RMA AMT PRACTICE EXAM (210 QUESTIONS)
The combining form that means "red" is
Select one:
a.xantho
b.leuko
c.erythro
d.melano - Answers :erythro
What term is best associated with cancer that has spread to other organs of the body?
a. Benign
b. meiosis
c. malignancy
d. Metastasis - Answers :Metastasis
Which of the following is the most common eye condition asspciated with againg?
a. glaucoma
b. Presbyopia
c. Conjunctivitis
d. Astigmatism - Answers :Presbyopia
Low blood pressure is
a. hypertension
b. hypotension
c. carcinoma
d. morphology - Answers :hypotension
Encephalopathy is defined as
a. swelling of the brain
b. deterioration of the brain
c. inflammation of the brain
d. any dysfunction of the brain - Answers :any dysfunction of the brain
A discussion involving the physician providing the patient or the patient's legal
representative with a deeper understanding of the patient's condition, a full explanation
of the plan for treatment, and enough information to decide whether the patient will
undergo the treatment or seek an alternative is called what type of consent?
a.Implied consent
b.Informed consent
c.Reasonable consent
d.Contributory consent - Answers :Informed consent
HIPPA requires covered entities to submit Medicare claims
a. through claims processing centers
,b. through electronic data exchange
c. by paper CMS 1500 forms
d. by facsimile transmission - Answers :through electronic data exchange
The statute that defines what is included in the practice of medicine, establishes the
requirements for licensure, and establishes the grounds for suspension or revocation of
a license is called the
a.Nursing and Advance Practice Nursing Act.
b.Medical Practice Act.
c.Patient's Bill of rights.
d.National Health Planning and Resources Development Act. - Answers :Medical
Practice Act
Translated as "the thing speaks for itself", which of the following is evidence showing
that negligence by the accused person may be reasonably inferred from the nature of
the injury occurring to the plaintiff?
a.non compus mentis
b.Quid quo pro
c.Res ipsa loquitur
d.Corpus jusis - Answers :Res ipsa loquitur
The most important digestive enzyme in the gastric juice is
a. renin
b. gastrin
c. CCK
d. pepsin - Answers :pepsin
In what quadrant is the liver located?
a. Upper right
b. Upper left
c. Lower right
d. Lower left - Answers :Upper right
Permanent adult dentition consists of ___ teeth.
a. 32
b.30
c. 20
d. 18 - Answers :32
The kidneys are located behind the
a. peritoneum
b. spinal colum
c. bladder
d. sternum - Answers :peritoneum
,The largest glandular organ in the is the
a. pancreas
b. gallbladder
c. liver
d. heart - Answers :liver
The function of insulin is to
a. promote carbohydrate synthesis
b. convert glucose into fat
c. accelerate liver gylcogenolysis
d. assist glucose into the cells - Answers :assist glucose into the cells
The lining of the uterus is called the
a. myometrium
b. endometrium
c. peritoneum
d. mycardium - Answers :endometrium
Night blindness may be caused by a deficiency of
a. niacin
b. thiamin
c. Vitamin A
d. Vitamin D - Answers :Vitamin A
A deficiency of vitamin b12 leads to which type of anemia?
a. Sickle cell
b. Hemolytic
c. Pernicious
d. Hemorrhagic - Answers :Pernicious
The axial skeleton consists of ___ bones?
a. 206
b. 200
c. 126
d. 80 - Answers :80
What is the first portion of small intestinal?
a. ileum
b. Jejunum
c. Cecum
d. Duodenum - Answers :Duodenum
Which of the following means pertaining to after meals?
a. Postocular
b. Postfebrile
, c. Postictal
d. Postprandial - Answers :Postprandial
The surgical incision into the abdomen is
a.ileostomy
b. vagotomy
c. hemiotomy
d. laparotomy - Answers :laparotomy
"Ostomy" is a
a. root
b. prefix
c. suffix
d. combinging form - Answers :suffix
Which term is best described as " destruction by burning"?
a. cryosurgery
b. Fulguration
c. Electro cauterization
d. Anastomosis - Answers :Electro cauterization
Which of the following means a physician who specializes in the study of the anus and
the rectum?
a. Proctalgia
b. Proctology
c. Proctologist
d. Proctoplasty - Answers :Proctologist
Which one of the following is a physician havig a practice limited to the aging
population?
a. Gastroenterologist
b. Gynecologist
c. Gerontologist
d. Pathologist - Answers :Gerontologist
Choose the abbreviation that means four times a day.
a. QOD
b. QID
c. QD
d. HS - Answers :QID
Which of the following is the correct spelling of the term meaning inflammation of the
tonsils?
