CMAC CERTIFICATION EXAM 2026
COMPLETE ANSWER COMPENDIUM
◉Which plane divides the body into right and left portions? Answer:
sagittal
◉What is the term meaning close to the point of attachment?
Answer: Proximal
◉What is professional negligence also called? Answer: Malpractice
◉As you are taking vitals of an elderly patient, he begins to question
you about his medication and possible side effects. What is the best
action to take? Answer: Listen and explain that the doctor is the best
person to have this discussion with
◉In which of the following positions, used for the examination of the
rectum, does the patient lie on the left side with the left leg slighty
flexed? Answer: Sims'
, ◉Which of the following practices is most important for maintaining
medical asepsis? Answer: Washing your hands before and after each
patient contact
◉A patient's heart rate is commonly recorded using a stethoscope
from which of the following pulse sites? Answer: apical
◉Which of the following involves a soaking or wiping process that
inhibits the activity of disease-causing organisms? Answer:
Disinfection
◉Which of the following is not considered a vital sign? Answer:
weight
◉Which muscle acts to abduct and extend the arm at the shoulder?
Answer: deltoid
◉What is pointing the toes downward known as? Answer: Plantar
flexion
◉Which heart valve is between the left atrium and the left ventricle?
Answer: bicuspid
COMPLETE ANSWER COMPENDIUM
◉Which plane divides the body into right and left portions? Answer:
sagittal
◉What is the term meaning close to the point of attachment?
Answer: Proximal
◉What is professional negligence also called? Answer: Malpractice
◉As you are taking vitals of an elderly patient, he begins to question
you about his medication and possible side effects. What is the best
action to take? Answer: Listen and explain that the doctor is the best
person to have this discussion with
◉In which of the following positions, used for the examination of the
rectum, does the patient lie on the left side with the left leg slighty
flexed? Answer: Sims'
, ◉Which of the following practices is most important for maintaining
medical asepsis? Answer: Washing your hands before and after each
patient contact
◉A patient's heart rate is commonly recorded using a stethoscope
from which of the following pulse sites? Answer: apical
◉Which of the following involves a soaking or wiping process that
inhibits the activity of disease-causing organisms? Answer:
Disinfection
◉Which of the following is not considered a vital sign? Answer:
weight
◉Which muscle acts to abduct and extend the arm at the shoulder?
Answer: deltoid
◉What is pointing the toes downward known as? Answer: Plantar
flexion
◉Which heart valve is between the left atrium and the left ventricle?
Answer: bicuspid
