AMCA CMAC EXAM PRACTICE NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
The opening inside the skull that holds the brain is the:
a. Cranial cavity
b. Orbital cavity
c. Nasal cavity
d. Thoracic cavity - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-*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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-*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
b. Arbitration
c. Malice
d. Malpractice - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-*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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-*The
law may require the physician to release the record when a court
subpoenas it
The correct answer is: Disinfection
The process used for supplies that would come in contact with
internal body tissue or an open wound. It involves the use of heat
(steam) and an autoclave.
a. Disinfection
b. Sterilization
c. Surgical Asepsis
d. Sanitization - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-*Sterilization is required for all
instruments and supplies that will penetrate a patient's skin.
Sterilization usually involves an autoclave or chemical (cold) process
The correct answer is: Sterilization
, You are taking vitals on a patient and they complain that they have
dizziness every once in a while. What type of symptom is this?
a. Familial
b. Subjective
c. Objective
d. Social - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-*Subjective date is obtained from a
conversation with the patient
The correct answer is: Subjective
You are taking vitals on a patient and they complain their right eye is
throbbing. Their right eye is swollen and bruised. What type of
symptom is this?
a. Familial
b. Subjective
c. Social
d. Objective - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-*Objective data is readily apparent
and measurable
The correct answer is: Objective
If you are recording a patient's height and are using centimeters,
what is the conversion formula to go from centimeters to inches?
a. Mulitply by 2.5
b. Subtract 2.5 from the number
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
The opening inside the skull that holds the brain is the:
a. Cranial cavity
b. Orbital cavity
c. Nasal cavity
d. Thoracic cavity - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-*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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-*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
b. Arbitration
c. Malice
d. Malpractice - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-*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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-*The
law may require the physician to release the record when a court
subpoenas it
The correct answer is: Disinfection
The process used for supplies that would come in contact with
internal body tissue or an open wound. It involves the use of heat
(steam) and an autoclave.
a. Disinfection
b. Sterilization
c. Surgical Asepsis
d. Sanitization - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-*Sterilization is required for all
instruments and supplies that will penetrate a patient's skin.
Sterilization usually involves an autoclave or chemical (cold) process
The correct answer is: Sterilization
, You are taking vitals on a patient and they complain that they have
dizziness every once in a while. What type of symptom is this?
a. Familial
b. Subjective
c. Objective
d. Social - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-*Subjective date is obtained from a
conversation with the patient
The correct answer is: Subjective
You are taking vitals on a patient and they complain their right eye is
throbbing. Their right eye is swollen and bruised. What type of
symptom is this?
a. Familial
b. Subjective
c. Social
d. Objective - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-*Objective data is readily apparent
and measurable
The correct answer is: Objective
If you are recording a patient's height and are using centimeters,
what is the conversion formula to go from centimeters to inches?
a. Mulitply by 2.5
b. Subtract 2.5 from the number
