TODAY'S MEDICAL ASSISTANT
CLINICAL AND ADMIN PROCEDURES
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
Human Anatomy - ANSWER The study of shape and structure of the human body is known as
Cell - ANSWER The basic living unit of all organisms
Tissue - ANSWER What is the term for a group of cells with a similar structure and function
muscle is NOT a - ANSWER organ
Body Systems - ANSWER The term for several work and stuff for together to accomplish is that a function
is
Characteristics of the integumentary system - ANSWER 1. Protects underlying tissue from injury
2. Protects against water loss
3. Contain sense receptors
4. Helps and temperature regulation
Muscular Body System - ANSWER Produces movement and maintain posture
nervous system - ANSWER A system that allows the body parts to communicate with each other and to
communicate with outside environment
Respiratory - ANSWER System that brings oxygen into the lungs and removes carbon dioxide from the
lungs
,If Illness is present... - ANSWER Conditions are NOT present with homeostasis
Proper use of directional body terminology - ANSWER The foot is distal to the knee
superficial - ANSWER A part that is located on or near the surface of the body
an example of internal organs - ANSWER visceral organs
sagittal plane - ANSWER divides the body into left and right portions
dorsal cavity incldues - ANSWER cranial and spinal cavities
Stomach is an example of a structure this is not located in - ANSWER the thoracic cavity
Examples of Structures located in the pelvic cavity - ANSWER internal reproductive organs
Intestines
rectum
urinary bladder
axial region - ANSWER includes the head, neck, and trunk
plasma membranes determines - ANSWER what can enter or leave a cell
Cytoplasm - ANSWER A jellylike fluid inside the cell
The nucleus is the - ANSWER Control center that directs activities of the cell
Mitochondria is a - ANSWER A structure that converts energy from nutrients into ATP that then provides
energy for use by the body cells
, Ribosomes are made of - ANSWER Functions and proteins synthesis
Endoplasmic Reticulum can - ANSWER Provide a pathway to transport material from one part of the cell
to another
Lysosomes are - ANSWER Enzymes that function to destroy cellular debris and foreign particles
Cilia is the - ANSWER hair like processes that function in moving substances around the surface of a cell
Flagella - ANSWER Allows sperm to have a swimming motion.
Diffusion - ANSWER Movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower
concentration.
What happens when a red blood cell is placed in a hypertonic solution - ANSWER it shrinks
active transport are - ANSWER Amino acids and glucose that are transported from the small intestine
and into the blood through
Axon - ANSWER A threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body.
Chondrocytes are - ANSWER cartilage cells
Osteon - ANSWER Forms the substance of compact bone
Osteonic Canal - ANSWER The central canal in the osteon which contains a blood vessel, interconnected
by Volkmann's canals.
Pericardium is a - ANSWER Serous membrane that lines the pericardial Cavity and covers the heart.