Test Your Knowledge of Medical Terminology Answering these Questions
Note: None of these questions will appear on the CMA (AAMA)® Certification Exam and answering them correctly does not guarantee that you will pass the CMA (AAMA) exam.
Read these instructions before taking this practice exam.
- Download, open, and print out the answer form.
- For each multiple choice question listed below, read the question and then circle the answer that you think is correct under the same number on the answer form.
- After answering all 50 questions, go to the answers, which are listed directly after the questions, and compare your answers against them.
- Next, you can test your knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
1) The general meaning of "corpus" is best described by which of the following?
2) Which of the following is the term for an abnormally low white blood cell count?
3) An area of dead myocardial tissue is best described by which of the following?
4) The term "lithiasis" is best described by which of the following?
5) Menarche refers to which of the following?
6) Adipose tissue is made of which of the following?
7) Which of the following terms refers to the ability to breathe comfortably only when in an upright position?
8) Which of the following is the term for abnormally large breasts in men?
9) Which of the following terms means drainage from the nose?
10) The combining form "cephal/o" refers to which of the following?
11) The prefix pertaining to fingernail is which of the following terms?
12) Inflammation of a sweat gland is known as which of the following terms?
13) The prefix meaning outside or outer is which of the following?
14) The prefix "brady-" means which of the following?
15) The patient's complaint of painful menstrual periods will be documented in the medical record as which of the following?
16) Which of the following suffixes refers to eating?
17) Which of the following terms refers to pain?
18) Which of the following is the definition for aphagia?
19) Which of the following suffixes means "cutting operation"?
20) Which of the following is the CORRECT spelling for the plural of bronchus?
21) Which of the following is the plural form of the medical term that means chest?
22) Which of the following is the medical term for hair loss?
23) Which of the following terms is used to describe a lateral curvature of the spine?
24) Which of the following terms is used to describe a condition in which the body produces too much cortisol?
25) "K" is the chemical symbol for which of the following substances?
26. Which of the following is the chemical symbol for iron?
27) Which of the following is the term for reconstruction of the eardrum?
28) Colporrhaphy is the repair of which of the following?
29) Which of the following terms describes surgical fixation of the uterus in a suspended position?
30) A pyloromyotomy is performed in which of the following body systems?
31) Which of the following is a surgical procedure in which a pendulous breast is lifted and fixed to the chest wall?
32) Which of the following is an incision made to enlarge the opening of the external urethra?
33) Korotkoff sounds are evaluated by which of the following procedures?
34) Which of the following is a nonsterile procedure?
35) Which of the following is a procedure in which synovial fluid is removed for analysis?
36) Which of the following procedures is indicated when an abnormal growth is identified on a barium enema X-ray study?
37) A patient scheduled for echoencephalography will undergo a study of which of the following?
38) Which of the following physicians specializes in treating patients with diseases of the liver?
39) Which of the following branches of medicine specializes in the study of the musculoskeletal system?
40) A patient with encephalitis is most likely to be treated by which of the following specialists?
41) A cystoscope is an instrument used most commonly by a specialist in which of the following?
42) A patient who has hypergonadism, prolactinoma, and hirsutism will most likely be referred to which of the following specialists?
43) Polydipsia, polyuria, good appetite with weight loss, and blurred vision are signs and symptoms of which of the following conditions?
44) Dysphonia is a common symptom of which of the following conditions?
45) Which of the following is a malignant tumor of the eye that is known to be hereditary?
46) Which of the following are round bacteria that grow in pairs?
47) Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?
48) Which of the following medical terms is spelled CORRECTLY?
49) Which of the following spellings is CORRECT?
50) Which of the following is the CORRECT spelling for the focusing ability of the eye?
Answer Key
1) B 2) D 3) D 4) C 5) A 6) A 7) E 8) C 9) E 10) B 11) E 12) C 13) D 14) D 15) B 16) A 17) A 18) C 19) E 20) C 21) E 22) D 23) B 24) C 25) E | 26) B 27) E 28) E 29) C 30) B 31) D 32) B 33) B 34) D 35) B 36) C 37) B 38) B 39) C 40) C 41) E 42) D 43) A 44) B 45) E 46) B 47) B 48) B 49) C 50) B |