CCBMA EVALUATION EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Umbilical Region - ✔✔
✔✔LLR - ✔✔Left Lumbar Region
✔✔RIR - ✔✔Right Iliac Region
✔✔Hypogastric Region - ✔✔
✔✔LIR - ✔✔Left Iliac Region
✔✔Atlas C1 - ✔✔
✔✔Atlas C2 - ✔✔
✔✔C7 - ✔✔
✔✔T1 - ✔✔
✔✔T12 - ✔✔
✔✔L1 - ✔✔
✔✔L5 - ✔✔
✔✔Sacrum S1-5 - ✔✔
✔✔Coccyx - ✔✔
✔✔Cervical Curvature - ✔✔
✔✔Thoracic Curvature - ✔✔
✔✔Lumbar Curvature - ✔✔
✔✔Sacral Curvature - ✔✔
✔✔Cervical Vertebrae - ✔✔
✔✔Thoracic Vertebrae - ✔✔
,✔✔Lumbar Vertebrae - ✔✔
✔✔When two people communicate both persons will alternate roles as sender and
receiver as they seek responses and clarification - ✔✔True
✔✔Shaking of the head in a negative way can jeopardize communication with a patient
- ✔✔True
✔✔A medical assistant may need to enter a patients personal space to deliver care -
✔✔True
✔✔Explanations do not help ease patient anxiety about what will happen - ✔✔False
✔✔The use of touch can be therapeutic for some patients - ✔✔True
✔✔Being touched by a stranger can be an uncomfortable or even a negative
experience - ✔✔True
✔✔Some patients may perceive touch in a medical setting as a prelude to something
unpleasant - ✔✔True
✔✔A medical assistant does not need to give their full attention to the patient to actively
listen - ✔✔False
✔✔Occasionally a patients verbal message may seem to conflict with non - verbal
message - ✔✔True
✔✔A medical assistant will typically be responsible for gathering initial patient
information - ✔✔True
✔✔A patients interview does not include a review of past or current medical history -
✔✔False
✔✔Paraphrasing is to restate what you have heard using your own words - ✔✔True
✔✔Reflection is to express understanding of another's feelings - ✔✔False
✔✔Miscommunication can happen because the message may have been unclear or
inappropriate to the situation - ✔✔True
✔✔The way a patient perceives situations is not influenced by their cultural , social or
religious back ground - ✔✔False
,✔✔A physician may order a medical assistant to give medication by injection - ✔✔True
✔✔Medical Assistants are permitted to start intravenous therapy - ✔✔False
✔✔Medical Assistants may assist with minor surgery - ✔✔True
✔✔A medical assistant may apply bandages if a physician is on site - ✔✔True
✔✔A medical assistant may administer a narcotic injection - ✔✔True
✔✔California law allows medical assistants to perform venipuncture in the clinic if they
have completed proper training - ✔✔True
✔✔A medical assistant may insert a urinary catheter if ordered by the physician -
✔✔False
✔✔Medical assistants are allowed to interpret laboratory results - ✔✔False
✔✔Ear lavage may be performed by medical assistant if the physician is on site -
✔✔True
✔✔Vital signs may be taken by a medical assistant - ✔✔True
✔✔Medical Assistants may remove orthopedic casts - ✔✔True
✔✔Injecting collagen or Botox is within the medical assistants scope of practice -
✔✔False
✔✔Medical assistants are allowed to inject anesthetics - ✔✔False
✔✔Medication may be given orally by medical assistants - ✔✔True
✔✔A medical assistant is permitted to use a laser - ✔✔False
✔✔Medical assistants may call themselves the office " nurse " - ✔✔False
✔✔Recommending a course of treatment for a patient is within the medical assistant
scope of practice - ✔✔False
✔✔A medical assistant can apply an orthopedic splint if ordered by the physician -
✔✔False
, ✔✔A medical assistant can remove sutures - ✔✔True
✔✔Medical Assistants may perform a capillary puncture - ✔✔True
✔✔A physician retires without notifying his patients. The physician could be charged
with - ✔✔Abandonment
✔✔The proper disposal of medical infectious waste is regulated by - ✔✔CAL / OSHA
✔✔A physician describes a procedure, risks and alternative treatments to a patient.
