MEDCA Medical Assistant EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS SOLVED
AND VERIFIED.
The "Father of Medicine" is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Hippocrates 460BC
Joseph Lister developed? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the use of antiseptic surgical
methods in 1867
In 1953 Francis Crick and _____________ work on structure of DNA molecules -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅James Watson
Of the following, the one that is NOT considered to be THE DUTY OF THE MA?
Interview the patient
Administer local anesthesia to the patient
Take a patient's temperature
Aid the patient in preparing for a medical exam - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Administer local anesthesia to the patient
If you are alone in the clinic and a patient to have an serious medical emergency, the
best procedure to follow is to - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅call 911
A MA can give emergency care to patient if the DR is not available
True or False - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅True
Prescriptions are necessary for a patient to obtain certain drugs because some drugs
can be - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅habit-forming
The MA must have BASIC KNOWLEDGE of __________ - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Law and Ethics of medicine
A medical assistant should always follow good manners, be neat, well groomed and be
in? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅proper uniform (scrubs)
It is NOT good policy for a medical assistant to discuss patient complaints with them or
give prognosis because - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a patient can identify the MA's
remarks as being the opinion of the DR
If the medical assistant desk is in open view of a patient, it should - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Be free of clutter
,BACTERIA is known to FLOURISH best in places that are - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Hot and Damp
It is Illegal for a medical assistant to call in a prescription to a pharmacy, only the DR
can call in medications to the pharmacy
True or False - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅False
If a patient is laying on their side and is uncomfortable you may give the patient a? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅pillow to support the lumbar region
If a patient shows signs of a pressure sore/bed sore at the base of the spine or on the
buttocks you can give the patient a - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Air-ring
A BED CRADDLE is used to? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅keep the weight of upper
beds off patients
Vital statistics include data relating to - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Births, deaths, and
marriages
The branch of medicine that deals with people of OLD AGE is called - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Geriatrics
A BRONCHOSCOPE is usually used in the examination of the
(bronch-lungs) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lungs
The AORTA is a - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Artery
what ORGAN of the body SECRETES BILE? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅liver
Body temperature taken through the rectum is _______________ body temperature
taken orally - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 degree higher
The branch of medicine that deals with diseases pertaining to WOMEN is - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Gynecology
_______________ is the SCIENCE that deals with the causes mechanisms of
development and effects of disease - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Pathology
A BAND of FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE that extends from a MUSCLE TO A
BONE is known as a - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Tendon
The measurement of blood pressure involves two reading known as - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Systolic and Diastolic
, A STETHOSCOPE is an instrument used for - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅determining the blood pressure
INCONTINENCE is a term used to describe for - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Involuntary passage of urine
GLAUCOMA is a disease of the - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Eye
which of the following conditions is an infectious
Diabetes
Tuberculosis
Appendicitis
Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Tuberculosis
A BIOPSY is best described as a - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Examination of tissue
removed from a living organism
The instrument used to MEASURE BLOOD is the - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Sphygmomanometer
DYSPEPSIA is a condition in which there is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A
disturbance of digestion
The NORMAL RESPIRATION RATE of an adult is ___________________ respirations
per minute - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅12-20
which of the following is a vision defect
Aphasia
Astigmatism
Caries
Toxemia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Astigmatism
A CATARACT is a condition of the - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Eyes
________________ Specialty devoted to medical and surgical treatment of diseases in
WOMEN, especially those of the REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS & FUNCTIONS -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Gynecology
Which of the following is NOT a BLOOD VESSEL
Vein
Capillary
Ganglion
Artery - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Ganglion
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS SOLVED
AND VERIFIED.
The "Father of Medicine" is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Hippocrates 460BC
Joseph Lister developed? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the use of antiseptic surgical
methods in 1867
In 1953 Francis Crick and _____________ work on structure of DNA molecules -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅James Watson
Of the following, the one that is NOT considered to be THE DUTY OF THE MA?
Interview the patient
Administer local anesthesia to the patient
Take a patient's temperature
Aid the patient in preparing for a medical exam - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Administer local anesthesia to the patient
If you are alone in the clinic and a patient to have an serious medical emergency, the
best procedure to follow is to - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅call 911
A MA can give emergency care to patient if the DR is not available
True or False - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅True
Prescriptions are necessary for a patient to obtain certain drugs because some drugs
can be - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅habit-forming
The MA must have BASIC KNOWLEDGE of __________ - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Law and Ethics of medicine
A medical assistant should always follow good manners, be neat, well groomed and be
in? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅proper uniform (scrubs)
It is NOT good policy for a medical assistant to discuss patient complaints with them or
give prognosis because - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a patient can identify the MA's
remarks as being the opinion of the DR
If the medical assistant desk is in open view of a patient, it should - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Be free of clutter
,BACTERIA is known to FLOURISH best in places that are - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Hot and Damp
It is Illegal for a medical assistant to call in a prescription to a pharmacy, only the DR
can call in medications to the pharmacy
True or False - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅False
If a patient is laying on their side and is uncomfortable you may give the patient a? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅pillow to support the lumbar region
If a patient shows signs of a pressure sore/bed sore at the base of the spine or on the
buttocks you can give the patient a - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Air-ring
A BED CRADDLE is used to? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅keep the weight of upper
beds off patients
Vital statistics include data relating to - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Births, deaths, and
marriages
The branch of medicine that deals with people of OLD AGE is called - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Geriatrics
A BRONCHOSCOPE is usually used in the examination of the
(bronch-lungs) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lungs
The AORTA is a - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Artery
what ORGAN of the body SECRETES BILE? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅liver
Body temperature taken through the rectum is _______________ body temperature
taken orally - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 degree higher
The branch of medicine that deals with diseases pertaining to WOMEN is - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Gynecology
_______________ is the SCIENCE that deals with the causes mechanisms of
development and effects of disease - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Pathology
A BAND of FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE that extends from a MUSCLE TO A
BONE is known as a - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Tendon
The measurement of blood pressure involves two reading known as - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Systolic and Diastolic
, A STETHOSCOPE is an instrument used for - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅determining the blood pressure
INCONTINENCE is a term used to describe for - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Involuntary passage of urine
GLAUCOMA is a disease of the - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Eye
which of the following conditions is an infectious
Diabetes
Tuberculosis
Appendicitis
Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Tuberculosis
A BIOPSY is best described as a - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Examination of tissue
removed from a living organism
The instrument used to MEASURE BLOOD is the - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Sphygmomanometer
DYSPEPSIA is a condition in which there is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A
disturbance of digestion
The NORMAL RESPIRATION RATE of an adult is ___________________ respirations
per minute - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅12-20
which of the following is a vision defect
Aphasia
Astigmatism
Caries
Toxemia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Astigmatism
A CATARACT is a condition of the - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Eyes
________________ Specialty devoted to medical and surgical treatment of diseases in
WOMEN, especially those of the REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS & FUNCTIONS -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Gynecology
Which of the following is NOT a BLOOD VESSEL
Vein
Capillary
Ganglion
Artery - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Ganglion
