Medical Assisting Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Medical Assisting is a comprehensive course designed to equip students with the essential knowledge and practical skills required to support healthcare professionals in clinical and administrative settings. The curriculum covers areas such as medical terminology, basic human anatomy and physiology, clinical procedures (including taking vital signs, administering injections, and assisting with examinations), laboratory techniques, patient communication, and medical office administration. Emphasizing professionalism, ethical standards, and patient care, this course prepares students for vital roles in medical offices, clinics, and other healthcare facilities, laying a strong foundation for national certification and successful entry into the medical assisting profession.
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Exploring Medical Language A Student Directed Approach 9th Edition by
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Myrna Brooks
Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Language and Online Learning
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Q1) Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
A) German and Russian
B) Italian and French
C) Greek and Latin
D) Chinese and Japanese
Answer: C
Q2) A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as a whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
A) an eponym
B) modern language
C) built from the English language
D) an acronym
Answer: D
Q3) A combining form is made up of a
A) word root and a combining vowel
B) prefix and a combining vowel
C) combining vowel and a suffix
D) prefix and a word root
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Body Structure, Color, and Oncology
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Q1) A tumor of connective tissue usually develops rapidly and metastasizes through the lymph channels.This type of tumor is called
A) melanoma
B) lipoma
C) carcinoma
D) sarcoma
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following terms is spelled incorrectly?
A) epithelioma
B) carcenoma
C) neuroma
D) lipoma
Answer: B
Q3) Xanthochromic means
A) an abnormal condition of yellow
B) colors not normal to the body
C) pertaining to yellow color
D) an abnormal condition of green
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants
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Q1) The term ventral has a meaning similar to A) lateral
B) distal
C) dorsal
D) anterior
Answer: D
Q2) The umbilical region is the area located
A) superior to the navel region
B) to the right and left of the epigastric region
C) around the navel
D) to the right and left of the hypogastric region
Answer: C
Q3) A vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides (any plane parallel to the midsagittal plane) is called
A) frontal
B) ventral
C) transverse
D) sagittal
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Integumentary System
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Q1) The term that means surgical repair using skin from another person for a skin graft is
A) dermatoheteroplasty
B) rhytidoplasty
C) dermatoautoplasty
D) dermatoplasty
Q2) Transdermal has the same meaning as
A) epidermal
B) percutaneous
C) intradermal
D) hypodermic
Q3) The suffix that means berry-shaped is
A) -ia
B) -phagia
C) -coccus
D) -malacia
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Chapter 5: Respiratory System and Introduction to Diagnostic
Procedures and Tests
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Q1) A term that means the surgical repair of the larynx is
A) laryngoplasty
B) laryngostomy
C) laryngectomy
D) laryngotracheotomy
Q2) A visual examination of the larynx is performed with a(n)
A) laryngoscope
B) laryngoscopy
C) oximeter
D) spirometer
Q3) The patient was experiencing apnea during sleep caused by repetitive pharyngeal collapse.The physician, in order to diagnose her condition as OSA, ordered a(n)
A) CPAP
B) ABGs
C) PFTs
D) PSG
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Chapter 6: Urinary System
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Q1) The term hematuria is defined as
A) pus in the urine
B) blood in the urine
C) absence of urine
D) night urination
Q2) Multiple routine tests performed on a urine specimen are called
A) KUB
B) blood urea nitrogen
C) creatinine
D) urinalysis
Q3) The combining forms that mean kidney are
A) nephr/o and ren/o
B) vesic/o and cyst/o
C) ren/o and cyst/o
D) nephr/o and vesic/o
Q4) The combining form that means water is
A) glyc/o
B) urin/o
C) hydr/o
D) hem/o
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Chapter 7: Male Reproductive System
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Q1) A physical examination in which the health care provider palpates the prostate gland to screen for BPH and prostate cancer is called
A) transurethral resection of the prostate gland
B) transrectal ultrasound
C) transurethral incision of the prostate
D) digital rectal examination
Q2) The suffix -ism is defined as A) pertaining to B) state of
C) resembling D) without
Q3) The combining form that means glans penis is A) vesicul/o
B) prostat/o
C) balan/o
D) vas/o
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Chapter 8: Female Reproductive System
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Q1) The term that means inflammation of the vagina is
A) colpitis
B) cervicitis
C) perimetritis
D) salpingitis
Q2) The patient was advised to conduct regular breast self-examinations and keep up with annual mammograms after the diagnosis of a disorder characterized by benign cysts in the breast or
A) fibrocystic breast condition
B) hydrosalpinx
C) mastitis
D) breast cancer
Q3) The term dyspareunia means difficult or painful
A) intercourse
B) menstruation
C) contraception
D) menopause
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Chapter 9: Obstetrics and Neonatology
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Q1) The term that means pertaining to immediately after childbirth is
A) gravidopuerperal
B) antepartum
C) puerperal
D) puerpera
Q2) The membranous bag that surrounds the fetus before delivery is called the
A) chorion
B) gamete
C) amniotic sac
D) placenta
Q3) The combining form that means head is
A) prim/i
B) omphal/o
C) cephal/o
D) fet/o
Q4) The term episiotomy is defined as
A) an incision into the vulva
B) a surgical puncture to remove amniotic fluid
C) an incision of the fetal membrane
D) surgical repair of the perineum
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Chapter 10: Cardiovascular, Immune, and Lymphatic
Systems and Blood
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Q1) An exaggerated life-threatening reaction to a previously encountered antigen is called
A) antibodies
B) allergen
C) anaphylaxis
D) autoimmune disease
Q2) A surgical technique to bring a new blood supply to heart muscles by detouring around blocked arteries is
A) embolectomy
B) percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
C) coronary stent
D) coronary artery bypass graft
Q3) Which of the following is the correct spelling of the term which means rapid loss of blood?
