Bq
CNA KEY TERMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
abductionB-BAnswerMovingBaBbodyBpartBawayBfromBtheBmidlineBofBtheBbody
abuseB-BAnswerTheBintentionalBmistreatmentBorBharmBofBanotherBperson
acetoneB-
BAnswerABsubstanceBthatBappearsBinBurineBfromBtheBrapidBbreakdownBofBfatBforBenergy;Bket
oneBbodyBorBketone
activeBphysicalBrestraintB-
BAnswerABrestraintBattachedBtoBtheBperson'sBbodyBandBtoBaBfixedB(non-
movableBobject;BitBrestrictsBmovementBorBbodyBaccess
activitiesBofBdailyBlivingB(ADL)B-
BAnswerTheBactivitiesBusuallyBdoneBduringBaBnormalBdayBinBaBperson'sBlife
adductionB-BAnswerMovingBaBbodyBpartBtowardBtheBmidlineBofBtheBbody
advanceBdirectiveB-
BAnswerABdocumentBstatingBaBperson'sBwishesBaboutBhealthBcareBwhenBthatBpersonBcannotB
makeBhisBorBherBownBdecisions
alopeciaB-BAnswerHairBloss
ambulationB-BAnswerTheBactBofBwalking
anorexiaB-BAnswerTheBlossBofBappetite
anxietyB-BAnswerABvague,BuneasyBfeelingBinBresponseBtoBstress
aphasiaB-BAnswerTheBinabilityBtoBspeak
,Bq
apneaB-BAnswerTheBlackBorBabsenceBofBbreathing
arthroplastyB-BAnswerTheBsurgicalBreplacementBofBaBjoint
asepsisB-BAnswerBeingBfreeBofBdisease-producingBmicrobes
aspirationB-BAnswerBreathingBfluidBorBanBobjectBintoBtheBlungs
assaultB-
BAnswerIntentionallyBattemptingBorBthreateningBtoBtouchBaBperson'sBbodyBwithoutBtheBperso
n'sBconsent
assistedBlivingBfacilityB-
BAnswerProvidesBhousing,BsupportBservices,BandBhealthBcareBtoBpersonsBneedingBhelpBwithBd
ailyBactivities
atrophyB-BAnswerTheBdecreaseBinBsizeBorBaBwastingBawayBofBtissue
baseBofBsupportB-BAnswerTheBareaBonBwhichBanBobjectBrests
batteryB-BAnswerTouchingBaBperson'sBbodyBwithoutBhisBorBherBconsent
bedsoreB-BAnswerABpressureBulcer,BpressureBsore,BorBdecubitusBulcer
benignBtumorB-BAnswerABtumorBthatBgrowsBslowlyBandBwithinBaBlocalBarea
biohazardousBwasteB-
BAnswerItemsBcontaminatedBwithBblood,BbodyBfluids,Bsecretions,BorBexcretions;BbioBmeansBlif
e,BandBhazardousBmeansBdangerousBorBharmful
bloodBpressureB-
BAnswerTheBamountBofBforceBexertedBagainstBtheBwallsBofBanBarteryBbyBtheBblood
, Bq
boardBandBcareBhomeB-
BAnswerProvidesBaBroom,Bmeals,Blaundry,BandBsupervision;BresidentialBcareBfacility
bodyBalignmentB-
BAnswerTheBwayBtheBhead,Btrunk,Barms,BandBlegsBareBalignedBwithBoneBanother;Bposture
bodyBlanguageB-
BAnswerMessagesBsentBthroughBfacialBexpressions,Bgestures,Bposture,BhandBandBbodyBmovem
ents,Bgait,BeyeBcontact,BandBappearance
bodyBmechanicsB-BAnswerUsingBtheBbodyBinBanBefficientBandBcarefulBway
bodyBtemperatureB-
BAnswerTheBamountBofBheatBinBtheBbodyBthatBisBaBbalanceBbetweenBtheBamountBofBheatBp
roducedBandBtheBamountBlostBbyBtheBbody
bradypneaB-BAnswerSlowBbreathing;BrespirationBareBlessBthanB12BperBminute
calorieB-BAnswerTheBamountBofBenergyBproducedBwhenBtheBbodyBburnsBfood
cardiacBarrestB-BAnswerTheBheartBandBbreathingBstopBsuddenlyBandBwithoutBwarning
carrierB-
BAnsweraBhumanBorBanimalBthatBisBaBreservoirBforBmicrobesBbutBdoesBnotBhaveBtheBsignsBa
ndBsymptomsBofBinfection
catheterB-BAnswerABtubeBusedBtoBdrainBorBinjectBfluidBthroughBaBbodyBopening
cellB-BAnswerTheBbasicBunitBofBbodyBstructure
chartB-BAnswerTheBmedicalBrecord
