AAPC CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

AAPC CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 1. Ureteropyelogram - ANSWER A radiographic study of the renal pelvis and ureter 2. IOL - ANSWER Intraocular lens; inserted in cataract surgery 3. Acetabulum - ANSWER The hip joint 4. Posterior (dorsal) - ANSWER toward the back 5. Medial - ANSWER toward the midline 6. Lateral - ANSWER toward the side 7. Proximal - ANSWER Closer to the point of attachment or to a given reference point 8. Distal - ANSWER farther from the point of attachment or given reference point 9. Superior (cranial) - ANSWER above; toward the head 10.Inferior (caudal) - ANSWER below; toward the lower end of the spine 11.Superficial (external) - ANSWER closer to the surface of the body 12.Deep (internal) - ANSWER closer to the center of the body 13.Sagital - ANSWER cuts through midline from front to back, divided into right and left 14.Frontal (coronal) - ANSWER cuts at right angle to midline;divides the body into anterior and posterior parts 15.Transverse (horizontal) (axial) - ANSWER Cuts horizontally through the body, separating the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections s membrane - ANSWER line interior walls of organs & tubes that open to outside of body s membrane - ANSWER lines cavities, including thoracic & internal organs ial membrane - ANSWER lines joint cavities & is composed of connective tissue ges membrane - ANSWER 3 connective tissue membranes in dorsal cavity. protective covering of brain. (outer) duramater, (mid) arachnoid, (inner) pia mater eous membrane - ANSWER skin; forms outer covering - ANSWER 2 layers; epidermis & dermis 22.Epidermis layers (stratum) - ANSWER corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, basale 23.Capillaries - ANSWER -tiny vessels, single cell layer thick -facilitates the exchange of fluids, oxygen, nutrients & waste between local yissues & the blood stream rdium - ANSWER outer layer of the heart 25.Myocardium - ANSWER -main/middle muscle -tissues allow electrical impulses to pass quickly across muscle fibers ardium - ANSWER inner lining of the heart ardial sac - ANSWER double walled lining enclosing the heart n - ANSWER -filters & destroys RBCs -bllod forming organ early in life -used for storage for RBCs & platelets later in life 29.Thymus - ANSWER -bi-lobed organ in upper thorax -starts to atropy gradually -responsible for t-cell maturation, enabling them to fubction agaisnt specific pathogens lls - ANSWER -partially encapsulated lymphoid tissue -named according to location 31.AMA - ANSWER American Medical Association 32.APC - ANSWER Ambulatory Payment Classification 33.ARRA - ANSWER American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 34.ASC - ANSWER Ambulatory Surgical Center 35.CF - ANSWER conversion factor 36.CMS - ANSWER Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 37.CPC - ANSWER Certified Professional Coder 38.CPT - ANSWER Current Procedural Terminology 39.DRG - ANSWER diagnostic related group 40.EHR - ANSWER electronic health record