CMA Practice Test Questions and
Answers
1. A Material Safety Data Sheet includes: Information on the hazardous materials in
the office.
2. How soon should a patient be greeted upon entering the medical
office?: Within 3 minutes.
3. CLIA classifies laboratories into how many categories?: 3
4. The QRS complex: contraction of the ventricles
5. What instrument measures Intraocular Pressure (IOP)?: Tanometer
6. Tissue death due to lack of blood supply & O2: Infarct
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, 7. Tissue death due to decreased blood flow: Ischemia
8. A thick walled cell that can withstand exposure to extreme
temperatures.: A spore
9. First line of defense against micro-organisms: intact skin
10. Normal urine color: Straw
11. A urine pH of 7.2 or higher means: high protein diet, fever, increased intake of
vitamin C, diarrhea
12. How long should urine be centrifuged?: 5 minutes
13. Cells that make up the greatest amount of solid blood
components.: erythrocytes
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Answers
1. A Material Safety Data Sheet includes: Information on the hazardous materials in
the office.
2. How soon should a patient be greeted upon entering the medical
office?: Within 3 minutes.
3. CLIA classifies laboratories into how many categories?: 3
4. The QRS complex: contraction of the ventricles
5. What instrument measures Intraocular Pressure (IOP)?: Tanometer
6. Tissue death due to lack of blood supply & O2: Infarct
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6
, 7. Tissue death due to decreased blood flow: Ischemia
8. A thick walled cell that can withstand exposure to extreme
temperatures.: A spore
9. First line of defense against micro-organisms: intact skin
10. Normal urine color: Straw
11. A urine pH of 7.2 or higher means: high protein diet, fever, increased intake of
vitamin C, diarrhea
12. How long should urine be centrifuged?: 5 minutes
13. Cells that make up the greatest amount of solid blood
components.: erythrocytes
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