MAST 1080 Final Actual Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is an example of personal protective equipment (PPE)? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Clean disposable gloves
All of the following are guidelines that should be followed when using PPE except -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Decontaminate and reuse disposable gloves
Personal protective equipment must be used to - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Draw blood
What is the most common means of transmission for hepatitis C? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Sharing needles for illegal injection drug use
Which of the following help prevent the entrance of microorganisms into the body? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔All of the above
Which of following is the MOST important means of preventing the spread of
microorganisms in the medical office? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Hand hygiene
What term is used to describe a microorganism that produces disease? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Pathogen
Which of the following is NOT an example of a microorganism? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Pinworms
Which of the following is NOT a growth requirement for microorganisms? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Acidic environment
What may remain on an object that is medically aseptic? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Nonpathogens
,What term is used to describe a microorganism that does NOT produce disease? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Nonpathogen
Which of the following are picked up in the course of daily activated, are attached loosely to
the skin, and are often pathogenic? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Transient flora
Microorganisms can be transmitted though - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔All of the above
What is the name given to a microorganism that can exist only in the presence of oxygen? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Aerobe
What is the name given to a tiny living plant or animal that cannot be seen with the naked
eye? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Microorganism
All of the following makes a person less resistant to a pathogen except - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Immunizations
Which of the following employees would be least likely to have occupational exposure? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Electrician
Which of the following is an example of an exposure incident? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Splashing blood into your eyes
AIDS cannot be transmitted through - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Casual contact
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by a - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Virus
What must a medical office employee do if he or she declines the hepatitis B vaccine? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sign a hepatitis B waiver form
The hepatitis B vaccine must be offered to a new medical office employee except when -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔All of the above
, Patients with chronic hepatitis B face is increased risk of developing - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Liver cancer
The most common side effect of the hepatitis B vaccine is - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Soreness at the injection site
The most likely means of contracting hepatitis B in the health care setting is through -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Needlesticks and blood splashes
What is the immunization schedule for the hepatitis B vaccine? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔0, 1 month, 6 months
Something that is sterile is free of - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔All living microorganisms
and spores
Removing a wet pack from the autoclave results in - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Contamination of the pack
The agent used to destroy microorganisms on an article depends on the - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Intended use of the article
What is the term for an agent that kills disease-producing microorganisms and that usually is
applied to inanimate objects? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Disinfectant
Why should a chemical not be used past its expiration date? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔It
may lose its potency.
Which of the following is a characteristic of bacterial spores? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔All of the above
Which of the following is used most often to sterilize articles in the medical office? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Autoclave
and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is an example of personal protective equipment (PPE)? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Clean disposable gloves
All of the following are guidelines that should be followed when using PPE except -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Decontaminate and reuse disposable gloves
Personal protective equipment must be used to - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Draw blood
What is the most common means of transmission for hepatitis C? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Sharing needles for illegal injection drug use
Which of the following help prevent the entrance of microorganisms into the body? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔All of the above
Which of following is the MOST important means of preventing the spread of
microorganisms in the medical office? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Hand hygiene
What term is used to describe a microorganism that produces disease? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Pathogen
Which of the following is NOT an example of a microorganism? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Pinworms
Which of the following is NOT a growth requirement for microorganisms? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Acidic environment
What may remain on an object that is medically aseptic? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Nonpathogens
,What term is used to describe a microorganism that does NOT produce disease? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Nonpathogen
Which of the following are picked up in the course of daily activated, are attached loosely to
the skin, and are often pathogenic? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Transient flora
Microorganisms can be transmitted though - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔All of the above
What is the name given to a microorganism that can exist only in the presence of oxygen? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Aerobe
What is the name given to a tiny living plant or animal that cannot be seen with the naked
eye? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Microorganism
All of the following makes a person less resistant to a pathogen except - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Immunizations
Which of the following employees would be least likely to have occupational exposure? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Electrician
Which of the following is an example of an exposure incident? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Splashing blood into your eyes
AIDS cannot be transmitted through - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Casual contact
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by a - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Virus
What must a medical office employee do if he or she declines the hepatitis B vaccine? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sign a hepatitis B waiver form
The hepatitis B vaccine must be offered to a new medical office employee except when -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔All of the above
, Patients with chronic hepatitis B face is increased risk of developing - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Liver cancer
The most common side effect of the hepatitis B vaccine is - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Soreness at the injection site
The most likely means of contracting hepatitis B in the health care setting is through -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Needlesticks and blood splashes
What is the immunization schedule for the hepatitis B vaccine? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔0, 1 month, 6 months
Something that is sterile is free of - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔All living microorganisms
and spores
Removing a wet pack from the autoclave results in - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Contamination of the pack
The agent used to destroy microorganisms on an article depends on the - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Intended use of the article
What is the term for an agent that kills disease-producing microorganisms and that usually is
applied to inanimate objects? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Disinfectant
Why should a chemical not be used past its expiration date? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔It
may lose its potency.
Which of the following is a characteristic of bacterial spores? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔All of the above
Which of the following is used most often to sterilize articles in the medical office? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Autoclave
