AMCA - CMA Pre-Test Questions With Correct
Answers
The opening inside the skull that holds the brain is the:
Select one:
a. Cranial cavity
b. Thoracic cavity
c. Nasal cavity
d. Orbital cavity -CORRECTANSWER The dorsal cavity is divided into the cranial
cavity (which houses the brain)
The CORRECT ANSWER is: Cranial cavity
A crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year is known as a:
Select one:
a. Felony
b. Arbitration
c. Misdemeanor
d. Mitigation -CORRECTANSWER Misdemeanors are less serious crimes than felonies
and re punishable by fines or imprisonment up to a year or less.
The CORRECT ANSWER is: Misdemeanor
,Professional negligence is also called:
Select one:
a. Malfunction
b. Malpractice
c. Arbitration
d. Malice -CORRECTANSWER Medical negligence is commonly known as malpractice
The CORRECT ANSWER is: Malpractice
Which of the following items is the most important for assistive personnel to keep in
mind during their daily routine in medical settings?
Select one:
a. Confidentiality
b. Burglary
c. Consent
d. Privilege granted to a physician -CORRECTANSWER In the Standard of Care the
first item the medical assistant should uphold is maintaining confidentiality
The CORRECT ANSWER is: Confidentiality
In which of the following situations is it permissible to release information from a
patient's records?
Select one:
a. When an attorney requests it
,b. When the patient's best friend requests it
c. When the patient's employer requests it
d. When a court requests it by means of a subpoena -CORRECTANSWER The law
may require the physician to release the record when a court subpoenas it
The CORRECT ANSWER is: When a court requests it by means of a subpoena
Under which of the following circumstances is it permissible to release information from
a patient's records?
Select one:
a. When the patient signs a release
b. When the patient has signed a living will
c. When the physician calls to request it
d. When the insurance company signs a release -CORRECTANSWER Information can
be released only after a patient signs a release statement
The CORRECT ANSWER is: When the patient signs a release
This cavity contains the heart and lungs, among other organs.
Select one:
a. Nasal
b. Orbital
c. Thoracic
, d. Cranial -CORRECTANSWER The thoracic cavity contains the lungs, heart,
esophagus and trachea
The CORRECT ANSWER is: Thoracic
Located near the back of the body, this body cavity is a continuous internal opening that
includes the cranial and spinal cavities.
Select one:
a. Transverse plane
b. Posterior (dorsal) cavity
c. Pelvic cavity
d. Abdominal cavity -CORRECTANSWER The dorsal cavity is divided into the cranial
cavity and the spinal cavity
The CORRECT ANSWER is: Posterior (dorsal) cavity\
This is the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to remove
blood, mucous, etc.
Select one:
a. Sanitization
b. Distillation
c. Sterilization
Answers
The opening inside the skull that holds the brain is the:
Select one:
a. Cranial cavity
b. Thoracic cavity
c. Nasal cavity
d. Orbital cavity -CORRECTANSWER The dorsal cavity is divided into the cranial
cavity (which houses the brain)
The CORRECT ANSWER is: Cranial cavity
A crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year is known as a:
Select one:
a. Felony
b. Arbitration
c. Misdemeanor
d. Mitigation -CORRECTANSWER Misdemeanors are less serious crimes than felonies
and re punishable by fines or imprisonment up to a year or less.
The CORRECT ANSWER is: Misdemeanor
,Professional negligence is also called:
Select one:
a. Malfunction
b. Malpractice
c. Arbitration
d. Malice -CORRECTANSWER Medical negligence is commonly known as malpractice
The CORRECT ANSWER is: Malpractice
Which of the following items is the most important for assistive personnel to keep in
mind during their daily routine in medical settings?
Select one:
a. Confidentiality
b. Burglary
c. Consent
d. Privilege granted to a physician -CORRECTANSWER In the Standard of Care the
first item the medical assistant should uphold is maintaining confidentiality
The CORRECT ANSWER is: Confidentiality
In which of the following situations is it permissible to release information from a
patient's records?
Select one:
a. When an attorney requests it
,b. When the patient's best friend requests it
c. When the patient's employer requests it
d. When a court requests it by means of a subpoena -CORRECTANSWER The law
may require the physician to release the record when a court subpoenas it
The CORRECT ANSWER is: When a court requests it by means of a subpoena
Under which of the following circumstances is it permissible to release information from
a patient's records?
Select one:
a. When the patient signs a release
b. When the patient has signed a living will
c. When the physician calls to request it
d. When the insurance company signs a release -CORRECTANSWER Information can
be released only after a patient signs a release statement
The CORRECT ANSWER is: When the patient signs a release
This cavity contains the heart and lungs, among other organs.
Select one:
a. Nasal
b. Orbital
c. Thoracic
, d. Cranial -CORRECTANSWER The thoracic cavity contains the lungs, heart,
esophagus and trachea
The CORRECT ANSWER is: Thoracic
Located near the back of the body, this body cavity is a continuous internal opening that
includes the cranial and spinal cavities.
Select one:
a. Transverse plane
b. Posterior (dorsal) cavity
c. Pelvic cavity
d. Abdominal cavity -CORRECTANSWER The dorsal cavity is divided into the cranial
cavity and the spinal cavity
The CORRECT ANSWER is: Posterior (dorsal) cavity\
This is the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to remove
blood, mucous, etc.
Select one:
a. Sanitization
b. Distillation
c. Sterilization
