CCMA Practice Test 2

1. When taking a patient’s temperature with a tympanic thermometer, what is important to remember?

2. For how long can sterile-wrapped items be safely stored and still be considered sterile?

3. How many chambers are in the heart?

4. Which part of the brain is responsible for balance and coordination?

5. What type of question does a medical provider ask when they want a patient to give a detailed response?

6. What defense mechanism is being used when a person denies their negative behavior and instead blames it on someone else?

7. What does -itis mean?

8. The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration is known as:

9. What type of cell division results in two identical daughter cells?

10. A patient is diagnosed with hypertension and does not understand the importance of medication adherence. How should you address this?

11. How is palpation performed?

12. Which of the following is a common sign of an allergic reaction?

13. Which of the following structures creates a turbulent flow through the small intestine?

14. A patient is coming into the clinic to look at x-rays of his fractured tibia. The provider states that the bone was fractured due to repetitive activity. What type of fracture is this?

15. Which part of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body?

16. How does saliva differ from water?

17. Who has ownership of a patient’s medical record?

18. Two systems that influence GFR are known as:

19. In which process do molecules move across a membrane with the help of transport proteins but without the use of energy?

20. What does apnea mean?

21. You receive a phone call that comes through to your office phone, but there is a language barrier, what is the most appropriate course of action?

22. What is the term for the process by which white blood cells engulf and digest pathogens?

23. A 30-year-old patient complains of shortness of breath. What should the medical assistant do first?

24. According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, which of the following is considered the second-highest level, after self-actualization?

25. Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body?

26. A patient needs to be reminded to take their medication regularly. What is the best way to approach this?

27. A patient needs a sterile dressing change. What is the first step in the procedure?

28. Which of the following structures is responsible for protein synthesis?

29. Which condition is a neuromuscular disorder caused by the destruction of acetylcholine receptors?

30. What term is used to describe paralysis that affects the lower half of the body, typically from the waist down?