a. Tonsilitis
b. Tonsillitis
c. Toncilitis
The combining form that means "red" is
Select one:
a.xantho
b.leuko
c.erythro
d.melano - Answers :erythro
What term is best associated with cancer that has spread to other organs of the body?
a. Benign
b. meiosis
c. malignancy
d. Metastasis - Answers :Metastasis
Which of the following is the most common eye condition asspciated with againg?
a. glaucoma
b. Presbyopia
c. Conjunctivitis
d. Astigmatism - Answers :Presbyopia
Low blood pressure is
a. hypertension
b. hypotension
c. carcinoma
d. morphology - Answers :hypotension
Encephalopathy is defined as
a. swelling of the brain
b. deterioration of the brain
c. inflammation of the brain
d. any dysfunction of the brain - Answers :any dysfunction of the brain
A discussion involving the physician providing the patient or the patient's legal
representative with a deeper understanding of the patient's condition, a full explanation
of the plan for treatment, and enough information to decide whether the patient will
undergo the treatment or seek an alternative is called what type of consent?
a.Implied consent
b.Informed consent
c.Reasonable consent
d.Contributory consent - Answers :Informed consent
HIPPA requires covered entities to submit Medicare claims
a. through claims processing centers
,b. through electronic data exchange
c. by paper CMS 1500 forms
d. by facsimile transmission - Answers :through electronic data exchange
The statute that defines what is included in the practice of medicine, establishes the
requirements for licensure, and establishes the grounds for suspension or revocation of
a license is called the
a.Nursing and Advance Practice Nursing Act.
b.Medical Practice Act.
c.Patient's Bill of rights.
d.National Health Planning and Resources Development Act. - Answers :Medical
Practice Act
Translated as "the thing speaks for itself", which of the following is evidence showing
that negligence by the accused person may be reasonably inferred from the nature of
the injury occurring to the plaintiff?
a.non compus mentis
b.Quid quo pro
c.Res ipsa loquitur
d.Corpus jusis - Answers :Res ipsa loquitur
The most important digestive enzyme in the gastric juice is
a. renin
b. gastrin
c. CCK
d. pepsin - Answers :pepsin
In what quadrant is the liver located?
a. Upper right
b. Upper left
c. Lower right
d. Lower left - Answers :Upper right
Permanent adult dentition consists of ___ teeth.
a. 32
b.30
c. 20
d. 18 - Answers :32
The kidneys are located behind the
a. peritoneum
b. spinal colum
c. bladder
d. sternum - Answers :peritoneum
,The largest glandular organ in the is the
a. pancreas
b. gallbladder
c. liver
d. heart - Answers :liver
The function of insulin is to
a. promote carbohydrate synthesis
b. convert glucose into fat
c. accelerate liver gylcogenolysis
d. assist glucose into the cells - Answers :assist glucose into the cells
The lining of the uterus is called the
a. myometrium
b. endometrium
c. peritoneum
d. mycardium - Answers :endometrium
Night blindness may be caused by a deficiency of
a. niacin
b. thiamin
c. Vitamin A
d. Vitamin D - Answers :Vitamin A
A deficiency of vitamin b12 leads to which type of anemia?
a. Sickle cell
b. Hemolytic
c. Pernicious
d. Hemorrhagic - Answers :Pernicious
The axial skeleton consists of ___ bones?
a. 206
b. 200
c. 126
d. 80 - Answers :80
What is the first portion of small intestinal?
a. ileum
b. Jejunum
c. Cecum
d. Duodenum - Answers :Duodenum
Which of the following means pertaining to after meals?
a. Postocular
b. Postfebrile
, c. Postictal
d. Postprandial - Answers :Postprandial
The surgical incision into the abdomen is
a.ileostomy
b. vagotomy
c. hemiotomy
d. laparotomy - Answers :laparotomy
"Ostomy" is a
a. root
b. prefix
c. suffix
d. combinging form - Answers :suffix
Which term is best described as " destruction by burning"?
a. cryosurgery
b. Fulguration
c. Electro cauterization
d. Anastomosis - Answers :Electro cauterization
Which of the following means a physician who specializes in the study of the anus and
the rectum?
a. Proctalgia
b. Proctology
c. Proctologist
d. Proctoplasty - Answers :Proctologist
Which one of the following is a physician havig a practice limited to the aging
population?
a. Gastroenterologist
b. Gynecologist
c. Gerontologist
d. Pathologist - Answers :Gerontologist
Choose the abbreviation that means four times a day.
a. QOD
b. QID
c. QD
d. HS - Answers :QID
Which of the following is the correct spelling of the term meaning inflammation of the
tonsils?
a. Tonsilitis
b. Tonsillitis
c. Toncilitis
