NCCT MEDICAL ASSISTANT LATEST EXAMS SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What layer of the skin contains blood vessels, nerve endings, and glands? -
✔✔Dermis
✔✔Which of the following is a contagious skin disorder characterized by pustules and
caused by staphylococci and/ or streptococci? - ✔✔Impetigo
✔✔Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding herpes zoster infection? -
✔✔Since it is caused by a virus, there is no available vaccine
✔✔The purpose of immunotherapy for allergies is to use extracts of allergens to -
✔✔induce production of blocking IgG class antibodies toward the allergens
✔✔Which of the following urinary tract disorders should be suspected if a patient has,
chills, fever, abrupt back pain, and tenderness in the suprapubic region? -
✔✔Pyelonephritis
✔✔Which of the following functions is NOT performed by the kidneys? - ✔✔Collection
and storage prior to urinary excretion
✔✔gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is caused by - ✔✔return of stomach acid
due to leakage of the valve leading to the stomach
✔✔Which of the following statements about the pancreas is False? - ✔✔It can develop
stones, causing pain.
✔✔In order, the large intestine is comprised of the - ✔✔cecum, colon and rectum
✔✔What is the chief cause of blindness in the United States? - ✔✔Diabetic retinopathy
, ✔✔The gel occupying space between the lens and retina of the eye is called the -
✔✔Vitreous body
✔✔In patients with myopia, light rays entering the eye focus - ✔✔In front of the retina
✔✔When a person moves their head, their equilibrium is usually maintained by -
✔✔The vestibular system in the inner ear
✔✔Hearing loss due to hardening of the stapes of the middle ear is known as -
✔✔otosclerosis
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a possible cause of epistaxis? - ✔✔Childbirth
✔✔In the respiratory system, gas exchange between oxygen breathed in and carbon
dioxide to be removed takes place in the - ✔✔Alveoli
✔✔The main characteristic that distinguishes asthma from forms of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) is that asthma - ✔✔Can usually be reversed either
spontaneously or through use of agents such as bronchodilators
✔✔Which of the following can cause pneumonia? - ✔✔All of the above
Bacteria, fungi and viruses
✔✔Which of the following is a spinal defect in which there is a sideways curvature of the
spine? - ✔✔Scoliosis
✔✔A fracture in which the bone is broken into a number of fragments is described as -
✔✔Comminuted
✔✔The main type of arthitis or joint inflammation that is considered a systemic
autoimmune disease is - ✔✔Rheumatoid arthitis
✔✔Which of the following is NOT true of endochondral ossification? - ✔✔It is direct
deposition of bone into the mesenchyme
✔✔The largest leg bone that connects the kneecap to the foot is the - ✔✔Tibia
✔✔The human vertebral column normally consist of - ✔✔24 articulating vertebae and
nine fused vertebrae
✔✔The cervical region of the spinal cord controls certain movement in the - ✔✔neck,
diaphragm, shoulder, arm, wrist, and hand
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What layer of the skin contains blood vessels, nerve endings, and glands? -
✔✔Dermis
✔✔Which of the following is a contagious skin disorder characterized by pustules and
caused by staphylococci and/ or streptococci? - ✔✔Impetigo
✔✔Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding herpes zoster infection? -
✔✔Since it is caused by a virus, there is no available vaccine
✔✔The purpose of immunotherapy for allergies is to use extracts of allergens to -
✔✔induce production of blocking IgG class antibodies toward the allergens
✔✔Which of the following urinary tract disorders should be suspected if a patient has,
chills, fever, abrupt back pain, and tenderness in the suprapubic region? -
✔✔Pyelonephritis
✔✔Which of the following functions is NOT performed by the kidneys? - ✔✔Collection
and storage prior to urinary excretion
✔✔gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is caused by - ✔✔return of stomach acid
due to leakage of the valve leading to the stomach
✔✔Which of the following statements about the pancreas is False? - ✔✔It can develop
stones, causing pain.
✔✔In order, the large intestine is comprised of the - ✔✔cecum, colon and rectum
✔✔What is the chief cause of blindness in the United States? - ✔✔Diabetic retinopathy
, ✔✔The gel occupying space between the lens and retina of the eye is called the -
✔✔Vitreous body
✔✔In patients with myopia, light rays entering the eye focus - ✔✔In front of the retina
✔✔When a person moves their head, their equilibrium is usually maintained by -
✔✔The vestibular system in the inner ear
✔✔Hearing loss due to hardening of the stapes of the middle ear is known as -
✔✔otosclerosis
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a possible cause of epistaxis? - ✔✔Childbirth
✔✔In the respiratory system, gas exchange between oxygen breathed in and carbon
dioxide to be removed takes place in the - ✔✔Alveoli
✔✔The main characteristic that distinguishes asthma from forms of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) is that asthma - ✔✔Can usually be reversed either
spontaneously or through use of agents such as bronchodilators
✔✔Which of the following can cause pneumonia? - ✔✔All of the above
Bacteria, fungi and viruses
✔✔Which of the following is a spinal defect in which there is a sideways curvature of the
spine? - ✔✔Scoliosis
✔✔A fracture in which the bone is broken into a number of fragments is described as -
✔✔Comminuted
✔✔The main type of arthitis or joint inflammation that is considered a systemic
autoimmune disease is - ✔✔Rheumatoid arthitis
✔✔Which of the following is NOT true of endochondral ossification? - ✔✔It is direct
deposition of bone into the mesenchyme
✔✔The largest leg bone that connects the kneecap to the foot is the - ✔✔Tibia
✔✔The human vertebral column normally consist of - ✔✔24 articulating vertebae and
nine fused vertebrae
✔✔The cervical region of the spinal cord controls certain movement in the - ✔✔neck,
diaphragm, shoulder, arm, wrist, and hand
