CMA (AAMA) Exam Study Questions
Which of the following terms describes the body's ability to maintain is normal state? -
Answer homeostasis
Each of the following is known to help prevent infection EXCEPT: - Answer osteoblasts
Which mature cell doesn't have a nucleus? - Answer erythrocyte
Which of the following is flexible connective tissue that is attached to the bones at the
joints? - Answer cartilage
What is not located in the mediastinum? - Answer pancreas
Which of the following is the body cavity that contains the pituitary gland? - Answer
cranial
Which of the following closes and seals off the lower airway during swallowing? -
Answer epiglottis
Which of the following is located beneath the diaphragm in the right upper quadrant of
the abdominal cavity? - Answer liver
Which of the following anatomical regions of abdomen lies just distal to the sternum? -
Answer epigastric
Which of the following cavities are separated by the diaphragm? - Answer thoracic and
abdominal
Which of the following terms describes the motion of bending the forearm toward the
body? - Answer flexion
In which of the following positions does a patient lie face down? - Answer prone
If the foot is abducted, it is moved in which direction? - Answer outward
The anatomical location of the spinal canal is - Answer dorsal
Which of the following is a structural, fibrous protein found in the epidermis? - Answer
collagen
A patient has a fracture in which the radius is bent but not displaced, and the skin is
intact. This type of fracture is known as which of the following? - Answer closed,
greenstick
Which of the following terms describes the body's ability to maintain is normal state? -
Answer homeostasis
Each of the following is known to help prevent infection EXCEPT: - Answer osteoblasts
Which mature cell doesn't have a nucleus? - Answer erythrocyte
Which of the following is flexible connective tissue that is attached to the bones at the
joints? - Answer cartilage
What is not located in the mediastinum? - Answer pancreas
Which of the following is the body cavity that contains the pituitary gland? - Answer
cranial
Which of the following closes and seals off the lower airway during swallowing? -
Answer epiglottis
Which of the following is located beneath the diaphragm in the right upper quadrant of
the abdominal cavity? - Answer liver
Which of the following anatomical regions of abdomen lies just distal to the sternum? -
Answer epigastric
Which of the following cavities are separated by the diaphragm? - Answer thoracic and
abdominal
Which of the following terms describes the motion of bending the forearm toward the
body? - Answer flexion
In which of the following positions does a patient lie face down? - Answer prone
If the foot is abducted, it is moved in which direction? - Answer outward
The anatomical location of the spinal canal is - Answer dorsal
Which of the following is a structural, fibrous protein found in the epidermis? - Answer
collagen
A patient has a fracture in which the radius is bent but not displaced, and the skin is
intact. This type of fracture is known as which of the following? - Answer closed,
greenstick
