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AMCA CMAC Practice Exam Questions and Answers
Graded A+ 2025
The opening inside the skull that holds the brain is the:
a. Cranial cavity
b. Orbital cavity
c. Nasal cavity
d. Thoracic cavity - (answers)*The dorsal cavity is divided into the cranial cavity
(which houses the brain)
The answer is: Cranial cavity
A crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year is known as
a:
a. Misdemeanor
b. Arbitration
c. Felony
d. Mitigation - (answers)*Misdemeanors are less serious crimes than felonies and
re punishable by fines or imprisonment up to a year or less.
The correct answer is: Misdemeanor
Professional negligence is also called:
a. Malfunction
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b. Arbitration
c. Malice
d. Malpractice - (answers)Medical negligence is commonly known as malpractice
The correct answer is: Malpractice
Which of the following items is the most important for assistive personnel to keep
in mind during their daily routine in medical settings?
a. Burglary
b. Confidentiality
c. Privilege granted to a physician
d. Consent - (answers)*In the Standard of Care the first item the medical assistant
should uphold is maintaining confidentiality
The correct answer is: Confidentiality
In which of the following situations is it permissible to release information from a
patient's records?
a. When the patient's employer requests it
b. When an attorney requests it
c. When a court requests it by means of a subpoena
d. When the patient's best friend requests it - (answers)*The law may require the
physician to release the record when a court subpoenas it
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The correct answer is: When a court requests it by means of a subpoena
Under which of the following circumstances is it permissible to release
information from a patient's records?
a. When the physician calls to request it
b. When the patient signs a release
c. When the insurance company signs a release
d. When the patient has signed a living will - (answers)*Information can be
released only after a patient signs a release statement
The correct answer is: When the patient signs a release
This cavity contains the heart and lungs, among other organs.
a. Thoracic
b. Cranial
c. Orbital
d. Nasal - (answers)*The thoracic cavity contains the lungs, heart, esophagus and
trachea
The correct answer is: Thoracic
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Located near the back of the body, this body cavity is a continuous internal
opening that includes the cranial and spinal cavities.
a. Posterior (dorsal) cavity
b. Transverse plane
c. Pelvic cavity
d. Abdominal cavity - (answers)*The dorsal cavity is divided into the cranial cavity
and the spinal cavity
The correct answer is: Posterior (dorsal) cavity
This is the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to
remove blood, mucous, etc.
a. Sterilization
b. Sanitization
c. Distillation
d. Disinfection - (answers)*Sanitization is the scrubbing of instruments and
equipment with special brushes and detergents to remove blood, mucous and
other contaminants
The correct answer is: Sanitization
This is the process that involves a soaking or wiping process and inhibits the
activity of disease-causing organisms.
a. Sterilization
AMCA CMAC Practice Exam Questions and Answers
Graded A+ 2025
The opening inside the skull that holds the brain is the:
a. Cranial cavity
b. Orbital cavity
c. Nasal cavity
d. Thoracic cavity - (answers)*The dorsal cavity is divided into the cranial cavity
(which houses the brain)
The answer is: Cranial cavity
A crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year is known as
a:
a. Misdemeanor
b. Arbitration
c. Felony
d. Mitigation - (answers)*Misdemeanors are less serious crimes than felonies and
re punishable by fines or imprisonment up to a year or less.
The correct answer is: Misdemeanor
Professional negligence is also called:
a. Malfunction
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b. Arbitration
c. Malice
d. Malpractice - (answers)Medical negligence is commonly known as malpractice
The correct answer is: Malpractice
Which of the following items is the most important for assistive personnel to keep
in mind during their daily routine in medical settings?
a. Burglary
b. Confidentiality
c. Privilege granted to a physician
d. Consent - (answers)*In the Standard of Care the first item the medical assistant
should uphold is maintaining confidentiality
The correct answer is: Confidentiality
In which of the following situations is it permissible to release information from a
patient's records?
a. When the patient's employer requests it
b. When an attorney requests it
c. When a court requests it by means of a subpoena
d. When the patient's best friend requests it - (answers)*The law may require the
physician to release the record when a court subpoenas it
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The correct answer is: When a court requests it by means of a subpoena
Under which of the following circumstances is it permissible to release
information from a patient's records?
a. When the physician calls to request it
b. When the patient signs a release
c. When the insurance company signs a release
d. When the patient has signed a living will - (answers)*Information can be
released only after a patient signs a release statement
The correct answer is: When the patient signs a release
This cavity contains the heart and lungs, among other organs.
a. Thoracic
b. Cranial
c. Orbital
d. Nasal - (answers)*The thoracic cavity contains the lungs, heart, esophagus and
trachea
The correct answer is: Thoracic
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Located near the back of the body, this body cavity is a continuous internal
opening that includes the cranial and spinal cavities.
a. Posterior (dorsal) cavity
b. Transverse plane
c. Pelvic cavity
d. Abdominal cavity - (answers)*The dorsal cavity is divided into the cranial cavity
and the spinal cavity
The correct answer is: Posterior (dorsal) cavity
This is the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to
remove blood, mucous, etc.
a. Sterilization
b. Sanitization
c. Distillation
d. Disinfection - (answers)*Sanitization is the scrubbing of instruments and
equipment with special brushes and detergents to remove blood, mucous and
other contaminants
The correct answer is: Sanitization
This is the process that involves a soaking or wiping process and inhibits the
activity of disease-causing organisms.
a. Sterilization
