MA practice test 2

Pathology is the

• study of disease

• study of life

• study of medicine

• study of body function

The suffix that means discharge of flow is

• ectomy

• otomy

• orrhea

• orrhaphy

How often is the physician's narcotic license renewed?

• every three years

• biannually

• annually

• none of these listed

The word part phago means to:

• to destroy

• to eat

• to cut

• to begin

Under the controlled substance Act, how many schedules are there?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What kind of insurance provides medical care for job related accident or illness?

• Medicare

• Medicaid

• TRICARE

• Worker's compensation

The muscle walls of the heart are called the:

• myocardium

• endocardium

• pericardium

• myometrium

In the anatomical position, the patient:

• lays flat on stomach

• lays flat on back

• stands erect

• stands bent at the waist

A counting chamber utilized in manual microscopic methods is called a

• leukocytometer

• Hematocytometer

• microscope

• none of these listed

A patient in the prone position is lying

• face up

• on their left side

• on their right side

• face down