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Chapter 1 & 20 MA
Pearson's
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the founder of AAMA and what year was it founded? | Maxine Williams, 1955 |
| What is the CAAHEP | Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs |
| What does AAMA stand for? | American Association of Medical Assistant |
| What does ABHES stand for? | Accrediting Bureau of Health Education |
| What does CEU mean? | Continuing education unit |
| What does RMA stand for? | Registered Medical Assistant |
| Who governs/in charge of the Medical assistant? | Physicians |
| What is the review an institution voluntarily undergoes to determine whether its school meets or exceeds standards set forth by an accrediting body? | Accreditation |
| What term means to assign work-related tasks? | Delegate |
| What term is a required component of a students education in which the student is scheduled to work unpaid in a physician's office, clinic, or possible a hospital setting under the direct supervision of preceptor or supervisor? | Externship/Practicum |
| What credential is issued by the National Center for Competency Testing? | National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) |
| What is the process by a recognized credentialing agency or professional organization determines that an individual has met the required education or experience criteria? | Certification |
| What does CCMA stand for? | Certified Clinical Medical Assistant |
| What odes CMAA stand for? | Certified Medical Administrative Assistant |
| What term helps patients by facilitating their healthcare needs, encouraging adherence to care plans, and encouraging and coaching the patient regarding self-management skills? | Patient navigator |
| What term allows a health care professional to perform under federal and state guidelines for that profession? | Scope of Practice |
| What is the study of the structure of an organism? | Anatomy |
| What is the study of the function of an organism? | Physiology |
| What is the study of diseases and disorders? | Pathophysiology |
| What is the fundamental characteristics of all living things? | Homeostasis |
| What is the most basic level of organization? | Atom |
| What does and atom consist of? | One proton, neutron, and electron |
| What is a chemical combination of two or more atoms that forms a specific chemical compound? | Molecule |
| What is the smallest functional unit of life and a building block of the human body? | Cell |
| What is the outer covering of the cell and also helps maintain the cell's shape? | Cell membrane |
| What are tail-like structure that can enable a sperm cell to move through the reproductive tract? | Flagella |
| What is propels substances along side a cells surface and increases the cell's ability to absorb water and nutrients? | Cilia |
| What is a jellylike substance found between the cell membrane and the nuclear membrane? | Cytoplasm |
| Name 4 Organ Systems | nervous, respiratory, digestive, circulatory |
| Name 3 types of cells | epithelial, nerve, muscle |
| Names 3 molecules | sugars, water, proteins |
| Names 4 atoms | Hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen |
| Name 4 organs | lung, brain, kidney, stomach |
| Name 4 types of tissue | epithelial, nervous, muscle, connective |
| Name 3 types of Organelles | nucleus, ribosomes, mitochondrion |
| Name the 8 levels of the human body (top to bottom) | organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organelle, molecule, atom |
| What are the structures that are found within the cytoplasm? | Organelle |
| What is responsible for the cell's metabolism, growth, and reproduction? | Nucleus |
| What is a double-layered sac that houses the nucleus? | Nuclear membrane |
| How many chromosomes are in a cell? | 23 pairs, total of 46 |
| What is the cell's blueprint? | DNA |
| What is the paired organelles that are found lying at 90-degree angles near the nucleus? | Centrioles |
| What are considered the "stomach" of the cell and are the sites of digestion? | Lysosomes |
| What is responsible for the production of protein that is essential to the vitality of the cell? | Ribosomes |
| What are the stages of mitosis? (first-fifth) | Prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase |
| What is the cellular division of reproductive cells? | Meiosis |
| What is a tubular network that is attached to the nuclear membrane and has a bumpy appearance? | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| What is a saclike membranous structure that sorts, modifies, and transports various proteins throughout the cell? | Golgi apparatus |
| What is considered the powerhouse of the cell? | Mitochondria |
| What is a single chain of chemical bases? | Ribonucleic acid (RNA) |
| What divides the nucleus of the cell to make an identical set of chromosomes? | Mitosis |
| What are sperm cells (male) and egg cells (female) called? | gametes |
| What are a group of tissues with similar function that come together? | Organs |
| What are a group of organs that work together toward the purpose to sustain life within the human body? | Body Systems |
