COMPLETE AMCA CMAC Clinical Medical Assistant
Exam Prep: Practice Test 1 with Rationales, True/False,
Med Terms & Clinical Scenarios (2026 Update)
1. A patient with a rapid pulse has bradycardia.
Answer: False
2. Water soluble vitamins are A, D, E and K.
Answer: False
3. Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism.
Answer: True
4. Some states consider it legal for a medical assistant to diagnose a condition and prescribe
treatment.
Answer: False
5. 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
6. A physician cannot be held responsible for the actions of employees.
Answer: False
7. A substance used to impart color to tissue or cells in order to study and identify microscopic
organisms is called a stain.
Answer: True
8. Another name for a heart attack is myocardial infarction.
Answer: True
,9. A properly collected sputum specimen should contain both mucus coughed up from the respiratory
tract and saliva.
Answer: False
10. The most reliable and timely method of transporting microbiologic specimens is pickup by the
laboratory.
Answer: True
11. "Hepat" stands for root of kidney.
Answer: False
12. 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
13. Viruses are found in soil.
Answer: True
14. The process of blood cells clumping together to form a clot is coagulation.
Answer: True
15. Water contributes about 60% of body weight.
Answer: True
16. The lowest level of organization for the human body begins at the chemical level.
Answer: True
17. The law requires all employers to withhold money from employees' net earnings to pay federal,
state, and local income taxes.
, Answer: False
18. Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins are examples of compounds.
Answer: True
19. The optimal temperature to promote growth of bacteria in a culture medium is 37 degrees Celsius.
Answer: True
20. Bacteria that stain purple are gram positive.
Answer: True
21. The dorsal cavity is located in front of the body. (Posterior - the back near spinal cord)
Answer: False
22. Neoplasms are new growths and are cancerous or non-cancerous.
Answer: True
23. 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
24. A living will is intended to help families of terminally ill patients deal with the inevitable outcome
and limit unnecessary medical costs.
Answer: True
25. A co-payment is a fixed percentage of covered charges after the deductible is met.
Answer: False
26. All medical practices have to cover workers' compensation cases.
Exam Prep: Practice Test 1 with Rationales, True/False,
Med Terms & Clinical Scenarios (2026 Update)
1. A patient with a rapid pulse has bradycardia.
Answer: False
2. Water soluble vitamins are A, D, E and K.
Answer: False
3. Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism.
Answer: True
4. Some states consider it legal for a medical assistant to diagnose a condition and prescribe
treatment.
Answer: False
5. 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
6. A physician cannot be held responsible for the actions of employees.
Answer: False
7. A substance used to impart color to tissue or cells in order to study and identify microscopic
organisms is called a stain.
Answer: True
8. Another name for a heart attack is myocardial infarction.
Answer: True
,9. A properly collected sputum specimen should contain both mucus coughed up from the respiratory
tract and saliva.
Answer: False
10. The most reliable and timely method of transporting microbiologic specimens is pickup by the
laboratory.
Answer: True
11. "Hepat" stands for root of kidney.
Answer: False
12. 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
13. Viruses are found in soil.
Answer: True
14. The process of blood cells clumping together to form a clot is coagulation.
Answer: True
15. Water contributes about 60% of body weight.
Answer: True
16. The lowest level of organization for the human body begins at the chemical level.
Answer: True
17. The law requires all employers to withhold money from employees' net earnings to pay federal,
state, and local income taxes.
, Answer: False
18. Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins are examples of compounds.
Answer: True
19. The optimal temperature to promote growth of bacteria in a culture medium is 37 degrees Celsius.
Answer: True
20. Bacteria that stain purple are gram positive.
Answer: True
21. The dorsal cavity is located in front of the body. (Posterior - the back near spinal cord)
Answer: False
22. Neoplasms are new growths and are cancerous or non-cancerous.
Answer: True
23. 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
24. A living will is intended to help families of terminally ill patients deal with the inevitable outcome
and limit unnecessary medical costs.
Answer: True
25. A co-payment is a fixed percentage of covered charges after the deductible is met.
Answer: False
26. All medical practices have to cover workers' compensation cases.
