled and cannot afford their medical bills in excess
of Medicare payments are most likely to qualify for which of the following?
A. Medicaid
B. Medicare Fee-for-Service Plan
C. Medicare Managed Care Plan
D. Medigap - A
3. The prefix peri- indicates which of the following?
A. Upon
B. Through
C. Around
D. Across
E. Beside - C
4. Which of the following must be on file in a medical office that uses hazardous
chemicals?
A. Proof of medical waste disposal
B. Material Safety Data Sheet
C. Blood-borne pathogen standard
D. Chemical hygiene plan - B
5. Impairment of language ability is called
A. hemiplegia.
B. apraxia.
C. aphasia.
D. bradykinesia.
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E. hyperkinesis. - C
6. Which of the following classifications of drugs is used to relieve symptoms of
allergies?
A. Antineoplastic
B. Anticoagulant
C. Antihistamine
D. Antitussive
E. Antibiotic - C
7. Which of the following terms represents a group of tissues precisely arranged to
accomplish a specific function?
A. Epithelium
B. Membrane
C. Organ
D. Fascia
E. Cell - C
8. Which of the following terms refers to the deviation, up or down from zero, on the
isoelectric line?
A. Baseline
B. Refractory period
C. Deflection
D. Tracing
E. Lead - C
9. A sixty-year-old woman has myasthenia gravis. Which of the following are most
likely affected by this disorder?
A. Ligaments
B. Tendons
C. Bones
D. Joints
E. Muscles - E
10. When blood is centrifuged, the top layer contains the
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A. plasma.
B. serum.
C. buffy coat.
D. platelets.
E. red blood cells. - A
11. Which of the following is an indirect filing system?
A. Geographical
B. Numerical
C. Subject
D. Alphabetical - B
12. Which of the following is the official U.S. Postal Service abbreviation for
Minnesota?
A. MA
B. MN
C. MI
D. MS
E. MT - B
13. "Na" is the symbol for which of the following chemical elements?
A. Nitrogen
B. Potassium
C. Sodium
D. Calcium
E. Chloride - C
14. Myoblast means
A. immature muscle cell.
B. hypertrophy of muscle cells.
C. hypotrophy of muscle cells.
D. inflammation of a muscle cell.
E. mature muscle cell. - A
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15. Because of overpayment, duplicate payment, or an error, an amount of money
that is owed to the patient is known as a
A. premium.
B. new balance.
C. credit balance.
D. previous balance. - C
16. When performing urinalysis, which of the following tests indicates the relative
acidity or alkalinity of the specimen?
A. Ketones
B. Urobilinogen
C. pH
D. Specific gravity
E. Nitrites - C
17. An X-ray study of the spinal cord is known as which of the following?
A. Bronchogram
B. Urogram
C. Myelogram
D. Angiogram
E. Arthrogram - C
18. An infant at birth can safely receive which of the following immunizations?
A. Varicella-zoster virus vaccine
B. Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine
C. Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine
D. Hepatitis B vaccine
E. Poliovirus vaccine - D
19. Another name for the general journal is a
A. daysheet.
B. professional income record.
C. accounts receivable ledger.
D. compensation record.
E. cash payment journal. - A
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