CMAC CORE EXAM 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
RATED A+
✔✔if a patient needs 0.125 mg of a medication but you only have 0.250mg tablets what
should you do? - ✔✔break it in half
✔✔ethics have a moral implication of? - ✔✔right and wrong
✔✔are insurance options required for informed consent? - ✔✔no
✔✔true or false- negligence must be proven? - ✔✔true
✔✔social history would include? - ✔✔diet, smoking history, alcohol and drugs
✔✔how would you handle a patient who is on the phone and angry because the Dr. did
not call them back? - ✔✔remain calm, ask to put them on hold while u see if the dr. can
take the call.
✔✔what is the range for personal space? - ✔✔1 1/2-4 feet
✔✔are doctors required to follow the advice of consulting physicians? - ✔✔no
✔✔what type of legal action is taken when an injured person seeks monetary
damages? - ✔✔civil
✔✔what information would be on a patient information sheet? - ✔✔pt personal and ins
info
✔✔are medical assistants allowed to give emergency advice to a patient? - ✔✔no
✔✔S.O.A.P - ✔✔subjective, objective, assessment and plan
✔✔muscles that act on the knee joint exhibit which two actions? - ✔✔flexion and
extension
✔✔---------tissue makes up the skin? - ✔✔epithelial
✔✔true or false-the bladder is a component of the reproductive system? - ✔✔false
✔✔what is the primary function of the nervous system? - ✔✔to pick up changes in the
internal and external environment and respond accordingly
, ✔✔a -------- is a structure that is made up of two or more tissues with a similar function -
✔✔organ
✔✔what is a neuron? - ✔✔the smallest structural unit of the nervous system
✔✔what is the functional unit of the kidney? - ✔✔nephron
✔✔the blood test Anti-streptolysin O (ASO) is checking for? - ✔✔streptococcus infection
✔✔the larynx is classified in which part of the respiratory tract? - ✔✔upper
✔✔the adrenal gland produce which hormones? - ✔✔epinephrine and norepinephrine
✔✔what is the most accurate way to measure a heart rate? - ✔✔1500 method
✔✔which lead views the heart from the center of the heart to the left leg - ✔✔AVF
✔✔lead from right arm to left leg - ✔✔II
✔✔automaticity is the ability of the heart cells to - ✔✔spontaneously and rhythmically
generate electrical impulse
✔✔on the average the heart pumps how much blood in a 24 hour period? - ✔✔between
7000-9000 liters (5-7 liters in a minute x 1440 minutes = 7000-9000 in 24 hours
✔✔a normal QRS on a tracing will look - ✔✔upright and narrow
✔✔what is contractility? - ✔✔heart cells responding to stimulus by contracting or
shortening the muscle.
✔✔which portion of the nervous system can influence the strength and speed of the
heart rate? - ✔✔autonomic nervous system
✔✔what is the first most relaible sign of MI on an ECG tracing ? - ✔✔ST segment
elevation
✔✔what is cardiac output? - ✔✔the amount of blood being pumped out of the heart in
one minute
✔✔what is the first impulse recorded on a normal ekg? - ✔✔P Wave
✔✔which dysrhythmia originates in the SA node is under 60 beats per minute? -
✔✔sinus bradycardia
RATED A+
✔✔if a patient needs 0.125 mg of a medication but you only have 0.250mg tablets what
should you do? - ✔✔break it in half
✔✔ethics have a moral implication of? - ✔✔right and wrong
✔✔are insurance options required for informed consent? - ✔✔no
✔✔true or false- negligence must be proven? - ✔✔true
✔✔social history would include? - ✔✔diet, smoking history, alcohol and drugs
✔✔how would you handle a patient who is on the phone and angry because the Dr. did
not call them back? - ✔✔remain calm, ask to put them on hold while u see if the dr. can
take the call.
✔✔what is the range for personal space? - ✔✔1 1/2-4 feet
✔✔are doctors required to follow the advice of consulting physicians? - ✔✔no
✔✔what type of legal action is taken when an injured person seeks monetary
damages? - ✔✔civil
✔✔what information would be on a patient information sheet? - ✔✔pt personal and ins
info
✔✔are medical assistants allowed to give emergency advice to a patient? - ✔✔no
✔✔S.O.A.P - ✔✔subjective, objective, assessment and plan
✔✔muscles that act on the knee joint exhibit which two actions? - ✔✔flexion and
extension
✔✔---------tissue makes up the skin? - ✔✔epithelial
✔✔true or false-the bladder is a component of the reproductive system? - ✔✔false
✔✔what is the primary function of the nervous system? - ✔✔to pick up changes in the
internal and external environment and respond accordingly
, ✔✔a -------- is a structure that is made up of two or more tissues with a similar function -
✔✔organ
✔✔what is a neuron? - ✔✔the smallest structural unit of the nervous system
✔✔what is the functional unit of the kidney? - ✔✔nephron
✔✔the blood test Anti-streptolysin O (ASO) is checking for? - ✔✔streptococcus infection
✔✔the larynx is classified in which part of the respiratory tract? - ✔✔upper
✔✔the adrenal gland produce which hormones? - ✔✔epinephrine and norepinephrine
✔✔what is the most accurate way to measure a heart rate? - ✔✔1500 method
✔✔which lead views the heart from the center of the heart to the left leg - ✔✔AVF
✔✔lead from right arm to left leg - ✔✔II
✔✔automaticity is the ability of the heart cells to - ✔✔spontaneously and rhythmically
generate electrical impulse
✔✔on the average the heart pumps how much blood in a 24 hour period? - ✔✔between
7000-9000 liters (5-7 liters in a minute x 1440 minutes = 7000-9000 in 24 hours
✔✔a normal QRS on a tracing will look - ✔✔upright and narrow
✔✔what is contractility? - ✔✔heart cells responding to stimulus by contracting or
shortening the muscle.
✔✔which portion of the nervous system can influence the strength and speed of the
heart rate? - ✔✔autonomic nervous system
✔✔what is the first most relaible sign of MI on an ECG tracing ? - ✔✔ST segment
elevation
✔✔what is cardiac output? - ✔✔the amount of blood being pumped out of the heart in
one minute
✔✔what is the first impulse recorded on a normal ekg? - ✔✔P Wave
✔✔which dysrhythmia originates in the SA node is under 60 beats per minute? -
✔✔sinus bradycardia
