CPC EXAM: ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY STUDY GUIDE 2023
CPC EXAM: ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY STUDY GUIDE 2023
Anatomy is the study of the human body, while
physiology is the study of how that body works. It’s a huge subject, and one
that gets its proper due on the CPC exam.
CPC EXAM: ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY STUDY GUIDE 2023 |
There will be approximately 10 questions on the CPC exam on anatomy and physiology.
(This, again, is not an exact number, as the AAPC does not release the
number of questions on each subject). That’s a relatively high
number, about as many as there will be on Medicine, Radiology, and the other
major CPT sections.
On the CPC exam, you’ll use your knowledge of anatomy and physiology to navigate through the CPT manual. Remember, you’ll use your CPT manual far more often than you will the ICD-10-CM manual or HCPCS manual. If you know the terminology for the human body, you’ll recognize “fracture of the distalphalanx,” as a broken toe or finger, and move to the musculoskeletal subsection of Surgery.
Below you’ll find a list of anatomical terms. If you’ll recall, these
terms appear in Course 2-10 on human anatomy. You can refer to that course for
more information on human anatomy
Unfortunately, it’d be impossible to review the anatomy andphysiology of
the human body in this short course. Clearly, the above table has no
information on the physiology of the human body. Documenting the organ systems,
and how they function, would take up hundreds of pages.
As such, it’s a very good idea to take an anatomy and physiology (or medical terminology) course before you take the CPC exam. On the plus side,
you’ll probably learn plenty about medical terminology in an anatomy and
physiology course, and vice versa, so you won’t need to double-up.
You’ve also already got some study materials, whether you know it or
not. As we’ve mentioned in previous courses, your CPT manual is full of helpful
illustrations and diagrams. In the introduction to the manual, you’ll find a
list of illustrations and their page numbers. Ideally, by the time you take the
exam you’ll be familiar enough with anatomical terminology that you won’t need
to rely on these illustrations, but they’re there for your perusal before the
test and for any last minute double-checks in the middle of the exam.
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