CCBMA BASIC COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Medical term for: smallest blood vessel - ✔✔capillary
✔✔Medical term for: kneecap - ✔✔patella
✔✔Medical term for: inflammation of the nerve - ✔✔neuritis
✔✔Medical term for: heart attack - ✔✔myocardial infarction
✔✔Medical term for: blood in the urine - ✔✔hematuria
✔✔Medical term for: large tongue - ✔✔macroglossia
✔✔Medical term for: fainting - ✔✔syncope
✔✔Medical term for: x-ray study of the bladder - ✔✔cystogram
✔✔Medical term for: slow heart beat - ✔✔bradycardia
✔✔Medical term for: membrane covering the lungs - ✔✔pleura
✔✔Medical term for: loss of calcium in the bones - ✔✔osteoporosis
✔✔Medical term for: severe itching - ✔✔pruritis
✔✔Body position or direction for: Situated in front, or in the forward part - ✔✔Anterior
✔✔Body position or direction for: Remote, farther from the point of origin - ✔✔Distal
✔✔Body position or direction for: Nearest, closer to the point of origin - ✔✔Proximal
✔✔Body position or direction for: situated toward the outer part - ✔✔Peripheral
✔✔Body position or direction for: situated below, or directed downward - ✔✔Inferior
✔✔Body position or direction for: Straightening motion that increases the angle between
adjoining bones - ✔✔Extension
✔✔Body position or direction for: Movement toward the midline - ✔✔Adduction
✔✔Body position or direction for: situated near the surface - ✔✔Superficial
, ✔✔Body position or direction for: pertaining to the belly - ✔✔Ventral
✔✔Body position or direction for: Away from the midline, pertaing to a side - ✔✔Lateral
✔✔Body position or direction for: Pertaining to the back - ✔✔Dorsal
✔✔Body position or direction for: Pertaining to the middle - ✔✔Medial
✔✔Body position or direction for: SItuated above, or directed upward - ✔✔Superior
✔✔Body position or direction for: Referring to the sole of the foot - ✔✔Plantar
✔✔Body position or direction for: Bending motion that decreases the angle between
adjoining bones - ✔✔Flexion
✔✔Body position or direction for: Lying face down and flat - ✔✔Prone
✔✔Body position or direction for: The lungs are found in which cavity? - ✔✔Thoracic
✔✔Body position or direction for: Lying flat on the back - ✔✔Supine
✔✔Body position or direction for: Toward the tail - ✔✔Caudal
✔✔Body position or direction for: The liver is found in which cavity? - ✔✔Abdominal
✔✔Planes of the body (check the answer for the picture) - ✔✔
✔✔Body Cavities (check the answer for the picture) - ✔✔
✔✔Divisions of the abdomen (check the answer for the picture) - ✔✔
✔✔The vertebrae (check the answer for the picture) - ✔✔
✔✔True or False: When two people communicate, both persons will alternate roles as
sender and receiver as they seek responses and clarification - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False: Shaking your head in a negative way can jeopardize your
communication with the patient - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False: A medical assistant may need to enter a patient's personal space to
deliver care to a patient - ✔✔True
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Medical term for: smallest blood vessel - ✔✔capillary
✔✔Medical term for: kneecap - ✔✔patella
✔✔Medical term for: inflammation of the nerve - ✔✔neuritis
✔✔Medical term for: heart attack - ✔✔myocardial infarction
✔✔Medical term for: blood in the urine - ✔✔hematuria
✔✔Medical term for: large tongue - ✔✔macroglossia
✔✔Medical term for: fainting - ✔✔syncope
✔✔Medical term for: x-ray study of the bladder - ✔✔cystogram
✔✔Medical term for: slow heart beat - ✔✔bradycardia
✔✔Medical term for: membrane covering the lungs - ✔✔pleura
✔✔Medical term for: loss of calcium in the bones - ✔✔osteoporosis
✔✔Medical term for: severe itching - ✔✔pruritis
✔✔Body position or direction for: Situated in front, or in the forward part - ✔✔Anterior
✔✔Body position or direction for: Remote, farther from the point of origin - ✔✔Distal
✔✔Body position or direction for: Nearest, closer to the point of origin - ✔✔Proximal
✔✔Body position or direction for: situated toward the outer part - ✔✔Peripheral
✔✔Body position or direction for: situated below, or directed downward - ✔✔Inferior
✔✔Body position or direction for: Straightening motion that increases the angle between
adjoining bones - ✔✔Extension
✔✔Body position or direction for: Movement toward the midline - ✔✔Adduction
✔✔Body position or direction for: situated near the surface - ✔✔Superficial
, ✔✔Body position or direction for: pertaining to the belly - ✔✔Ventral
✔✔Body position or direction for: Away from the midline, pertaing to a side - ✔✔Lateral
✔✔Body position or direction for: Pertaining to the back - ✔✔Dorsal
✔✔Body position or direction for: Pertaining to the middle - ✔✔Medial
✔✔Body position or direction for: SItuated above, or directed upward - ✔✔Superior
✔✔Body position or direction for: Referring to the sole of the foot - ✔✔Plantar
✔✔Body position or direction for: Bending motion that decreases the angle between
adjoining bones - ✔✔Flexion
✔✔Body position or direction for: Lying face down and flat - ✔✔Prone
✔✔Body position or direction for: The lungs are found in which cavity? - ✔✔Thoracic
✔✔Body position or direction for: Lying flat on the back - ✔✔Supine
✔✔Body position or direction for: Toward the tail - ✔✔Caudal
✔✔Body position or direction for: The liver is found in which cavity? - ✔✔Abdominal
✔✔Planes of the body (check the answer for the picture) - ✔✔
✔✔Body Cavities (check the answer for the picture) - ✔✔
✔✔Divisions of the abdomen (check the answer for the picture) - ✔✔
✔✔The vertebrae (check the answer for the picture) - ✔✔
✔✔True or False: When two people communicate, both persons will alternate roles as
sender and receiver as they seek responses and clarification - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False: Shaking your head in a negative way can jeopardize your
communication with the patient - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False: A medical assistant may need to enter a patient's personal space to
deliver care to a patient - ✔✔True
