AMCA CMAC Practice Exam 100% Correct Answers Verified Latest 2024 Version
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AMCA CMAC Practice Exam | 100% Correct
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The opening inside the skull that holds the brain is the:
a. Cranial cavity
b. Orbital cavity
c. Nasal cavity
d. Thoracic cavity - *The dorsal cavity is divided into the cranial cavity (which houses the brain)
Th...
AMCA CMAC Practice Exam | 100% Correct
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
The opening inside the skull that holds the brain is the:
a. Cranial cavity
b. Orbital cavity
c. Nasal cavity
d. Thoracic cavity - ✔✔*The dorsal cavity is divided into the cranial cavity (which houses the brain)
The answer is: Cranial cavity
A crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year is known as a:
a. Misdemeanor
b. Arbitration
c. Felony
d. Mitigation - ✔✔*Misdemeanors are less serious crimes than felonies and re punishable by fines or
imprisonment up to a year or less.
The correct answer is: Misdemeanor
Professional negligence is also called:
a. Malfunction
b. Arbitration
c. Malice
d. Malpractice - ✔✔Medical negligence is commonly known as malpractice
The correct answer is: Malpractice
Which of the following items is the most important for assistive personnel to keep in mind during their
daily routine in medical settings?
,a. Burglary
b. Confidentiality
c. Privilege granted to a physician
d. Consent - ✔✔*In the Standard of Care the first item the medical assistant should uphold is
maintaining confidentiality
The correct answer is: Confidentiality
In which of the following situations is it permissible to release information from a patient's records?
a. When the patient's employer requests it
b. When an attorney requests it
c. When a court requests it by means of a subpoena
d. When the patient's best friend requests it - ✔✔*The law may require the physician to release the
record when a court subpoenas it
The correct answer is: When a court requests it by means of a subpoena
Under which of the following circumstances is it permissible to release information from a patient's
records?
a. When the physician calls to request it
b. When the patient signs a release
c. When the insurance company signs a release
d. When the patient has signed a living will - ✔✔*Information can be released only after a patient signs a
release statement
The correct answer is: When the patient signs a release
This cavity contains the heart and lungs, among other organs.
a. Thoracic
b. Cranial
c. Orbital
,d. Nasal - ✔✔*The thoracic cavity contains the lungs, heart, esophagus and trachea
The correct answer is: Thoracic
Located near the back of the body, this body cavity is a continuous internal opening that includes the
cranial and spinal cavities.
a. Posterior (dorsal) cavity
b. Transverse plane
c. Pelvic cavity
d. Abdominal cavity - ✔✔*The dorsal cavity is divided into the cranial cavity and the spinal cavity
The correct answer is: Posterior (dorsal) cavity
This is the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to remove blood, mucous, etc.
a. Sterilization
b. Sanitization
c. Distillation
d. Disinfection - ✔✔*Sanitization is the scrubbing of instruments and equipment with special brushes
and detergents to remove blood, mucous and other contaminants
The correct answer is: Sanitization
This is the process that involves a soaking or wiping process and inhibits the activity of disease-causing
organisms.
a. Sterilization
b. Sanitizing
c. Disinfection
d. Treated with antiseptics - ✔✔*Disinfection is the process that destroys most micro organisms;
however it cannot kill all
The correct answer is: Disinfection
, The process used for supplies that would come in contact with internal body tissue or an open wound. It
involves the use of heat (steam) and an autoclave.
a. Disinfection
b. Sterilization
c. Surgical Asepsis
d. Sanitization - ✔✔*Sterilization is required for all instruments and supplies that will penetrate a
patient's skin. Sterilization usually involves an autoclave or chemical (cold) process
The correct answer is: Sterilization
You are taking vitals on a patient and they complain that they have dizziness every once in a while. What
type of symptom is this?
a. Familial
b. Subjective
c. Objective
d. Social - ✔✔*Subjective date is obtained from a conversation with the patient
The correct answer is: Subjective
You are taking vitals on a patient and they complain their right eye is throbbing. Their right eye is swollen
and bruised. What type of symptom is this?
a. Familial
b. Subjective
c. Social
d. Objective - ✔✔*Objective data is readily apparent and measurable
The correct answer is: Objective
If you are recording a patient's height and are using centimeters, what is the conversion formula to go
from centimeters to inches?
a. Mulitply by 2.5
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