NCMA Certification Prep: Official Practice Test by NCCT
Standards
A small adhesive patch or disc used for administration of drugs is called a(n) ____________. -
✔✔transdermal system
this is an illustration - ✔✔...
this is an illustration - ✔✔...
A narrowing of the urethra caused by scar tissue is called _____________. - ✔✔urethral stricture
A chronic disease in which the pancreas fails to secrete enough insulin is called ___________. - ✔✔Type
1 diabetes
The alternating contraction and relaxation of intestinal muscles is called ______________. -
✔✔peristalsis
The prolonged retention and accumulation of fecal material in the rectum is called _____________. -
✔✔fecal impaction
The frequent passage of liquid stools is called __________. - ✔✔diarrhea
this is an illustration - ✔✔...
this is an illustration - ✔✔...
A microorganism that rarely causes disease is called a __________. - ✔✔non-pathogen
, The most important initial step in the performance of a blood draw is ___________. - ✔✔identifying the
patient
Which of the following statements is false about blood drawing? - ✔✔it doesn't really matter which
direction you lancet a finger
To determine the size of the needle remember that the higher the gauge number the ____________
needle bore. - ✔✔smaller
A centrifuge works by _______________. - ✔✔separating cells and serum
A tourniquet should be on the patient arm no longer than __________. - ✔✔1 minute
To cleanse the typical venipuncture site, begin at the intended site of the draw and ___________. -
✔✔work in a circle from the center to the periphery
On a ECG machine, the sensitivity switch controls the ___________. - ✔✔amplitude and gain
Conversion of dysrhythmia to a normal rhythm by applying electric shock to the chest is called
____________. - ✔✔defibrillation
The electrical force or vector produced by ventricular depolarization has two components; one is the
magnitude or force, and the other is __________. - ✔✔direction or shape
A downward or negative wave of an electrocardiogram following the P wave is the ____________. -
✔✔q wave
A premature ventricular contraction (PVC) where the QRS have the same configuration each time they
appear is called ____________. - ✔✔uniform
Standards
A small adhesive patch or disc used for administration of drugs is called a(n) ____________. -
✔✔transdermal system
this is an illustration - ✔✔...
this is an illustration - ✔✔...
A narrowing of the urethra caused by scar tissue is called _____________. - ✔✔urethral stricture
A chronic disease in which the pancreas fails to secrete enough insulin is called ___________. - ✔✔Type
1 diabetes
The alternating contraction and relaxation of intestinal muscles is called ______________. -
✔✔peristalsis
The prolonged retention and accumulation of fecal material in the rectum is called _____________. -
✔✔fecal impaction
The frequent passage of liquid stools is called __________. - ✔✔diarrhea
this is an illustration - ✔✔...
this is an illustration - ✔✔...
A microorganism that rarely causes disease is called a __________. - ✔✔non-pathogen
, The most important initial step in the performance of a blood draw is ___________. - ✔✔identifying the
patient
Which of the following statements is false about blood drawing? - ✔✔it doesn't really matter which
direction you lancet a finger
To determine the size of the needle remember that the higher the gauge number the ____________
needle bore. - ✔✔smaller
A centrifuge works by _______________. - ✔✔separating cells and serum
A tourniquet should be on the patient arm no longer than __________. - ✔✔1 minute
To cleanse the typical venipuncture site, begin at the intended site of the draw and ___________. -
✔✔work in a circle from the center to the periphery
On a ECG machine, the sensitivity switch controls the ___________. - ✔✔amplitude and gain
Conversion of dysrhythmia to a normal rhythm by applying electric shock to the chest is called
____________. - ✔✔defibrillation
The electrical force or vector produced by ventricular depolarization has two components; one is the
magnitude or force, and the other is __________. - ✔✔direction or shape
A downward or negative wave of an electrocardiogram following the P wave is the ____________. -
✔✔q wave
A premature ventricular contraction (PVC) where the QRS have the same configuration each time they
appear is called ____________. - ✔✔uniform
