NCMA (NCCT) Exam Prep #1 || QUESTIONS WITH A+
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.
What is the name of the control center that directs the activities of the cell? correct answers
Nucleus
Which of the following was included in the original model for health maintainance organizations
(HMOs)? correct answers Full-service clinics in which the physicians were employees
Which of the following systems allows the body parts to communicate with each other and to
communicate with the outside environment? correct answers Nervous
Which of the following is NOT lined with a mucous membrane? correct answers The heart
What credential is obtained if a medical assistant passes the certification examination in medical
assisting given by the American Medical Technologist (AMT)? correct answers RMA
Which of the following cells secrete mucus? correct answers Goblet cells
Which of the following is a large phagocytic cell that cleans up cellular debris and foreign
particles? correct answers Microphage
Which of the following best describes family medicine? correct answers Provides general
medical care of children, adolescents, and adults
The term for several organs that work together to accomplish a set of functions is correct answers
Body system
What type of responsibility is it when the medical assistant helps the physician during a physical
examination? correct answers Clinical
What is utilization review? correct answers A process to determine whether health care is
medically necessary
Three trends in modern medicine have led to an increase in office-based health care. Which of
the following is NOT one of these trends? correct answers State governments now requiring that
all patients must seek ambulatory care before going to a hospital
What is the name of gel-like fluid inside of a cell? correct answers Cytoplasm
Which of the following occurs first when a patient is seen in the medical office? correct answers
Examination by the physician
Which medical assistant is likely to be most successful? correct answers One who can remain
calm when things do not go as planned
, Which of the following areas is found in almost every medical office? correct answers
Examination room
What is the name for treatment that reduces symptoms of disease, but does not cure the disease?
correct answers Palliative
Which of the following provides a pathway to transport materials from one part of the cell to
another? correct answers Endoplasmic reticulum
Why should doorways in the medical office be at least three feet wide? correct answers This is
required by the Americans with Disability Act so that patients in wheelchairs have access.
Which of the following is not an example of an organ? correct answers Muscle
A system by which a person (or the person's employer) pays an insurance company a yearly
amount of money in exchange for the insurance company's paying some or most of the person's
medical expenses for that year is correct answers Health insurance
In what type of settings are the majority of medical assistants employed? correct answers
Physician offices
The head, neck, and trunk make up the correct answers Axial region
What type of insurance plan pays a physician separately for each procedure that was performed?
correct answers Fee-for-service insurance
Which activity will the medical assistant NOT perform so that the medical office can be paid for
services to patients? correct answers Setting fees for each service performed in the medical office
Which of the following contains enzymes that function to destroy cellular debris and foreign
particles? correct answers Lysosomes
What type of gland secretes its product onto a free surface through a duct? correct answers
Exocrine gland
Which of the following types of medical practice might include a pediatrician, an internist, a
dermatologist, an allergist, a neurologist, and general surgeon? correct answers Closed-panel
health maintenance organization (HMO)
Which of the following is a characteristic of collagenous fibers? correct answers Strong and
flexible, composed of protein, can withstand pulling forces, found in tendons and ligaments.
Which of the following is NOT an exocrine gland? correct answers Pituitary gland
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.
What is the name of the control center that directs the activities of the cell? correct answers
Nucleus
Which of the following was included in the original model for health maintainance organizations
(HMOs)? correct answers Full-service clinics in which the physicians were employees
Which of the following systems allows the body parts to communicate with each other and to
communicate with the outside environment? correct answers Nervous
Which of the following is NOT lined with a mucous membrane? correct answers The heart
What credential is obtained if a medical assistant passes the certification examination in medical
assisting given by the American Medical Technologist (AMT)? correct answers RMA
Which of the following cells secrete mucus? correct answers Goblet cells
Which of the following is a large phagocytic cell that cleans up cellular debris and foreign
particles? correct answers Microphage
Which of the following best describes family medicine? correct answers Provides general
medical care of children, adolescents, and adults
The term for several organs that work together to accomplish a set of functions is correct answers
Body system
What type of responsibility is it when the medical assistant helps the physician during a physical
examination? correct answers Clinical
What is utilization review? correct answers A process to determine whether health care is
medically necessary
Three trends in modern medicine have led to an increase in office-based health care. Which of
the following is NOT one of these trends? correct answers State governments now requiring that
all patients must seek ambulatory care before going to a hospital
What is the name of gel-like fluid inside of a cell? correct answers Cytoplasm
Which of the following occurs first when a patient is seen in the medical office? correct answers
Examination by the physician
Which medical assistant is likely to be most successful? correct answers One who can remain
calm when things do not go as planned
, Which of the following areas is found in almost every medical office? correct answers
Examination room
What is the name for treatment that reduces symptoms of disease, but does not cure the disease?
correct answers Palliative
Which of the following provides a pathway to transport materials from one part of the cell to
another? correct answers Endoplasmic reticulum
Why should doorways in the medical office be at least three feet wide? correct answers This is
required by the Americans with Disability Act so that patients in wheelchairs have access.
Which of the following is not an example of an organ? correct answers Muscle
A system by which a person (or the person's employer) pays an insurance company a yearly
amount of money in exchange for the insurance company's paying some or most of the person's
medical expenses for that year is correct answers Health insurance
In what type of settings are the majority of medical assistants employed? correct answers
Physician offices
The head, neck, and trunk make up the correct answers Axial region
What type of insurance plan pays a physician separately for each procedure that was performed?
correct answers Fee-for-service insurance
Which activity will the medical assistant NOT perform so that the medical office can be paid for
services to patients? correct answers Setting fees for each service performed in the medical office
Which of the following contains enzymes that function to destroy cellular debris and foreign
particles? correct answers Lysosomes
What type of gland secretes its product onto a free surface through a duct? correct answers
Exocrine gland
Which of the following types of medical practice might include a pediatrician, an internist, a
dermatologist, an allergist, a neurologist, and general surgeon? correct answers Closed-panel
health maintenance organization (HMO)
Which of the following is a characteristic of collagenous fibers? correct answers Strong and
flexible, composed of protein, can withstand pulling forces, found in tendons and ligaments.
Which of the following is NOT an exocrine gland? correct answers Pituitary gland
