RMA IPC Finals

Which of the following words best describes a medical assistant who works effectively as a team member in the medical office

A. passive
B. Accountable
C. obtrusive
D. Aggressive

Accreditation may be defined as

A. An assessment of an individual's
B. A process in which recognition is granted to an education program
C. Permission to be licensed
D. A contract that specifies an agreement
E. Permission to engage in a profession

Which one of the following organizations declared medical assisting an allied health profession?

A. US Dept of Justice
B. US Dept of Health Education and welfare
C us deprt of health and human services
D. Occupational safty and health administration
E. American Association of Medical Assistants

Which of the following organizations offers the Registered Medical Assistant Credential?

A. AMT
B. AAMA
C. NBME
D. AMA
E. CDC

The CMA and RMA examinations cover all of the following distinct areas of knowledge except

A. Calculations for preparing medications
B. Criminal Justice
C. Medical records
D. HIPPA
E. Behavioral science

Which of the following professionalism attributes

A. Flexibility
B. Self-motivation
C. Intedrity
D. professionalism
E. Empathy

The goal of the 1996 AAMA Role Delineation Study was to

A. Revise and update the CMA exam questions
B. Revise and update the standards used for the accreditation of medical assisting programs
C create a new role and policy of practicing medicine
D. Establish a new organization that would combine the AAMA and AMT into one organization
E. Publish all materials needed for medical assisting programs

The initials CMA listed after a medical assistant's name indicate

A. Credentials
B. Registration
C. A professional person
D. A multiskilled person
E. Compliance

A prefix is

A. The last part of a word that gives the word it's root meaning
B. Found on all medical terms
C. The first part of a word
D. A word structure at the end of a term that modifies the root
E. A word structure at the beginning of a term that modifies the root

Which of the following suffixes means "inflammation"

A. -osis
B. -iasis
C. -desis
D. -trophy
E. -itis

The combining form is the

A. Word root
B. Word root with the prefix and suffix attached ( written without a slash)
C. Word root with the combining vowel attached ( written with a separating vertical slash)
D. Combining vowel
E. Word root with the prefex and suffix attached ( written with a separating vertical slash)

Which of the following suffixes means lack of strength

A. -algia
B. -phasia
C. -tomy
D. -trophy
E. -asthenia (means weakness)

Which of the following words is mispelled

A. Abscess
B. venous
C. Integumentary
D. Prostate
E. Homostasis (homeostasis)

The underlined portion of the word Hypolipemia represents which of the following word parts?

A. prefix
B. Root
C. Suffix
D. Combining form
E. None of the above

The prefix milli- means

A. one
B. one- hundredth
C. One-thousand
D. many
E. one- tenth

The combining form xer / o refers to something

A. Multiple
B. Yellow
C. Pertaining to x-rays
D. Pertaining to Hair
E. Dry

The plural of diverticulum is

A. Diverticulae
B. Diverticulums
C. Diverticulumes
D. Diverticuli
E. Diverticula

The energy that is necessary to keep the body functioning at a minimal level is known as

A. Metabolic reaction
B. Thermogenesis
C. Basal metabolism
D. Metabolite
E. Catabolism

The strands of DNA in the nucleus are called

A. Network
B. chromatin
C. Nucleolus
D. Granules of RMA
E. Guanine

Which of the following endocrine glands releases glucagon?

A. Pancrease
B. Anterior pituitary
C. Hypothalmus
D. Adrenal cortex
E. Thyroid gland

Which of the following bones in the neck is U- shaped?

A. Hyoid bone
B. Atlas
C. Axis
D. Coccyx
E. None of the above

All of the following are neurotransmitters exept

A. Histinine
B. Renin
C. Norepinephrine
D. Dopamine
E. Serotonin

Skeletal muscles need all of the following factors to contract except

A. Myosin
B. Vitamin D
C. Actin
D. ATP
E. Calcium

The part of the brain responsible for Visual recognition is?

A. Parital lobe
B. Temporal lobe
C. Broca's area
D. Pons
E. Occipital lobe

Bitter taste receptors are located on what part of the tongue?

A. Middle
B. Tip
C. Back
D. Right Side
E. Left side