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AMCA CMAC (Clinical Medical Assistant Certification) Exam 1

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Description: A foundational exam bank for the AMCA Clinical Medical Assistant Certification (CMAC). This guide covers the core knowledge areas of a clinical medical assistant, including medical terminology, basic anatomy and physiology (body planes, cavities, organ systems), and pharmacology (routes of administration, common drug classes). It also tests key clinical skills like taking vital signs, performing ECGs (artifacts, lead placement), and understanding infection control and medical asepsis, alongside fundamental legal and ethical concepts like confidentiality and negligence.

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AMCA CMAC EXAM 1 NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST
EXAM UPDATE

What is the process that involves a soaking or wiping process and inhibits the
activity of disease-causing organisms?
Select one:
a. Sanitizing
b. Disinfection
c. Treated with antiseptics
d. Sterilization b. Disinfection


What is 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. Select one:
a. Sterilization
b. Sanitization
c. Disinfection
d. Surgical Asepsis a. Sterilization


When measuring a patient's vital signs, they complain that they have occasional
dizziness. This symptom would be classified as ________________.
Select one:

,a. Familial
b. Objective
c. Subjective
d. Social c. Subjective


When measuring a patient's vital signs, they complain that their right eye is
throbbing. The patient's right eye is swollen and bruised. This symptom would be
classified as ____________________.
Select one:
a. Social
b. Subjective
c. Objective
d. Familial c. Objective


If you are recording a patient's height in centimeters, what is the conversion
formula to convert the measurement to inches?
Select one:
a. Subtract 2.5 from the number
b. Multiply by 2.5
c. Divide by 2.5
d. Add 2.5 to the number c. Divide by 2.5


What is the term for "the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and
detergents to remove blood, mucous, etc."?
Select one:
a. Sanitization

, b. Distillation
c. Sterilization
d. Disinfection a. Sanitization


A crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year is known as a:
Select one:
a. Felony
b. Mitigation
c. Arbitration
d. Misdemeanor d. Misdemeanor


What is the space inside the skull that houses the brain?
Select one:
a. Nasal cavity
b. Cranial cavity
c. Thoracic cavity
d. Orbital cavity b. Cranial cavity


Marks on the ECG tracing caused by another source of activity are:
Select one:
a. Wandering baseline
b. Asystole
c. Conduction marks
d. Artifacts d. Artifacts

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