NCMA (NCCT) Exam Prep #1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the name of the control center that directs the activities of the cell? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Nucleus
Which of the following was included in the original model for health maintainance organizations
(HMOs)? - CORRECT ANSWER -Full-service clinics in which the physicians were
employees
Which of the following systems allows the body parts to communicate with each other and to
communicate with the outside environment? - CORRECT ANSWER -Nervous
Which of the following is NOT lined with a mucous membrane? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The heart
What credential is obtained if a medical assistant passes the certification examination in medical
assisting given by the American Medical Technologist (AMT)? - CORRECT ANSWER -
RMA
Which of the following cells secrete mucus? - CORRECT ANSWER -Goblet cells
Which of the following is a large phagocytic cell that cleans up cellular debris and foreign
particles? - CORRECT ANSWER -Microphage
Which of the following best describes family medicine? - CORRECT ANSWER -Provides
general medical care of children, adolescents, and adults
The term for several organs that work together to accomplish a set of functions is - CORRECT
ANSWER -Body system
, What type of responsibility is it when the medical assistant helps the physician during a physical
examination? - CORRECT ANSWER -Clinical
What is utilization review? - CORRECT ANSWER -A process to determine whether
health care is medically necessary
Three trends in modern medicine have led to an increase in office-based health care. Which of
the following is NOT one of these trends? - CORRECT ANSWER -State governments
now requiring that all patients must seek ambulatory care before going to a hospital
What is the name of gel-like fluid inside of a cell? - CORRECT ANSWER -Cytoplasm
Which of the following occurs first when a patient is seen in the medical office? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Examination by the physician
Which medical assistant is likely to be most successful? - CORRECT ANSWER -One
who can remain calm when things do not go as planned
Which of the following areas is found in almost every medical office? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Examination room
What is the name for treatment that reduces symptoms of disease, but does not cure the disease?
- CORRECT ANSWER -Palliative
Which of the following provides a pathway to transport materials from one part of the cell to
another? - CORRECT ANSWER -Endoplasmic reticulum
Why should doorways in the medical office be at least three feet wide? - CORRECT
ANSWER -This is required by the Americans with Disability Act so that patients in
wheelchairs have access.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the name of the control center that directs the activities of the cell? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Nucleus
Which of the following was included in the original model for health maintainance organizations
(HMOs)? - CORRECT ANSWER -Full-service clinics in which the physicians were
employees
Which of the following systems allows the body parts to communicate with each other and to
communicate with the outside environment? - CORRECT ANSWER -Nervous
Which of the following is NOT lined with a mucous membrane? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The heart
What credential is obtained if a medical assistant passes the certification examination in medical
assisting given by the American Medical Technologist (AMT)? - CORRECT ANSWER -
RMA
Which of the following cells secrete mucus? - CORRECT ANSWER -Goblet cells
Which of the following is a large phagocytic cell that cleans up cellular debris and foreign
particles? - CORRECT ANSWER -Microphage
Which of the following best describes family medicine? - CORRECT ANSWER -Provides
general medical care of children, adolescents, and adults
The term for several organs that work together to accomplish a set of functions is - CORRECT
ANSWER -Body system
, What type of responsibility is it when the medical assistant helps the physician during a physical
examination? - CORRECT ANSWER -Clinical
What is utilization review? - CORRECT ANSWER -A process to determine whether
health care is medically necessary
Three trends in modern medicine have led to an increase in office-based health care. Which of
the following is NOT one of these trends? - CORRECT ANSWER -State governments
now requiring that all patients must seek ambulatory care before going to a hospital
What is the name of gel-like fluid inside of a cell? - CORRECT ANSWER -Cytoplasm
Which of the following occurs first when a patient is seen in the medical office? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Examination by the physician
Which medical assistant is likely to be most successful? - CORRECT ANSWER -One
who can remain calm when things do not go as planned
Which of the following areas is found in almost every medical office? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Examination room
What is the name for treatment that reduces symptoms of disease, but does not cure the disease?
- CORRECT ANSWER -Palliative
Which of the following provides a pathway to transport materials from one part of the cell to
another? - CORRECT ANSWER -Endoplasmic reticulum
Why should doorways in the medical office be at least three feet wide? - CORRECT
ANSWER -This is required by the Americans with Disability Act so that patients in
wheelchairs have access.