| What is in a flat formation and in sheet-like appearance and is also the outer layer of the skin? | Epithelial tissue |
| What muscle has a striped appearance and forms voluntary muscles? | Striated muscles |
| What is controlled by | |
| What are nerve cells called? | neurons |
| What system protects membrane, temperature regulator, and sensory receptor? | Integumentary System |
| What system shapes, supports, protects, and stores place for mineral's and makes movement possible through joints? | Skeletal System |
| What system produces movement, maintains posture, and produces heat? | Muscular System |
| What system transmits impulses, responds to change, is responsible for communication and exercises control over all of the body? | Nervous System |
| What system produces hormones, chemical messengers that provide communication and control over various parts of the body? | Endocrine System |
| What system transports oxygen and carbon dioxide, delivers nutrients and hormones and removes waste products? | Cardiovascular system |
| What system transports oxygen and carbon dioxide, chemical substances, and cells that act to protect the body from foreign substances? | Blood system |
| What system stimulates immune response, protects the body, and transports proteins and fluids? | Lymphatic System |
| What system furnishes oxygen for use by individual tissue cells and removes their gaseous waste product, carbon dioxide? | Respiratory System |
| What system absorbs and eliminates waste? | Digestive system |
| What system produces urine, transports urine, and eliminates urine? | Urinary System |
| What system is responsible for sexual characteristics of the male and female? | Reproductive System |
| What is the movement of dissolved particles from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration until they are evenly distributed? | Diffusion |
| What doesn't require the cell to use energy? | Passive Transport |
| What requires some form of pressure to diffuse dissolved particles through membranes? | Filtration |
| What requires cellular energy to carry materials from an area of lesser concentration to an area of greater concentration? | Active transport |
| What is a form of diffusion whereby water is pulled through a membrane? | Osmosis |
| What cellular energy is used in active transport called? | adenosine triphosphate (ATP) |
| What term has the cell engulf a solid particle? | phagocytosis |
| What term has the cell drink the fluid required? | pinocytosis |
| What molecule conducts electricity? | electrolyte |
| What ion is positively charged? | cations |
| What ion is negatively charged? | anions |
| What term consists of all the chemical processes in the body that maintain life? | metabolism |
| What is the process of chemical reactions that work together to build things up? | Anabolism |
| What is a chemical process that works to break down larger units into smaller units? | Catabolism |
| What is the study of the hereditary makeup of animals or plants? | Genetics |
| What is the genetic transmission from a parent to child? | Heredity |
| What is a change in the DNA sequence of a gene? | mutation |
| What is the term of a genetic disorder that is present and may be diagnosed at birth called? | Congenital Disorder |
| What is the congenital disorder called when there is a hereditary lack of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes? | Albinism |
| What is a disorder that can affect both children and adults by having a difficult focusing attention and organizing and completing a task? | ADHD |
| What is a congenital defect in the roof of the mouth that occurs when the palatine bones of the skull do not close properly? | Cleft palate |
| What is a disorder also called color blindness when the person has difficulty distinguishing reds and greens? | Color deficiency |
| What disorder causes thick mucus build-up in the lungs and pancreas? | Cystic Fibrosis |
| What disorder presents an extra chromosome? | Down Syndrome |
| What disorder is also referred as Martin-Bell syndrome and FRAXA which is a most common of mental retardation? | Fragile X syndrome |
| What disorder causes an extreme accumulation of iron within the body? | Hemochromatosis |
| What disorder is hereditary, sex-linked when blood coagulation time is increased? | Hemophilia |
| What congenital disorder affects only males when small and firm testes, small penis, etc? | Klinefelter's syndrome |
| What disorder creates weakening of muscles? | muscle dystrophy |
| What disorder is caused by a recessive gene mutation causing the inability for amino acids to oxidate? | Phenylketonuria (PKU) |
| What hereditary chronic form of anemia is caused by a recessive gene mutation? | Sickle cell anemia |
| What defect is a congenital neural tube that develops in the vertebrae in the spine and does not form correctly? | spina bifida |
| What is another term for club foot? | Talipes |
| What is an inherited disorder caused by a genetic mutation that targets the nervous system? | Tay-Sachs Disease (TSD) |
| What syndrome is a congenital disorder cause by all of part of one of the X chromosomes? | Turner's syndrome |
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