CMA Practice Test Questions with
Correct Answers
A patient with a rapid pulse had bradycardia - ANSWER✔✔-False
Water-soluble vitamins are A, D, E, and K - ANSWER✔✔-False
Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism - ANSWER✔✔-True
Some states consider it legal for medical assistants to diagnose a condition and prescribe treatment -
ANSWER✔✔-False
It is illegal for a patient to be denied a copy of his chart if he is unable to pay the fee to obtain it -
ANSWER✔✔-True
A physician cannot be held responsible for the actions of employees - ANSWER✔✔-False
A substance used to impart color to tissue or cells in order to study and identify microscopic
organisms is called a stain - ANSWER✔✔-True
Another name for a heart attack is a myocardial infarction - ANSWER✔✔-True
A properly collected sputum specimen should contain both mucus coughed up from the respiratory
tract and saliva - ANSWER✔✔-False
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,The most reliable and timely method of transporting microbiologic specimens is pickup by the
laboratory - ANSWER✔✔-True
Hepat stands for root of kidney - ANSWER✔✔-False
A medical assistant needs additional training to be able to perform microbiologic tests, such as
sensitivity tests, and to interpret cultures of specimens - ANSWER✔✔-True
Viruses are found in soil - ANSWER✔✔-True
The process of blood cells clumping together to form a clot is called coagulation - ANSWER✔✔-
True
Water contributes about 60% of body weight - ANSWER✔✔-True
tThe lowest level of organization for the human body begins at the chemical level - ANSWER✔✔-
True
The law requires all employers to withhold money from employees' net earnings to pay federal, state,
and local income taxes - ANSWER✔✔-False
Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins are examples of compounds - ANSWER✔✔-True
The optimal temperature to promote growth of bacteria in a culture medium in 37*C -
ANSWER✔✔-True
Bacteria that stain purple are gram positive - ANSWER✔✔-True
The dorsal cavity is located in the front of the body - ANSWER✔✔-False
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, Neoplasm's are 'new growths' and are cancerous or non-cancerous - ANSWER✔✔-True
The ventricles have one-way valves at their entrances and exits so that blood goes in the proper
direction as the heart pumps - ANSWER✔✔-True
A living will is intended to help families of terminally ill patients deal with the inevitable outcome
and limit unnecessary medical costs - ANSWER✔✔-True
A co-payment is a fixed percentage of covered charges after the deductible is met - ANSWER✔✔-
False
All medical practices have to cover workers' compensation cases - ANSWER✔✔-False
The study of all factors that cause disease is known as Etiology - ANSWER✔✔-True
A check from an insurance company includes payment for only one patient - ANSWER✔✔-False
Calcium in milk can diminish the absorption of some antibiotics - ANSWER✔✔-True
Compounded interest is paid on the initial investment and on the interest earned on the investment -
ANSWER✔✔-True
An employer must pay FUTA tax if employees' wages total more that $1500 in any quarter -
ANSWER✔✔-True
Vesting means that you have a legal right to all money in your account - ANSWER✔✔-True
Trichinella spiralis is a roundworm that enters the body in infected meat eaten raw or undercooked -
ANSWER✔✔-True
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Correct Answers
A patient with a rapid pulse had bradycardia - ANSWER✔✔-False
Water-soluble vitamins are A, D, E, and K - ANSWER✔✔-False
Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism - ANSWER✔✔-True
Some states consider it legal for medical assistants to diagnose a condition and prescribe treatment -
ANSWER✔✔-False
It is illegal for a patient to be denied a copy of his chart if he is unable to pay the fee to obtain it -
ANSWER✔✔-True
A physician cannot be held responsible for the actions of employees - ANSWER✔✔-False
A substance used to impart color to tissue or cells in order to study and identify microscopic
organisms is called a stain - ANSWER✔✔-True
Another name for a heart attack is a myocardial infarction - ANSWER✔✔-True
A properly collected sputum specimen should contain both mucus coughed up from the respiratory
tract and saliva - ANSWER✔✔-False
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,The most reliable and timely method of transporting microbiologic specimens is pickup by the
laboratory - ANSWER✔✔-True
Hepat stands for root of kidney - ANSWER✔✔-False
A medical assistant needs additional training to be able to perform microbiologic tests, such as
sensitivity tests, and to interpret cultures of specimens - ANSWER✔✔-True
Viruses are found in soil - ANSWER✔✔-True
The process of blood cells clumping together to form a clot is called coagulation - ANSWER✔✔-
True
Water contributes about 60% of body weight - ANSWER✔✔-True
tThe lowest level of organization for the human body begins at the chemical level - ANSWER✔✔-
True
The law requires all employers to withhold money from employees' net earnings to pay federal, state,
and local income taxes - ANSWER✔✔-False
Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins are examples of compounds - ANSWER✔✔-True
The optimal temperature to promote growth of bacteria in a culture medium in 37*C -
ANSWER✔✔-True
Bacteria that stain purple are gram positive - ANSWER✔✔-True
The dorsal cavity is located in the front of the body - ANSWER✔✔-False
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, Neoplasm's are 'new growths' and are cancerous or non-cancerous - ANSWER✔✔-True
The ventricles have one-way valves at their entrances and exits so that blood goes in the proper
direction as the heart pumps - ANSWER✔✔-True
A living will is intended to help families of terminally ill patients deal with the inevitable outcome
and limit unnecessary medical costs - ANSWER✔✔-True
A co-payment is a fixed percentage of covered charges after the deductible is met - ANSWER✔✔-
False
All medical practices have to cover workers' compensation cases - ANSWER✔✔-False
The study of all factors that cause disease is known as Etiology - ANSWER✔✔-True
A check from an insurance company includes payment for only one patient - ANSWER✔✔-False
Calcium in milk can diminish the absorption of some antibiotics - ANSWER✔✔-True
Compounded interest is paid on the initial investment and on the interest earned on the investment -
ANSWER✔✔-True
An employer must pay FUTA tax if employees' wages total more that $1500 in any quarter -
ANSWER✔✔-True
Vesting means that you have a legal right to all money in your account - ANSWER✔✔-True
Trichinella spiralis is a roundworm that enters the body in infected meat eaten raw or undercooked -
ANSWER✔✔-True
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