NHA: CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL
ASSISTANT PRACTICE EXAM 1
QUESTIONS ALL SOLVED CORRECT
2025\2026 EDITION.
Which of the following is the body system through which a microorganism enters if it enters the
blood supply?
a. Respiratory
b. Gastrointestinal
c. Integumentary
d. Vascular - Answer Vascular
What legally determines how test results are communicated?
a. Local law
b. HIPAA
c. State law
d. Federal law - Answer HIPAA
A Treponema pallidum antibodies blood test is positive. What condition does this indicate?
a. Obesity
b. Prostate cancer
c. Muscular dystrophies
d. Syphilis - Answer Syphilis
A patient is requesting a copy of his own medical records. What does the office need in order to
release the information?
a. A phone call from the patient
,What is an embolism?
a. The sudden blocking of an artery by an embolus or the formation of an embolus
b. An incidence of projectile vomiting
c. A stroke
d. A myocardial infarction - Answer The sudden blocking of an artery by an embolus or the
formation of an embolus
What type of puncture do medical assistants not perform?
a. Venipuncture
b. Skin
c. Arterial
d. None of the above - Answer Arterial
If the physician tells you to place the client in the lateral position, you understand that this
means:
a. On the back
b. Side lying
c. Standing
d. Sitting - Answer Side lying
Which of the following is the purpose for laboratory testing?
a. To overcome lack of confidence
b. To increase revenue for the laboratory
c. To practice the skills learned in school
d. To assist in the diagnosis of patient's conditions - Answer To assist in the diagnosis of
patient's conditions
What determines the fees that insurance companies pay?
, d. AMA - Answer CPT
The Medical Assistant knows that a protein in the blood associated with antibodies is:
a. Globulin
b. Immunoglobulin
c. Antiglobulin
d. None of the above - Answer Globulin
Quality control testing for GC gram stain may be required more often than one a week if who
recommends?
a. The state
b. The local regulator
c. The manufacturer
d. The lab director - Answer The manufacturer
Which of the following would be used to abbreviate milliequivalent?
a. mg
b. ml
c. mEq
d. m/min - Answer mEq
letters and postcards under 12 oz are generally mailed using this service:
a. First class
b. Second class
c. Third class
d. Fourth class - Answer First class
ASSISTANT PRACTICE EXAM 1
QUESTIONS ALL SOLVED CORRECT
2025\2026 EDITION.
Which of the following is the body system through which a microorganism enters if it enters the
blood supply?
a. Respiratory
b. Gastrointestinal
c. Integumentary
d. Vascular - Answer Vascular
What legally determines how test results are communicated?
a. Local law
b. HIPAA
c. State law
d. Federal law - Answer HIPAA
A Treponema pallidum antibodies blood test is positive. What condition does this indicate?
a. Obesity
b. Prostate cancer
c. Muscular dystrophies
d. Syphilis - Answer Syphilis
A patient is requesting a copy of his own medical records. What does the office need in order to
release the information?
a. A phone call from the patient
,What is an embolism?
a. The sudden blocking of an artery by an embolus or the formation of an embolus
b. An incidence of projectile vomiting
c. A stroke
d. A myocardial infarction - Answer The sudden blocking of an artery by an embolus or the
formation of an embolus
What type of puncture do medical assistants not perform?
a. Venipuncture
b. Skin
c. Arterial
d. None of the above - Answer Arterial
If the physician tells you to place the client in the lateral position, you understand that this
means:
a. On the back
b. Side lying
c. Standing
d. Sitting - Answer Side lying
Which of the following is the purpose for laboratory testing?
a. To overcome lack of confidence
b. To increase revenue for the laboratory
c. To practice the skills learned in school
d. To assist in the diagnosis of patient's conditions - Answer To assist in the diagnosis of
patient's conditions
What determines the fees that insurance companies pay?
, d. AMA - Answer CPT
The Medical Assistant knows that a protein in the blood associated with antibodies is:
a. Globulin
b. Immunoglobulin
c. Antiglobulin
d. None of the above - Answer Globulin
Quality control testing for GC gram stain may be required more often than one a week if who
recommends?
a. The state
b. The local regulator
c. The manufacturer
d. The lab director - Answer The manufacturer
Which of the following would be used to abbreviate milliequivalent?
a. mg
b. ml
c. mEq
d. m/min - Answer mEq
letters and postcards under 12 oz are generally mailed using this service:
a. First class
b. Second class
c. Third class
d. Fourth class - Answer First class
