MEDICAL OFFICE EXAM 1 ACTUAL SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ If a patient is unresponsive, which of the following should be
assessed first?
Answer: Respiration
◉ The receptionist who is responsible for opening the medical office
must arrive how long before office hours begin?
Answer: 15 to 20 minutes
◉ Which of the following information is obtained from a completed
daysheet?
Answer: Accounts receivable data
◉ Which of the following organisms commonly causes toxic shock
syndrome?
Answer: Staphylococcus aureus
◉ Which of the following white blood cells is the smallest in size?
Answer: Lymphocytes
,◉ A patient must pay $400 per year for medical expenses before the
insurance company will begin to cover any expenses. Which of the
following terms describes this payment?
Answer: Deductible
◉ Pulmonary arteries
Answer: Transfer low-oxygen blood to the lungs
◉ Which of the following is the most effective way to educate new
patients about office policies?
Answer: Distribute patient information packets
◉ The term cryptorchidism means?
Answer: Undescended testicle
◉ When collecting a specimen for throat culture, a medical assistant
should swab which of the following structures?
Answer: Pharynx
◉ Which of the following is the most appropriate study to detect
breast abscesses?
Answer: Thermography
, ◉ A disadvantage of single-entry bookkeeping is that it
Answer: Makes errors hard to spot
◉ A scheduling method in which patients sign in and are seen on a
first-come, first-served basis is known as which of the following?
Answer: Open hours
◉ Which of the following causes would give plasma or serum a
milky appearance?
Answer: Hyperlipidemia
◉ Which of the following is a type of mail service that guarantees
delivery by 3:00 p.m. the following day?
Answer: Express
◉ Which of the following words is misspelled?
Answer: Neuron
◉ The underlined portion of the word hypolipemia represents
which of the following word parts?
Answer: Prefix
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ If a patient is unresponsive, which of the following should be
assessed first?
Answer: Respiration
◉ The receptionist who is responsible for opening the medical office
must arrive how long before office hours begin?
Answer: 15 to 20 minutes
◉ Which of the following information is obtained from a completed
daysheet?
Answer: Accounts receivable data
◉ Which of the following organisms commonly causes toxic shock
syndrome?
Answer: Staphylococcus aureus
◉ Which of the following white blood cells is the smallest in size?
Answer: Lymphocytes
,◉ A patient must pay $400 per year for medical expenses before the
insurance company will begin to cover any expenses. Which of the
following terms describes this payment?
Answer: Deductible
◉ Pulmonary arteries
Answer: Transfer low-oxygen blood to the lungs
◉ Which of the following is the most effective way to educate new
patients about office policies?
Answer: Distribute patient information packets
◉ The term cryptorchidism means?
Answer: Undescended testicle
◉ When collecting a specimen for throat culture, a medical assistant
should swab which of the following structures?
Answer: Pharynx
◉ Which of the following is the most appropriate study to detect
breast abscesses?
Answer: Thermography
, ◉ A disadvantage of single-entry bookkeeping is that it
Answer: Makes errors hard to spot
◉ A scheduling method in which patients sign in and are seen on a
first-come, first-served basis is known as which of the following?
Answer: Open hours
◉ Which of the following causes would give plasma or serum a
milky appearance?
Answer: Hyperlipidemia
◉ Which of the following is a type of mail service that guarantees
delivery by 3:00 p.m. the following day?
Answer: Express
◉ Which of the following words is misspelled?
Answer: Neuron
◉ The underlined portion of the word hypolipemia represents
which of the following word parts?
Answer: Prefix
