MAC Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the space inside the skull that houses the brain?
A) Nasal cavity
B) Thoracic cavity
C) Cranial cavity
D) Orbital cavity - CORRECT ANSWER C) Cranial cavity
What is a crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year known as?
A) Misdemeanor
B) Felony
C) Mitigation
D) Arbitration - CORRECT ANSWER A) Misdemeanor
What is professional negligence also called?
A) Malpractice
B) Malfunction
C) Malice
D) Arbitration - CORRECT ANSWER A) Malpractice
Which of the following items is the most important for assistive personnel to keep in mind
during their daily routine in medical settings?
A) Burglary
B) Confidentiality
C) Privilege granted to a physician
D) Consent - CORRECT ANSWER B) Confidentiality
,In which of the following situations is it permissible to release information from a patient's
records?
A) When an attorney requests it
B) When the patient's employer requests it
C) When the patient's best friend requests it
D) When a court requests it by means of a subpoena - CORRECT ANSWER D) When
a court requests it by means of a subpoena
Under which of the following circumstances is it permissible to release information from a
patient's records?
A) When the patient signs a release
B) When the physician calls to request it
C) When the insurance company signs a release
D) When the patient has signed a living will - CORRECT ANSWER A) When the
patient signs a release
What cavity contains the heart and lungs, among other organs?
A) Orbital
B) Nasal
C) Thoracic
D) Cranial - CORRECT ANSWER C) Thoracic
What body cavity is located near the back of the body and is a continuous internal opening
that includes the cranial and spinal cavities?
A) Posterior (dorsal) cavity
B) Abdominal cavity
C) Transverse plane
D) Pelvic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER A) Posterior (dorsal) cavity
What is the term for, "the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to
remove blood, mucous, etc?"
, A) Sterilization
B) Disinfection
C) Sanitization
D) Distillation - CORRECT ANSWER C) Sanitization
What is the process that involves a soaking or whipping process and inhibits the activity of
disease-causing organisms?
A) Sanitizing
B) Disinfection
C) Sterilization
D) Treated with antiseptics - CORRECT ANSWER B) Disinfection
What is the process used for supplies that would come in contact with internal body tissue or
an open wound, involving the use of heat (steam) and an autoclave?
A) Sterilization
B) Disinfection
C) Sanitization
D) Surgical Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER A) Sterilization
When measuring a patient's vital signs, they complain that they have occasional dizziness.
What would this symptom be classified as?
A) Familial
B) Social
C) Subjective
D) Objective - CORRECT ANSWER 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. What would this symptom be classified as?
A) Objective
B) Subjective
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the space inside the skull that houses the brain?
A) Nasal cavity
B) Thoracic cavity
C) Cranial cavity
D) Orbital cavity - CORRECT ANSWER C) Cranial cavity
What is a crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year known as?
A) Misdemeanor
B) Felony
C) Mitigation
D) Arbitration - CORRECT ANSWER A) Misdemeanor
What is professional negligence also called?
A) Malpractice
B) Malfunction
C) Malice
D) Arbitration - CORRECT ANSWER A) Malpractice
Which of the following items is the most important for assistive personnel to keep in mind
during their daily routine in medical settings?
A) Burglary
B) Confidentiality
C) Privilege granted to a physician
D) Consent - CORRECT ANSWER B) Confidentiality
,In which of the following situations is it permissible to release information from a patient's
records?
A) When an attorney requests it
B) When the patient's employer requests it
C) When the patient's best friend requests it
D) When a court requests it by means of a subpoena - CORRECT ANSWER D) When
a court requests it by means of a subpoena
Under which of the following circumstances is it permissible to release information from a
patient's records?
A) When the patient signs a release
B) When the physician calls to request it
C) When the insurance company signs a release
D) When the patient has signed a living will - CORRECT ANSWER A) When the
patient signs a release
What cavity contains the heart and lungs, among other organs?
A) Orbital
B) Nasal
C) Thoracic
D) Cranial - CORRECT ANSWER C) Thoracic
What body cavity is located near the back of the body and is a continuous internal opening
that includes the cranial and spinal cavities?
A) Posterior (dorsal) cavity
B) Abdominal cavity
C) Transverse plane
D) Pelvic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER A) Posterior (dorsal) cavity
What is the term for, "the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to
remove blood, mucous, etc?"
, A) Sterilization
B) Disinfection
C) Sanitization
D) Distillation - CORRECT ANSWER C) Sanitization
What is the process that involves a soaking or whipping process and inhibits the activity of
disease-causing organisms?
A) Sanitizing
B) Disinfection
C) Sterilization
D) Treated with antiseptics - CORRECT ANSWER B) Disinfection
What is the process used for supplies that would come in contact with internal body tissue or
an open wound, involving the use of heat (steam) and an autoclave?
A) Sterilization
B) Disinfection
C) Sanitization
D) Surgical Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER A) Sterilization
When measuring a patient's vital signs, they complain that they have occasional dizziness.
What would this symptom be classified as?
A) Familial
B) Social
C) Subjective
D) Objective - CORRECT ANSWER 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. What would this symptom be classified as?
A) Objective
B) Subjective
