AMT RMA Practice Exam 1
An example of a "ball and socket" joint is the
a. knee
b. elbow
c. hip
d. ankle correct answer: c. hip
The kidneys are located behind the
a. peritoneum
b. spinal column
c. bladder
d. sternum correct answer: a. peritoneum
During swallowing, the larynx is covered by the
a. tongue
b. epiglottis
c. soft palate
d. uvula correct answer: b. epiglottis
The protein in epidermal cells that makes the skin relatively waterproof is
a. elastin
b. keratin
c. melanin
d. collagen correct answer: b. keratin
The function of insulin is to
a. promote carbohydrate synthesis
b. convert glucose into fat
c. accelerate liver glycogenolysis
d. assist glucose into the cells correct answer: d. assist glucose into the cells
The largest glandular organ in the body is the
Select one:
a. pancreas.
b. gallbladder.
,c. liver.
d. heart. correct answer: c. liver.
Which of the following constitutes 2%-4% of the WBCs?
a. Neutrophils
b. Eosinophils
c. Platelets
d. Basophils correct answer: b. Eosinophils
In what quadrant is the liver located?
a. Upper right
b. Upper left
c. Lower right
d. Lower left correct answer: a. Upper right
Where do peristaltic waves occur?
a. Large intestine
b. Esophagus
c. Small Intestine
d. Liver correct answer: b. Esophagus
Muscles are attached to bones by
a. fascia
b. tendons
c. ligaments
d. joints correct answer: b. tendons
Where do you find the pulse from the patient's dorsalis pedis artery?
a. Wrist
b. Top of foot
c. Ankle
d. Behind the knee correct answer: b. Top of foot
The body part that matches with the popliteal artery is the
a. feet.
b. leg.
c. groin.
d. neck. correct answer: b. leg.
,The urinary bladder is located in the
a. abdominal cavity.
b. dorsal cavity.
c. pelvic cavity.
d. ventral cavity correct answer: c. pelvic cavity.
The destruction of all microorganisms is known as
a. disinfection.
b. sanitization.
c. Universal Precaution.
d. sterilization. correct answer: d. sterilization.
Where is chyme produced?
Select one:
a. Liver
b. Pancreas
c. Heart
d. Stomach correct answer: d. Stomach
When a muscle contracts, it becomes
a. shorter and thinner
b. longer and thicker
c. shorter and thicker
d. longer and thinner correct answer: c. shorter and thicker
A doughnut-shaped gland that encircles the urethra is the
a. urinary bladder.
b. bulbourethral glands.
c. prostate gland.
d. none of the above. correct answer: c. prostate gland.
The vitamin produced by the normal flora of the colon in amounts sufficient to meet a
person's daily need, is vitamin
a. A
b. E
c. K
d. D correct answer: c. K
Which one of the following is the most common blood disorder that may result from a
variety of causes?
, a. Leukemia
b. Thrombocytopenia
c. Anemia
d. Polycythemia correct answer: c. Anemia
The most important digestive enzyme in the gastric juice is
a. rennin.
b. gasrtrin.
c. CCK.
d. pepsin. correct answer: d. pepsin.
A patient diagnosed with farsightedness has
a. diplopia
b. myopia
c. hyperopia
d. presbyopia correct answer: c. hyperopia
Digestion that breaks food into tiny pieces is
a. mechanical.
b. chemical.
c. peristaisis.
d. relaxation correct answer: a. mechanical.
Where is the stomach located?
a. Under the diaphragm
b. Above the heart
c. Below the small intestine
d. Below the large intestine correct answer: a. Under the diaphragm
The lining of the uterus is called the
a. myometrium
b. endometrium
c. peritoneum
d. mycardium correct answer: b. endometrium
A type of bone fracture producing many bone fragments is
a. an open fracture
b. a compound fracture
c. a comminuted fracture
An example of a "ball and socket" joint is the
a. knee
b. elbow
c. hip
d. ankle correct answer: c. hip
The kidneys are located behind the
a. peritoneum
b. spinal column
c. bladder
d. sternum correct answer: a. peritoneum
During swallowing, the larynx is covered by the
a. tongue
b. epiglottis
c. soft palate
d. uvula correct answer: b. epiglottis
The protein in epidermal cells that makes the skin relatively waterproof is
a. elastin
b. keratin
c. melanin
d. collagen correct answer: b. keratin
The function of insulin is to
a. promote carbohydrate synthesis
b. convert glucose into fat
c. accelerate liver glycogenolysis
d. assist glucose into the cells correct answer: d. assist glucose into the cells
The largest glandular organ in the body is the
Select one:
a. pancreas.
b. gallbladder.
,c. liver.
d. heart. correct answer: c. liver.
Which of the following constitutes 2%-4% of the WBCs?
a. Neutrophils
b. Eosinophils
c. Platelets
d. Basophils correct answer: b. Eosinophils
In what quadrant is the liver located?
a. Upper right
b. Upper left
c. Lower right
d. Lower left correct answer: a. Upper right
Where do peristaltic waves occur?
a. Large intestine
b. Esophagus
c. Small Intestine
d. Liver correct answer: b. Esophagus
Muscles are attached to bones by
a. fascia
b. tendons
c. ligaments
d. joints correct answer: b. tendons
Where do you find the pulse from the patient's dorsalis pedis artery?
a. Wrist
b. Top of foot
c. Ankle
d. Behind the knee correct answer: b. Top of foot
The body part that matches with the popliteal artery is the
a. feet.
b. leg.
c. groin.
d. neck. correct answer: b. leg.
,The urinary bladder is located in the
a. abdominal cavity.
b. dorsal cavity.
c. pelvic cavity.
d. ventral cavity correct answer: c. pelvic cavity.
The destruction of all microorganisms is known as
a. disinfection.
b. sanitization.
c. Universal Precaution.
d. sterilization. correct answer: d. sterilization.
Where is chyme produced?
Select one:
a. Liver
b. Pancreas
c. Heart
d. Stomach correct answer: d. Stomach
When a muscle contracts, it becomes
a. shorter and thinner
b. longer and thicker
c. shorter and thicker
d. longer and thinner correct answer: c. shorter and thicker
A doughnut-shaped gland that encircles the urethra is the
a. urinary bladder.
b. bulbourethral glands.
c. prostate gland.
d. none of the above. correct answer: c. prostate gland.
The vitamin produced by the normal flora of the colon in amounts sufficient to meet a
person's daily need, is vitamin
a. A
b. E
c. K
d. D correct answer: c. K
Which one of the following is the most common blood disorder that may result from a
variety of causes?
, a. Leukemia
b. Thrombocytopenia
c. Anemia
d. Polycythemia correct answer: c. Anemia
The most important digestive enzyme in the gastric juice is
a. rennin.
b. gasrtrin.
c. CCK.
d. pepsin. correct answer: d. pepsin.
A patient diagnosed with farsightedness has
a. diplopia
b. myopia
c. hyperopia
d. presbyopia correct answer: c. hyperopia
Digestion that breaks food into tiny pieces is
a. mechanical.
b. chemical.
c. peristaisis.
d. relaxation correct answer: a. mechanical.
Where is the stomach located?
a. Under the diaphragm
b. Above the heart
c. Below the small intestine
d. Below the large intestine correct answer: a. Under the diaphragm
The lining of the uterus is called the
a. myometrium
b. endometrium
c. peritoneum
d. mycardium correct answer: b. endometrium
A type of bone fracture producing many bone fragments is
a. an open fracture
b. a compound fracture
c. a comminuted fracture
