Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Exam Study Guide
Actual 200+ Questions and Verified Answers / A+ Grade
1. A patient with a rapid pulse had bradycardia
Ans>> False
2. Water-soluble vitamins are A, D, E, and K
Ans>> False
3. Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism
Ans>> True
4. Some states consider it legal for medical assistants to diagnose a condition and
prescribe treatment
Ans>> False
5. It is illegal for a patient to be denied a copy of his chart if he is unable to pay the
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,fee to obtain it
Ans>> True
6. A physician cannot be held responsible for the actions of employees
Ans>> False
7. A substance used to impart color to tissue or cells in order to study and identify
microscopic organisms is called a stain
Ans>> True
8. Another name for a heart attack is a myocardial infarction
Ans>> True
9. A properly collected sputum specimen should contain both mucus coughed up from
the respiratory tract and saliva
Ans>> False
10. The most reliable and timely method of transporting microbiologic speci- mens is
pickup by the laboratory
Ans>> True
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, 11. Hepat stands for root of kidney
Ans>> False
12. A medical assistant needs additional training to be able to perform microbi- ologic
tests, such as sensitivity tests, and to interpret cultures of specimens-
Ans>> True
13. Viruses are found in soil
Ans>> True
14. The process of blood cells clumping together to form a clot is called
coagulation
Ans>> True
15. Water contributes about 60% of body weight
Ans>> True
16. tThe lowest level of organization for the human body begins at the chemi- cal level
Ans>> True
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Actual 200+ Questions and Verified Answers / A+ Grade
1. A patient with a rapid pulse had bradycardia
Ans>> False
2. Water-soluble vitamins are A, D, E, and K
Ans>> False
3. Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism
Ans>> True
4. Some states consider it legal for medical assistants to diagnose a condition and
prescribe treatment
Ans>> False
5. It is illegal for a patient to be denied a copy of his chart if he is unable to pay the
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,fee to obtain it
Ans>> True
6. A physician cannot be held responsible for the actions of employees
Ans>> False
7. A substance used to impart color to tissue or cells in order to study and identify
microscopic organisms is called a stain
Ans>> True
8. Another name for a heart attack is a myocardial infarction
Ans>> True
9. A properly collected sputum specimen should contain both mucus coughed up from
the respiratory tract and saliva
Ans>> False
10. The most reliable and timely method of transporting microbiologic speci- mens is
pickup by the laboratory
Ans>> True
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, 11. Hepat stands for root of kidney
Ans>> False
12. A medical assistant needs additional training to be able to perform microbi- ologic
tests, such as sensitivity tests, and to interpret cultures of specimens-
Ans>> True
13. Viruses are found in soil
Ans>> True
14. The process of blood cells clumping together to form a clot is called
coagulation
Ans>> True
15. Water contributes about 60% of body weight
Ans>> True
16. tThe lowest level of organization for the human body begins at the chemi- cal level
Ans>> True
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