Each chapter closes with Critical Thinking Questions (listed below) as a review of chapter material that focuses on the role of the medical assistant.

1. If a 32-year-old woman developed arthritis, what type is she likely to have? Why?

2. If a physician needed a red bone marrow sample from a patient, from where is he likely to get the sample?

3. Tarsal bones are often called anklebones. Why is this term not entirely correct?