CNA KEY TERMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
abductionB-BAnswerMovingBaBbodyBpartBawayBfromBtheBmidlineBofBtheBbody
abuseB-BAnswerTheBintentionalBmistreatmentBorBharmBofBanotherBperson
acetoneB-
BAnswerABsubstanceBthatBappearsBinBurineBfromBtheBrapidBbreakdownBofBfatBforBenergy;Bket
oneBbodyBorBketone
activeBphysicalBrestraintB-
BAnswerABrestraintBattachedBtoBtheBperson'sBbodyBandBtoBaBfixedB(non-
movableBobject;BitBrestrictsBmovementBorBbodyBaccess
activitiesBofBdailyBlivingB(ADL)B-
BAnswerTheBactivitiesBusuallyBdoneBduringBaBnormalBdayBinBaBperson'sBlife
adductionB-BAnswerMovingBaBbodyBpartBtowardBtheBmidlineBofBtheBbody
advanceBdirectiveB-
BAnswerABdocumentBstatingBaBperson'sBwishesBaboutBhealthBcareBwhenBthatBpersonBcannotB
makeBhisBorBherBownBdecisions
alopeciaB-BAnswerHairBloss
ambulationB-BAnswerTheBactBofBwalking
anorexiaB-BAnswerTheBlossBofBappetite
anxietyB-BAnswerABvague,BuneasyBfeelingBinBresponseBtoBstress
aphasiaB-BAnswerTheBinabilityBtoBspeak
,Bq
apneaB-BAnswerTheBlackBorBabsenceBofBbreathing
arthroplastyB-BAnswerTheBsurgicalBreplacementBofBaBjoint
asepsisB-BAnswerBeingBfreeBofBdisease-producingBmicrobes
aspirationB-BAnswerBreathingBfluidBorBanBobjectBintoBtheBlungs
assaultB-
BAnswerIntentionallyBattemptingBorBthreateningBtoBtouchBaBperson'sBbodyBwithoutBtheBperso
n'sBconsent
assistedBlivingBfacilityB-
BAnswerProvidesBhousing,BsupportBservices,BandBhealthBcareBtoBpersonsBneedingBhelpBwithBd
ailyBactivities
atrophyB-BAnswerTheBdecreaseBinBsizeBorBaBwastingBawayBofBtissue
baseBofBsupportB-BAnswerTheBareaBonBwhichBanBobjectBrests
batteryB-BAnswerTouchingBaBperson'sBbodyBwithoutBhisBorBherBconsent
bedsoreB-BAnswerABpressureBulcer,BpressureBsore,BorBdecubitusBulcer
benignBtumorB-BAnswerABtumorBthatBgrowsBslowlyBandBwithinBaBlocalBarea
biohazardousBwasteB-
BAnswerItemsBcontaminatedBwithBblood,BbodyBfluids,Bsecretions,BorBexcretions;BbioBmeansBlif
e,BandBhazardousBmeansBdangerousBorBharmful
bloodBpressureB-
BAnswerTheBamountBofBforceBexertedBagainstBtheBwallsBofBanBarteryBbyBtheBblood
, Bq
boardBandBcareBhomeB-
BAnswerProvidesBaBroom,Bmeals,Blaundry,BandBsupervision;BresidentialBcareBfacility
bodyBalignmentB-
BAnswerTheBwayBtheBhead,Btrunk,Barms,BandBlegsBareBalignedBwithBoneBanother;Bposture
bodyBlanguageB-
BAnswerMessagesBsentBthroughBfacialBexpressions,Bgestures,Bposture,BhandBandBbodyBmovem
ents,Bgait,BeyeBcontact,BandBappearance
bodyBmechanicsB-BAnswerUsingBtheBbodyBinBanBefficientBandBcarefulBway
bodyBtemperatureB-
BAnswerTheBamountBofBheatBinBtheBbodyBthatBisBaBbalanceBbetweenBtheBamountBofBheatBp
roducedBandBtheBamountBlostBbyBtheBbody
bradypneaB-BAnswerSlowBbreathing;BrespirationBareBlessBthanB12BperBminute
calorieB-BAnswerTheBamountBofBenergyBproducedBwhenBtheBbodyBburnsBfood
cardiacBarrestB-BAnswerTheBheartBandBbreathingBstopBsuddenlyBandBwithoutBwarning
carrierB-
BAnsweraBhumanBorBanimalBthatBisBaBreservoirBforBmicrobesBbutBdoesBnotBhaveBtheBsignsBa
ndBsymptomsBofBinfection
catheterB-BAnswerABtubeBusedBtoBdrainBorBinjectBfluidBthroughBaBbodyBopening
cellB-BAnswerTheBbasicBunitBofBbodyBstructure
chartB-BAnswerTheBmedicalBrecord