Medical Assistant Exam Review (CMA,
RMA Or NCMA) Questions And Answers
With Verified Solutions Latest Updated
2024
S1/ an increased number of basophils in the peripheral blood -
ANSWER✔✔basophilia
S1/ cell
cell> atom> molecule> chemical structures - ANSWER✔✔when considering the
structural organization of the body, what is the basic unit of life?
S1/ back laying on the table, patient facing up towards the ceiling -
ANSWER✔✔patient laying with dorsal side facing the exam table, how is the
patient positioned
S1/ median plan also known as sagittal plan - ANSWER✔✔the body plane that
divides the body into right and left sides
S1/ dys-, -algia, -dynia - ANSWER✔✔"pain"
S1/ Whooping Cough - ANSWER✔✔a common childhood illness caused by the
Bordatella pertussis bacterium would be?
S1/ hair loss - ANSWER✔✔patient diagnosed with alopecia
,S1/ blisters, could be a sunburn - ANSWER✔✔vesicles covering the upper torso.
what causes it?
S1/ red blood cells that vary in size
is a term meaning variation in size - ANSWER✔✔on a lab report the patients
sample has anisocytosis, what is the condition?
S1/ malleus, incus and stapes - ANSWER✔✔three smallest bones in the body are
S1/ kidneys
placed behind the peritoneum - ANSWER✔✔an organ located retroperitoneally
S1/ hypothalamus - ANSWER✔✔heat-regulating center of the brain
S1/ glaucoma - ANSWER✔✔"Increased intraocular pressure of the eye"
S1/ septum - ANSWER✔✔anatomic structure located in the middle of the heart
which separates the right and left ventricles
S1/ first 2 cervical vertebrae and designated C1 and C2 - ANSWER✔✔the Atlas
and the Axis
S1/ Lymphatic System
also includes tonsils, thymus, lymph nodes and lymph vesses - ANSWER✔✔the
body system that functions to maintain fluid balance, support immunity and
contains the spleen is:
, S1/ pineal gland, located in the brain - ANSWER✔✔gland of the endocrine system
that secretes a hormone that assist with sleep/wake cycle.
S1/ prn - ANSWER✔✔abbreviation for "as needed for pain"
S1/epiglottis - ANSWER✔✔flap of tissue covering the trachea when swallowing
S1/ armpit
proximal t the trunk - ANSWER✔✔where is the axillia for temperature taking
S1/ lower extremity at the distal end of the fibula - ANSWER✔✔lateral malleolus
is what bones
S1/ O and the letter I is second - ANSWER✔✔most common vowel used to
combine word parts
S1/ Gastropexy - ANSWER✔✔"surgical fixation of the stomach"
S1/ bicuspid valve found on the left side of the heart between the atrium and
ventricle - ANSWER✔✔mitral valve is synonymous with the term;
S2/ Civil Law- difference of opinion between 2 parties - ANSWER✔✔failure to
pay medical bills, classification of law violated?
S2/ Certification and Registration are voluntary
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