Cal Regional Medical Assistant
Midterm Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
Which of the following is commonly called the windpipe? Correct Answer:
trachea
Which of the following is not a sign that a patient is having a heart attack?
Correct Answer: slow, strong pulse
Bleeding from a vein will produce: Correct Answer: a steady flow of dark red
blood
The trachea is held open by a series of ___-shaped cartilage structures. Correct
Answer: C
Which of the following is a symptom of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or
hyperglycemia? Correct Answer: fruity odor on the breath
Used when administering oxygen to a patient Correct Answer: nasal cannula
Excessive, uncontrolled bleeding Correct Answer: hemorrhage
Performed to remove an object that has been dislodged from a patient's
airway but has not been expelled from the mouth Correct Answer: finger sweep
Medical term for fainting Correct Answer: syncope
Causes a buildup of plaque in the coronary arteries Correct Answer:
atherosclerosis
,Result of a ruptured blood vessel in the brain or an occlusion of a blood vessel
Correct Answer: cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
Medical term for a heart attack Correct Answer: myocardial infarction
Occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it, resulting in a
dangerously low body temperature Correct Answer: hypothermia
Severe, involuntary contraction of muscles that first causes a patient to become
rigid and then to have uncontrollable movements Correct Answer: seizure
Used to arouse a patient who has fainted Correct Answer: spirits of ammonia
capsules
What is the most common chronic lung disease? Correct Answer: chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease
The earliest symptom of internal disease of the larynx is: Correct Answer:
persistent hoarseness
When patients experience diaphoresis, they are in danger of losing a large
amount of: Correct Answer: body salt
A medical office emergency kit is least likely to include which of the following
medications? Correct Answer: penicillin
After air is filtered, warmed, and moistened in the nose, it enters the: Correct
Answer: pharynx
Caused by a spasm of the diaphragm and a spasmodic closure of the glottis
Correct Answer: hiccoughs
Propulsion of particles inhaled into the trachea and bronchi upward past the
epiglottis Correct Answer: mucus streaming
, Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide at the cellular level Correct Answer:
internal respiration
Deep prolonged breath that fills the lungs Correct Answer: yawning
Passing a tube through the mouth and larynx and into the trachea Correct
Answer: intubation
Grapelike cluster of microscopic air sacs found at the ends of the bronchioles
Correct Answer: alveoli
Three scroll-like bones located on each side of the nasal cavity, covered with
mucus-producing epithelium Correct Answer: conchae
Space in which the heart lies Correct Answer: cardiac notch
Making an external opening into the trachea Correct Answer: tracheotomy
Exists when an infection is epidemic in different parts of the world at the same
time Correct Answer: pandemic
The American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) traces its roots back to:
Correct Answer: 1995
Candidate certification from NCCT is valid for a period of ____ years, from the
date of certification indicated on each candidate's certificate. Correct Answer:
5
Which type of physician specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the
skin? Correct Answer: dermatologist
The ancient _____ introduced the practice of using leeches for medicinal blood
removal. Correct Answer: egyptians
Midterm Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
Which of the following is commonly called the windpipe? Correct Answer:
trachea
Which of the following is not a sign that a patient is having a heart attack?
Correct Answer: slow, strong pulse
Bleeding from a vein will produce: Correct Answer: a steady flow of dark red
blood
The trachea is held open by a series of ___-shaped cartilage structures. Correct
Answer: C
Which of the following is a symptom of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or
hyperglycemia? Correct Answer: fruity odor on the breath
Used when administering oxygen to a patient Correct Answer: nasal cannula
Excessive, uncontrolled bleeding Correct Answer: hemorrhage
Performed to remove an object that has been dislodged from a patient's
airway but has not been expelled from the mouth Correct Answer: finger sweep
Medical term for fainting Correct Answer: syncope
Causes a buildup of plaque in the coronary arteries Correct Answer:
atherosclerosis
,Result of a ruptured blood vessel in the brain or an occlusion of a blood vessel
Correct Answer: cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
Medical term for a heart attack Correct Answer: myocardial infarction
Occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it, resulting in a
dangerously low body temperature Correct Answer: hypothermia
Severe, involuntary contraction of muscles that first causes a patient to become
rigid and then to have uncontrollable movements Correct Answer: seizure
Used to arouse a patient who has fainted Correct Answer: spirits of ammonia
capsules
What is the most common chronic lung disease? Correct Answer: chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease
The earliest symptom of internal disease of the larynx is: Correct Answer:
persistent hoarseness
When patients experience diaphoresis, they are in danger of losing a large
amount of: Correct Answer: body salt
A medical office emergency kit is least likely to include which of the following
medications? Correct Answer: penicillin
After air is filtered, warmed, and moistened in the nose, it enters the: Correct
Answer: pharynx
Caused by a spasm of the diaphragm and a spasmodic closure of the glottis
Correct Answer: hiccoughs
Propulsion of particles inhaled into the trachea and bronchi upward past the
epiglottis Correct Answer: mucus streaming
, Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide at the cellular level Correct Answer:
internal respiration
Deep prolonged breath that fills the lungs Correct Answer: yawning
Passing a tube through the mouth and larynx and into the trachea Correct
Answer: intubation
Grapelike cluster of microscopic air sacs found at the ends of the bronchioles
Correct Answer: alveoli
Three scroll-like bones located on each side of the nasal cavity, covered with
mucus-producing epithelium Correct Answer: conchae
Space in which the heart lies Correct Answer: cardiac notch
Making an external opening into the trachea Correct Answer: tracheotomy
Exists when an infection is epidemic in different parts of the world at the same
time Correct Answer: pandemic
The American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) traces its roots back to:
Correct Answer: 1995
Candidate certification from NCCT is valid for a period of ____ years, from the
date of certification indicated on each candidate's certificate. Correct Answer:
5
Which type of physician specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the
skin? Correct Answer: dermatologist
The ancient _____ introduced the practice of using leeches for medicinal blood
removal. Correct Answer: egyptians