This is called a / an - ✔✔Informed Consent
✔✔A medical assistant who performs a procedure ordered by the physician is protected
under - ✔✔Respondent Superior
✔✔A medical assistant can be required to appear in court when served with a -
✔✔Subpoena
✔✔Narcotic prescriptions are regulated by - ✔✔Drug Enforcement Administration
✔✔A medical assistant discusses a patient by name at lunch with others. The medical
assistant could be in violation of - ✔✔HIPAA mandates
✔✔A patient agrees to receive a flu shot. This is an example of - ✔✔Consent
✔✔A method of mediating disputes between a patient and a physician is called -
✔✔Arbitration
✔✔Patient rights are included in the HIPAA mandate of - ✔✔Confidentiality
✔✔A false statement harmful to another persons character is - ✔✔Slander
✔✔A minor who is self - supporting and living apart from parents is - ✔✔Emancipated
✔✔The documents required to provide medical records is a - ✔✔Records Release
✔✔Failure to perform professional care is - ✔✔Negligence
✔✔State law requires that medical assistants report suspected - ✔✔Abuse
✔✔Billing an insurance company for false charged is considered - ✔✔Fraud
✔✔Carefully documenting the patients care will help prevent professional - ✔✔Liability
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Umbilical Region - ✔✔
✔✔LLR - ✔✔Left Lumbar Region
✔✔RIR - ✔✔Right Iliac Region
✔✔Hypogastric Region - ✔✔
✔✔LIR - ✔✔Left Iliac Region
✔✔Atlas C1 - ✔✔
✔✔Atlas C2 - ✔✔
✔✔C7 - ✔✔
✔✔T1 - ✔✔
✔✔T12 - ✔✔
✔✔L1 - ✔✔
✔✔L5 - ✔✔
✔✔Sacrum S1-5 - ✔✔
✔✔Coccyx - ✔✔
✔✔Cervical Curvature - ✔✔
✔✔Thoracic Curvature - ✔✔
✔✔Lumbar Curvature - ✔✔
✔✔Sacral Curvature - ✔✔
✔✔Cervical Vertebrae - ✔✔
✔✔Thoracic Vertebrae - ✔✔
,✔✔Lumbar Vertebrae - ✔✔
✔✔When two people communicate both persons will alternate roles as sender and
receiver as they seek responses and clarification - ✔✔True
✔✔Shaking of the head in a negative way can jeopardize communication with a patient
- ✔✔True
✔✔A medical assistant may need to enter a patients personal space to deliver care -
✔✔True
✔✔Explanations do not help ease patient anxiety about what will happen - ✔✔False
✔✔The use of touch can be therapeutic for some patients - ✔✔True
✔✔Being touched by a stranger can be an uncomfortable or even a negative
experience - ✔✔True
✔✔Some patients may perceive touch in a medical setting as a prelude to something
unpleasant - ✔✔True
✔✔A medical assistant does not need to give their full attention to the patient to actively
listen - ✔✔False
✔✔Occasionally a patients verbal message may seem to conflict with non - verbal
message - ✔✔True
✔✔A medical assistant will typically be responsible for gathering initial patient
information - ✔✔True
✔✔A patients interview does not include a review of past or current medical history -
✔✔False
✔✔Paraphrasing is to restate what you have heard using your own words - ✔✔True
✔✔Reflection is to express understanding of another's feelings - ✔✔False
✔✔Miscommunication can happen because the message may have been unclear or
inappropriate to the situation - ✔✔True
✔✔The way a patient perceives situations is not influenced by their cultural , social or
religious back ground - ✔✔False
,✔✔A physician may order a medical assistant to give medication by injection - ✔✔True
✔✔Medical Assistants are permitted to start intravenous therapy - ✔✔False
✔✔Medical Assistants may assist with minor surgery - ✔✔True
✔✔A medical assistant may apply bandages if a physician is on site - ✔✔True
✔✔A medical assistant may administer a narcotic injection - ✔✔True
✔✔California law allows medical assistants to perform venipuncture in the clinic if they
have completed proper training - ✔✔True
✔✔A medical assistant may insert a urinary catheter if ordered by the physician -
✔✔False
✔✔Medical assistants are allowed to interpret laboratory results - ✔✔False
✔✔Ear lavage may be performed by medical assistant if the physician is on site -
✔✔True
✔✔Vital signs may be taken by a medical assistant - ✔✔True
✔✔Medical Assistants may remove orthopedic casts - ✔✔True
✔✔Injecting collagen or Botox is within the medical assistants scope of practice -
✔✔False
✔✔Medical assistants are allowed to inject anesthetics - ✔✔False
✔✔Medication may be given orally by medical assistants - ✔✔True
✔✔A medical assistant is permitted to use a laser - ✔✔False
✔✔Medical assistants may call themselves the office " nurse " - ✔✔False
✔✔Recommending a course of treatment for a patient is within the medical assistant
scope of practice - ✔✔False
✔✔A medical assistant can apply an orthopedic splint if ordered by the physician -
✔✔False
, ✔✔A medical assistant can remove sutures - ✔✔True
✔✔Medical Assistants may perform a capillary puncture - ✔✔True
✔✔A physician retires without notifying his patients. The physician could be charged
with - ✔✔Abandonment
✔✔The proper disposal of medical infectious waste is regulated by - ✔✔CAL / OSHA
✔✔A physician describes a procedure, risks and alternative treatments to a patient.
This is called a / an - ✔✔Informed Consent
✔✔A medical assistant who performs a procedure ordered by the physician is protected
under - ✔✔Respondent Superior
✔✔A medical assistant can be required to appear in court when served with a -
✔✔Subpoena
✔✔Narcotic prescriptions are regulated by - ✔✔Drug Enforcement Administration
✔✔A medical assistant discusses a patient by name at lunch with others. The medical
assistant could be in violation of - ✔✔HIPAA mandates
✔✔A patient agrees to receive a flu shot. This is an example of - ✔✔Consent
✔✔A method of mediating disputes between a patient and a physician is called -
✔✔Arbitration
✔✔Patient rights are included in the HIPAA mandate of - ✔✔Confidentiality
✔✔A false statement harmful to another persons character is - ✔✔Slander
✔✔A minor who is self - supporting and living apart from parents is - ✔✔Emancipated
✔✔The documents required to provide medical records is a - ✔✔Records Release
✔✔Failure to perform professional care is - ✔✔Negligence
✔✔State law requires that medical assistants report suspected - ✔✔Abuse
✔✔Billing an insurance company for false charged is considered - ✔✔Fraud
✔✔Carefully documenting the patients care will help prevent professional - ✔✔Liability
