NCCT Medical Assisting Test Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+).docx

NCCT Medical Assisting Test Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Why is using the heel for a capillary puncture on an infant better
than the finger? -
correct answer ✅There is a greater distance between skin and
bone in the heel, minimizing risk of injury to bone and cartilage.


Proper lead placement for ECG -
correct answer ✅V1: 4th intercostal space to the right of the
sternum
V2: 4th intercostal space to the left of the sternum
V3: Midway between V2 and V4
V4: 5th intercostal space at the midclavicular line
V5: 5th intercostal space, anterior axillary line
V6: 5th intercostal space, mid-axillary line

,NCCT Medical Assisting Test Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)




Right arm (RA): On the wrist or above the elbow
Left arm (LA): On the wrist or above the elbow
Right leg (RL): Between the knee and ankle
Left leg (LL): Between the knee and ankle


Urinalysis Dipstick Tests -
correct answer ✅1. Blood (negative)

, NCCT Medical Assisting Test Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
2. glucose (negative)
3. ketones (negative)
4. leukocytes (negative)
5. pH (5-9)
6. protein (up to 8 mg/dl)
7. nitrites (negative)


Urinalysis Quality Control -
correct answer ✅hold container upright and test strip vertically


Diastolic Pressure -
correct answer ✅-bottom number
-blood pressure in your arteries when your heart is at rest in
between beats


Systolic Pressure -
correct answer ✅-top number
-blood pressure in arteries when heart beats and pumps blood