CCMA Exam 1 Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following is the medical term for the surgical
creation of an opening in the colon?: Colostomy
2. Which of the following means inflammation of the kidney ?: Nephritis
3. A CCMA is caring for a patient who has tuberculosis (TB) and is
actively coughing. For which of the following transmissions routes
would the medical assistant take precautions ?: Airborne
4. What is the term for a microorganism that causes disease in a
patient ?: Pathogen
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, 5. Which of the following describes how disease is spread from person
to person
?: The mode of transmission
6. To obtain an accurate blood pressure, a CCMA should consider
which of the following when selecting the cuff size ?: Patient's weight
7. Purulent means which of the following ?: Pus
8. Which organelle is responsible for the majority of energy
production for the cell?: Mitochondria
9. Which plane divides into a top and bottom ?: Transverse
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1. Which of the following is the medical term for the surgical
creation of an opening in the colon?: Colostomy
2. Which of the following means inflammation of the kidney ?: Nephritis
3. A CCMA is caring for a patient who has tuberculosis (TB) and is
actively coughing. For which of the following transmissions routes
would the medical assistant take precautions ?: Airborne
4. What is the term for a microorganism that causes disease in a
patient ?: Pathogen
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, 5. Which of the following describes how disease is spread from person
to person
?: The mode of transmission
6. To obtain an accurate blood pressure, a CCMA should consider
which of the following when selecting the cuff size ?: Patient's weight
7. Purulent means which of the following ?: Pus
8. Which organelle is responsible for the majority of energy
production for the cell?: Mitochondria
9. Which plane divides into a top and bottom ?: Transverse
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