NHA CCMA EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
CC - ANSWER✔✔-Chief Complaint
Segment - ANSWER✔✔-Line between two wave forms
P-wave - ANSWER✔✔-Atrial Depolarization
How many 1mm boxes are in a 6 second Rythm strip? - ANSWER✔✔-30 one millimeter boxes
The SA node represents which waveform on the ekg? - ANSWER✔✔-Only the P-wave
What is the reading you can get from the RR interval? - ANSWER✔✔-Ventricular Pulse
What is the primary stage of Hemolisis? - ANSWER✔✔-Vascular phase and platelet phase together
What is Electophoresis? - ANSWER✔✔-Analyzation of the chemical components of blood e.g.
hemoglobin, serum, urinem cerebrospinal fluid based on electrical charge.
Positive testing for occult blood in a stool sample turn which color? - ANSWER✔✔-Turns Blue on
a positive test for occult blood in feces.
FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY COPYRIGHT © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,The stages of Hemostasis: - ANSWER✔✔-1. Vascular 2. Platelet Phase 3. Coagulation Phase 4.
Fibronolysis
Blood Vessels - ANSWER✔✔-Aorta, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venues, veins, superior and
inferior vena cavae.
Outer connective tissue layer of a blood vessel - ANSWER✔✔-Tunica adventitia
Inner endothelial tissue layer of a blood vessel - ANSWER✔✔-Tunica Intima
The inner smooth layer of a blood vessel - ANSWER✔✔-Tunica media
The standards of right and wrong in a medical setting - ANSWER✔✔-Code of Ethics
What do you find in capillaries? - ANSWER✔✔-A mixture of venous and arterial blood is found
The average adult has how many liters of blood? - ANSWER✔✔-5-6 liters
What is the percentage of water in blood? - ANSWER✔✔-92%
Percentage of plasma in blood - ANSWER✔✔-55%
Percentage of Formed Elements in the blood - ANSWER✔✔-45%
99% of formed elements in blood - ANSWER✔✔-RBC's or Erythrocytes
Where you find Hemoglobin - ANSWER✔✔-RBC's
Where do all blood cells originate? - ANSWER✔✔-Bone Marrow
How many RBC's per microliter of blood - ANSWER✔✔-4.2-6.2 million
FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY COPYRIGHT © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
, What is the second most numerous WBC? - ANSWER✔✔-Lymphocyte with 20-40%
Their numbers increase in intracellular infections and TB - ANSWER✔✔-Monocytes
Their numbers increase in bacterial infections and often are first on scene - ANSWER✔✔-
Neutrophils
These WBC's play an important role in viral infection as well as in immunity. - ANSWER✔✔-
Lymphocytes
Number of leukocytes for average adult per micrometer - ANSWER✔✔-5000-10000
Leukopenia - ANSWER✔✔-Decrease in WBC's seen with viral infection and leukemia
Comprises 3-8% of wbc or leukocytes - ANSWER✔✔-Monocytes
Largest in size of the leukocytes - ANSWER✔✔-Monocytes
Carries Histamine - ANSWER✔✔-Basophil
Injury to a blood vessel that causes it to constrict, slowing the clot of blood - ANSWER✔✔-
Cascular phase of hemostasis
Preferred site for venipuncture - ANSWER✔✔-Antecubital fossa
Test used to evaluate the intrinsic pathway and monitor heparin therapy - ANSWER✔✔-APTT also
know as PTT
Test used to evaluate the extrinsic pathway and also used to monitor warfarin therapy -
ANSWER✔✔-PT
FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY COPYRIGHT © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
CC - ANSWER✔✔-Chief Complaint
Segment - ANSWER✔✔-Line between two wave forms
P-wave - ANSWER✔✔-Atrial Depolarization
How many 1mm boxes are in a 6 second Rythm strip? - ANSWER✔✔-30 one millimeter boxes
The SA node represents which waveform on the ekg? - ANSWER✔✔-Only the P-wave
What is the reading you can get from the RR interval? - ANSWER✔✔-Ventricular Pulse
What is the primary stage of Hemolisis? - ANSWER✔✔-Vascular phase and platelet phase together
What is Electophoresis? - ANSWER✔✔-Analyzation of the chemical components of blood e.g.
hemoglobin, serum, urinem cerebrospinal fluid based on electrical charge.
Positive testing for occult blood in a stool sample turn which color? - ANSWER✔✔-Turns Blue on
a positive test for occult blood in feces.
FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY COPYRIGHT © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,The stages of Hemostasis: - ANSWER✔✔-1. Vascular 2. Platelet Phase 3. Coagulation Phase 4.
Fibronolysis
Blood Vessels - ANSWER✔✔-Aorta, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venues, veins, superior and
inferior vena cavae.
Outer connective tissue layer of a blood vessel - ANSWER✔✔-Tunica adventitia
Inner endothelial tissue layer of a blood vessel - ANSWER✔✔-Tunica Intima
The inner smooth layer of a blood vessel - ANSWER✔✔-Tunica media
The standards of right and wrong in a medical setting - ANSWER✔✔-Code of Ethics
What do you find in capillaries? - ANSWER✔✔-A mixture of venous and arterial blood is found
The average adult has how many liters of blood? - ANSWER✔✔-5-6 liters
What is the percentage of water in blood? - ANSWER✔✔-92%
Percentage of plasma in blood - ANSWER✔✔-55%
Percentage of Formed Elements in the blood - ANSWER✔✔-45%
99% of formed elements in blood - ANSWER✔✔-RBC's or Erythrocytes
Where you find Hemoglobin - ANSWER✔✔-RBC's
Where do all blood cells originate? - ANSWER✔✔-Bone Marrow
How many RBC's per microliter of blood - ANSWER✔✔-4.2-6.2 million
FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY COPYRIGHT © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
, What is the second most numerous WBC? - ANSWER✔✔-Lymphocyte with 20-40%
Their numbers increase in intracellular infections and TB - ANSWER✔✔-Monocytes
Their numbers increase in bacterial infections and often are first on scene - ANSWER✔✔-
Neutrophils
These WBC's play an important role in viral infection as well as in immunity. - ANSWER✔✔-
Lymphocytes
Number of leukocytes for average adult per micrometer - ANSWER✔✔-5000-10000
Leukopenia - ANSWER✔✔-Decrease in WBC's seen with viral infection and leukemia
Comprises 3-8% of wbc or leukocytes - ANSWER✔✔-Monocytes
Largest in size of the leukocytes - ANSWER✔✔-Monocytes
Carries Histamine - ANSWER✔✔-Basophil
Injury to a blood vessel that causes it to constrict, slowing the clot of blood - ANSWER✔✔-
Cascular phase of hemostasis
Preferred site for venipuncture - ANSWER✔✔-Antecubital fossa
Test used to evaluate the intrinsic pathway and monitor heparin therapy - ANSWER✔✔-APTT also
know as PTT
Test used to evaluate the extrinsic pathway and also used to monitor warfarin therapy -
ANSWER✔✔-PT
FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY COPYRIGHT © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3
