BASIC ANATOMY & MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

MEDICAL ASSISTANT STUDY GUIDE

BASIC ANATOMY & MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

1)

Which of the following suffixes means ¡°lack of

strength¡±?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

2)

The body cavity that contains the intestines is the

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

3)

Thoracic

Spinal

Abdominal

Pleural

Peritoneal

The abbreviation q.o.d. as used in prescriptions,

means

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

4)

¨Calgia

¨Ctomy

¨Casthenia

¨Ctrophy

¨Cphasia

Every hour

Every two hours

Twice a day

Four times a day

Every other day

The pacemaker of the heart is the

A.

Septum

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C.

D.

E.

5)

Which of the following suffixes refers to pain?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

6)

Larynx

Pharynx

Trachea

Bronchi

Thoracic duct

Which of the following terms means ¡°cell eating¡±?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

8)

¨Cphagea

¨Cdesis

¨Cpnea

¨Calgia

¨Clysis

The organs of the respiratory system include all of

the following except

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

7)

SA node

AV node

Left atrium

Mitral valve

Pinocytosis

Phagocytosis

Exocytosis

Endocytosis

Cytokinesis

Which of the following is not a body plane?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Dorsal

Frontal

Sagittal

Transverse

They are all body planes

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The suffix ¨Ckinesia means

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Mind

Muscle

Pain

Touch

Movement

10) The abbreviation meaning ¡°immediately¡± is

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

prn

stat

qod

ad lib

dc

11) Which of the following is not a type of muscle tissue?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Striated

Visceral

Skeletal

Smooth

Patella

12) The prefix milli- means

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

One-thousandth

Many

One

One-hundredth

One-tenth

LAW & ETHICS

1)

Professional negligence is also called

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B.

C.

D.

E.

2)

Legally, a physician

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

3)

May not refuse treatment in an emergency

situation

May refuse to provide follow-up care after initial

treatment

Must provide a diagnosis to a patient¡¯s employer

if requested

Must provide a medical history to the patient¡¯s

insurance company if the insurance company

requests it

May choose to accept a patient if he or she

chooses

Good Samaritan laws

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

4)

Malpractice

Malfunction

Malice

Arbitration

Felony

Encourage physicians to render emergency first

aid

Exist in all 50 states

Protect physicians against liability for negligence

in certain circumstances

Deal with the treatment of accident victims

All of the above

A crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for

less than one year is known as a

A.

B.

C.

D.

Misdemeanor

Felony

Mitigation

Mutual assent

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5)

All of the following are reasons for revoking a

physician¡¯s license except

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

6)

Burglary

Confidentiality

Privilege granted to a physician

Consent

Good Samaritan laws

The patient¡¯s medical record belongs to

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

8)

Mental incapacity

Physical incapacity

Conviction of a crime

Unprofessional conduct

Providing atypical care

Which of the following items is the most important

for medical assistants to keep in mind during their

daily work routine in medical offices?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

7)

Arbitration

The

The

The

The

The

patient¡¯s spouse

physician

patient

patient¡¯s attorney

state medical board

In cases of malpractice involving res ipsa loquitur,

A.

B.

C.

The patient has the burden of proving the

physician¡¯s negligence

The physician has the burden of proving his or

her innocence

The physician is not bound by physician-patient

confidentiality

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