A) hemorrage
B) hemorhage
C) hemmorhage
D) hemorrhage
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Chapter 11: Digestive System
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Q1) To evaluate the patient for colon cancer, the doctor performed a diagnostic procedure to visually examine the colon called a
A) colonoscopy
B) colonoscope
C) colostomy
D) cholangiogram
Q2) The abnormal growing together of two peritoneal surfaces that normally are separate is called a(n)
A) fistula
B) ulcer
C) adhesion
D) polyp
Q3) The patient's intestinal obstruction was most likely caused by scar tissue from a chronic inflammation that usually affects the ileum and colon.The condition is characterized by cobblestone ulcerations along the intestine wall and is called A) ileus
B) diverticulosis
C) cholecystitis
D) Crohn disease
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Chapter 12: Eye
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Q1) The term that means (any) disease of the eye is
A) ophthalmalgia
B) ophthalmorrhagia
C) endophthalmitis
D) ophthalmopathy
Q2) A word part that means two, double is
A) ton/o
B) dipl/o
C) -opia
D) cry/o
Q3) A detached retina may be treated by
A) trabeculectomy
B) enucleation
C) scleral buckling
D) vitrectomy
Q4) The function of the lens is to
A) transmit images
B) interpret vision
C) focus and bend light
D) carry visual images
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Chapter 13: Ear
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Q1) The patient's responses to the audiometric testing were plotted on a graphic record of hearing or a(n)
A) audiogram
B) audiometry
C) tympanometer
D) audiometer
Q2) The combining form cochle/o means
A) chohlea
B) chochlae
C) cochlea
D) coclea
Q3) Inflammation of the ear and mastoid bone is called
A) mastoiditis
B) otitis externa
C) otomastoiditis
D) otomycosis
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Chapter 14: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is A) eversion
B) inversion
C) flexion
D) extension
Q2) An abnormal condition of stiffness, causing the footplate of the stapes to become fixed resulting in conductive hearing loss is called stapedial
A) lordosis
B) arthritis
C) ankylosis
D) kyphosis
Q3) The set of vertebrae that forms the inward curve of the spine is called A) thoracic
B) sacral
C) lumbar
D) lamina
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Chapter 15: Nervous System and Behavioral Health
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Q1) The patient, who had sagging of the right side of his mouth and was unable to close his right eye, received a prescription for prednisone to reduce edema of the facial nerve.This paralysis of muscles on one side of the face is called
A) Bell palsy
B) monoplegia
C) encephalitis
D) sciatica
Q2) A combining form that means mind is
A) cerebr/o
B) esthesi/o
C) phas/o
D) psych/o
Q3) The term encephalitis is defined as inflammation of the A) cranial nerves
B) brain
C) spinal nerves
D) spinal cord
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Chapter 16: Endocrine System
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Q1) The term corticoid means
A) pertaining to the cortex
B) disease of the adrenal gland
C) resembling the cortex
D) excessive development of the adrenal cortex
Q2) The term hypothyroidism means
A) state of excessive thyroid activity
B) deficient level of calcium in the blood
C) deficient level of sodium in the blood
D) state of deficient thyroid activity
Q3) The term glycemia is defined as
A) sugar in the blood
B) calcium in the blood
C) abnormal state of much thirst
D) normal level of sugar in the blood
Q4) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland is also called
A) hypophysis cerebri
B) neurohypophysis
C) hypothalamus
D) adenohypophysis
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