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Certified Medical Assistant — Practice Exam

Medical terminology: practice questions

Our Medical Assistant bank has 41 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

What does the root 'gastr/o' refer to?

  1. Stomach
  2. Gallbladder
  3. Esophagus
  4. Intestine
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A. Stomach — Gastritis = inflammation of the stomach.

Question 2

What does 'stat' mean?

  1. Every day
  2. Immediately
  3. As needed
  4. Before meals
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B. Immediately — Statim = at once.

Question 3

What does 'myocardial infarction' mean?

  1. Narrowing of a valve between heart chambers
  2. Inflammation of the heart's outer lining
  3. Death of heart muscle tissue (heart attack)
  4. An abnormal rhythm of the heart's upper chambers
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C. Death of heart muscle tissue (heart attack) — Caused by blocked blood flow to the heart muscle.

Question 4

What does 'superior' mean in anatomical terms?

  1. Away from the surface
  2. Above, or toward the head
  3. Toward the front of the body
  4. Below, or toward the feet
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B. Above, or toward the head — Inferior means below.

Question 5

What does the root 'nephr/o' refer to?

  1. Lung
  2. Kidney
  3. Liver
  4. Nerve
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B. Kidney — Nephrology is the study of the kidneys; neur/o is nerve, hepat/o liver, pneum/o lung.

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