NHA CCMA QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
CC---ans-✔✔Chief-Complaint
Segment---ans-✔✔Line-between-two-wave-forms
P-wave---ans-✔✔Atrial-Depolarization
How-many-1mm-boxes-are-in-a-6-second-Rythm-strip?---ans-✔✔30-one-millimeter-boxes
The-SA-node-represents-which-waveform-on-the-ekg?---ans-✔✔Only-the-P-wave
What-is-the-reading-you-can-get-from-the-RR-interval?---ans-✔✔Ventricular-Pulse
What-is-the-primary-stage-of-Hemolisis?---ans-✔✔Vascular-phase-and-platelet-phase-
together
What-is-Electophoresis?---ans-✔✔Analyzation-of-the-chemical-components-of-blood-e.g.-
hemoglobin,-serum,-urinem-cerebrospinal-fluid-based-on-electrical-charge.
Positive-testing-for-occult-blood-in-a-stool-sample-turn-which-color?---ans-✔✔Turns-Blue-
on-a-positive-test-for-occult-blood-in-feces.
The-stages-of-Hemostasis:---ans-✔✔1.-Vascular-2.-Platelet-Phase-3.-Coagulation-Phase-
4.-Fibronolysis
Blood-Vessels---ans-✔✔Aorta,-arteries,-arterioles,-capillaries,-venues,-veins,-superior-
and-inferior-vena-cavae.
Outer-connective-tissue-layer-of-a-blood-vessel---ans-✔✔Tunica-adventitia
Inner-endothelial-tissue-layer-of-a-blood-vessel---ans-✔✔Tunica-Intima
The-inner-smooth-layer-of-a-blood-vessel---ans-✔✔Tunica-media
The-standards-of-right-and-wrong-in-a-medical-setting---ans-✔✔Code-of-Ethics
, What-do-you-find-in-capillaries?---ans-✔✔A-mixture-of-venous-and-arterial-blood-is-found
The-average-adult-has-how-many-liters-of-blood?---ans-✔✔5-6-liters
What-is-the-percentage-of-water-in-blood?---ans-✔✔92%
Percentage-of-plasma-in-blood---ans-✔✔55%
Percentage-of-Formed-Elements-in-the-blood---ans-✔✔45%
99%-of-formed-elements-in-blood---ans-✔✔RBC's-or-Erythrocytes
Where-you-find-Hemoglobin---ans-✔✔RBC's
Where-do-all-blood-cells-originate?---ans-✔✔Bone-Marrow
How-many-RBC's-per-microliter-of-blood---ans-✔✔4.2-6.2-million
What-is-the-second-most-numerous-WBC?---ans-✔✔Lymphocyte-with-20-40%
Their-numbers-increase-in-intracellular-infections-and-TB---ans-✔✔Monocytes
Their-numbers-increase-in-bacterial-infections-and-often-are-first-on-scene---ans-
✔✔Neutrophils
These-WBC's-play-an-important-role-in-viral-infection-as-well-as-in-immunity.---ans-
✔✔Lymphocytes
Number-of-leukocytes-for-average-adult-per-micrometer---ans-✔✔5000-10000
Leukopenia---ans-✔✔Decrease-in-WBC's-seen-with-viral-infection-and-leukemia
Comprises-3-8%-of-wbc-or-leukocytes---ans-✔✔Monocytes
Largest-in-size-of-the-leukocytes---ans-✔✔Monocytes
Carries-Histamine---ans-✔✔Basophil
Injury-to-a-blood-vessel-that-causes-it-to-constrict,-slowing-the-clot-of-blood---ans-
✔✔Cascular-phase-of-hemostasis
Preferred-site-for-venipuncture---ans-✔✔Antecubital-fossa
Test-used-to-evaluate-the-intrinsic-pathway-and-monitor-heparin-therapy---ans-✔✔APTT-
also-know-as-PTT
ANSWERS
CC---ans-✔✔Chief-Complaint
Segment---ans-✔✔Line-between-two-wave-forms
P-wave---ans-✔✔Atrial-Depolarization
How-many-1mm-boxes-are-in-a-6-second-Rythm-strip?---ans-✔✔30-one-millimeter-boxes
The-SA-node-represents-which-waveform-on-the-ekg?---ans-✔✔Only-the-P-wave
What-is-the-reading-you-can-get-from-the-RR-interval?---ans-✔✔Ventricular-Pulse
What-is-the-primary-stage-of-Hemolisis?---ans-✔✔Vascular-phase-and-platelet-phase-
together
What-is-Electophoresis?---ans-✔✔Analyzation-of-the-chemical-components-of-blood-e.g.-
hemoglobin,-serum,-urinem-cerebrospinal-fluid-based-on-electrical-charge.
Positive-testing-for-occult-blood-in-a-stool-sample-turn-which-color?---ans-✔✔Turns-Blue-
on-a-positive-test-for-occult-blood-in-feces.
The-stages-of-Hemostasis:---ans-✔✔1.-Vascular-2.-Platelet-Phase-3.-Coagulation-Phase-
4.-Fibronolysis
Blood-Vessels---ans-✔✔Aorta,-arteries,-arterioles,-capillaries,-venues,-veins,-superior-
and-inferior-vena-cavae.
Outer-connective-tissue-layer-of-a-blood-vessel---ans-✔✔Tunica-adventitia
Inner-endothelial-tissue-layer-of-a-blood-vessel---ans-✔✔Tunica-Intima
The-inner-smooth-layer-of-a-blood-vessel---ans-✔✔Tunica-media
The-standards-of-right-and-wrong-in-a-medical-setting---ans-✔✔Code-of-Ethics
, What-do-you-find-in-capillaries?---ans-✔✔A-mixture-of-venous-and-arterial-blood-is-found
The-average-adult-has-how-many-liters-of-blood?---ans-✔✔5-6-liters
What-is-the-percentage-of-water-in-blood?---ans-✔✔92%
Percentage-of-plasma-in-blood---ans-✔✔55%
Percentage-of-Formed-Elements-in-the-blood---ans-✔✔45%
99%-of-formed-elements-in-blood---ans-✔✔RBC's-or-Erythrocytes
Where-you-find-Hemoglobin---ans-✔✔RBC's
Where-do-all-blood-cells-originate?---ans-✔✔Bone-Marrow
How-many-RBC's-per-microliter-of-blood---ans-✔✔4.2-6.2-million
What-is-the-second-most-numerous-WBC?---ans-✔✔Lymphocyte-with-20-40%
Their-numbers-increase-in-intracellular-infections-and-TB---ans-✔✔Monocytes
Their-numbers-increase-in-bacterial-infections-and-often-are-first-on-scene---ans-
✔✔Neutrophils
These-WBC's-play-an-important-role-in-viral-infection-as-well-as-in-immunity.---ans-
✔✔Lymphocytes
Number-of-leukocytes-for-average-adult-per-micrometer---ans-✔✔5000-10000
Leukopenia---ans-✔✔Decrease-in-WBC's-seen-with-viral-infection-and-leukemia
Comprises-3-8%-of-wbc-or-leukocytes---ans-✔✔Monocytes
Largest-in-size-of-the-leukocytes---ans-✔✔Monocytes
Carries-Histamine---ans-✔✔Basophil
Injury-to-a-blood-vessel-that-causes-it-to-constrict,-slowing-the-clot-of-blood---ans-
✔✔Cascular-phase-of-hemostasis
Preferred-site-for-venipuncture---ans-✔✔Antecubital-fossa
Test-used-to-evaluate-the-intrinsic-pathway-and-monitor-heparin-therapy---ans-✔✔APTT-
also-know-as-PTT
