Medical Assistant
(CCMA) Midterm
Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
TheBphysician'sBofficeBisBanBexampleBofBwhichBtypeBofBhealthBcareBsetting?B-
BAnswerBAmbulatoryBcare
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBjobBdutyBofBanBadministrativeBmedicalBassistant?B-
BAnswerBScheduleBtheBpatient'sBfollow-upBappointment.
WhichBofBtheseBhabitsBdemonstratesBdependabilityBinBaBmedicalBassistant?B-
BAnswerBLimitingBabsencesBfromBwork
WhichBofBtheseBtermsBmeansB"aBslantBtowardBaBparticularBbelief,"BsuchBasBbelievingBt
hatBfemaleBphysiciansBhaveBaBbetterBbedsideBmanner?B-BAnswerBBias
MedicalBassistantsBshouldBavoidBlecturingBpatients,BasBthatBisBaBroadblockBtoBcommuni
cation.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBanBexampleBofBlecturing?B-
BAnswerB"IfByouBwantedBtoBliveBlongBenoughBtoBseeByourBsonBgraduateBfromBcollege,
Byou'dBstopBsmokingBimmediately."
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BAnswerBNonverbalBcommunication
WhatBisBbannedBfromBunauthorizedBdisclosureBunderBHIPAA'sBPrivacyBRule?B-
BAnswerBProtectedBHealthBInformationB(PHI)
, Dr.BElizabethBKubler-RossBidentifiedBwhichBstagesBofBgrief?B-
BAnswerBDenial,Banger,Bbargaining,Bdepression,BandBacceptance
WhichBofBtheseBwordsBmeansB"beingBableBtoBstepBintoBtheBpatient'sBplaceBtoBrecogni
zeBwhatBtheyBareBfeeling"?B-BAnswerBEmpathy
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtrueBaboutBaBlegalBguardian?B-
BAnswerBABguardianBhasBtheBpowerBtoBactBonBbehalfBofBaBminorBchildBorBincompeten
tBadult.
WhatBisBtheBcorrectBtermBforBvoluntaryBtestingBthatBimpliesBanBindividualBhasBmetBco
mpetenciesBinBtheirBfield?B-BAnswerBCertification
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erformBtheBadministrativeBandBclinicalBdutiesBconsistentBwithBtheirBeducation,Btraining,
BandBexperience.BThisBisBreferredBtoBasBwhichBofBtheBfollowing?B-
BAnswerBScopeBofBpractice
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WhichBofBtheseBcontainsBinformationBaboutBtheBpatient'sBwishesBregardingBmedicalBca
reBinBtheBeventBofBaBlife-threateningBillnessBorBseriousBinjury?B-
BAnswerBAdvanceBDirective
WhichBofBtheseBrequiresBtheBpatient'sBsignatureBonBaBconsentBform?B-
BAnswerBInformedBconsent
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBquestionsBwouldBencourageBaBpatientBtoBprovideBmoreBinform
ationBaboutBaBtopic?B-BAnswerB"AndBthenBwhatBhappened?"
WhatBdoBorganizationsBadoptBtoBguideBtheirBmembersBtoBexpectedBbehaviorsBandBcon
duct?B-BAnswerBCodeBofBethics