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AMCA CMAC PRACTICE EXAM ACTUAL PREP
QUESTIONS AND WELL REVISED ANSWERS -
LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS – ASSURES PASS
The opening inside the skull that holds the brain is the:
a. Cranial cavity
b. Orbital cavity
c. Nasal cavity
d. Thoracic cavity ***The dorsal cavity is divided into the cranial cavity (which
houses the brain)
- ANSWER: Cranial cavity
A crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year is known as a:
a. Misdemeanor
b. Arbitration
c. Felony
d. Mitigation ***Misdemeanors are less serious crimes than felonies and re
punishable by fines or imprisonment up to a year or less.
- ANSWER: Misdemeanor
Professional negligence is also called:
a. Malfunction
b. Arbitration
c. Malice
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d. Malpractice Medical negligence is commonly known as malpractice
- ANSWER: Malpractice
Which of the following items is the most important for assistive personnel to keep
in mind during their daily routine in medical settings?
a. Burglary
b. Confidentiality
c. Privilege granted to a physician
d. Consent ***In the Standard of Care the first item the medical assistant should
uphold is maintaining confidentiality
- ANSWER: Confidentiality
In which of the following situations is it permissible to release information from a
patient's records?
a. When the patient's employer requests it
b. When an attorney requests it
c. When a court requests it by means of a subpoena
d. When the patient's best friend requests it ***The law may require the
physician to release the record when a court subpoenas it
- ANSWER: When a court requests it by means of a subpoena
Under which of the following circumstances is it permissible to release information
from a patient's records?
a. When the physician calls to request it
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b. When the patient signs a release
c. When the insurance company signs a release
d. When the patient has signed a living will ***Information can be released only
after a patient signs a release statement
- ANSWER: When the patient signs a release
This cavity contains the heart and lungs, among other organs.
a. Thoracic
b. Cranial
c. Orbital
d. Nasal ***The thoracic cavity contains the lungs, heart, esophagus and trachea
- ANSWER: Thoracic
Located near the back of the body, this body cavity is a continuous internal
opening that includes the cranial and spinal cavities.
a. Posterior (dorsal) cavity
b. Transverse plane
c. Pelvic cavity
d. Abdominal cavity ***The dorsal cavity is divided into the cranial cavity and
the spinal cavity
- ANSWER: Posterior (dorsal) cavity
This is the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to remove
blood, mucous, etc.
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a. Sterilization
b. Sanitization
c. Distillation
d. Disinfection ***Sanitization is the scrubbing of instruments and equipment
with special brushes and detergents to remove blood, mucous and other
contaminants
- ANSWER: Sanitization
This is the process that involves a soaking or wiping process and inhibits the
activity of disease-causing organisms.
a. Sterilization
b. Sanitizing
c. Disinfection
d. Treated with antiseptics ***Disinfection is the process that destroys most
micro organisms; however it cannot kill all
- ANSWER: Disinfection
The process used for supplies that would come in contact with internal body tissue
or an open wound. It involves the use of heat (steam) and an autoclave.
a. Disinfection
b. Sterilization
c. Surgical Asepsis
d. Sanitization ***Sterilization is required for all instruments and supplies that
will penetrate a patient's skin. Sterilization usually involves an autoclave or
chemical (cold) process
AMCA CMAC PRACTICE EXAM ACTUAL PREP
QUESTIONS AND WELL REVISED ANSWERS -
LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS – ASSURES PASS
The opening inside the skull that holds the brain is the:
a. Cranial cavity
b. Orbital cavity
c. Nasal cavity
d. Thoracic cavity ***The dorsal cavity is divided into the cranial cavity (which
houses the brain)
- ANSWER: Cranial cavity
A crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year is known as a:
a. Misdemeanor
b. Arbitration
c. Felony
d. Mitigation ***Misdemeanors are less serious crimes than felonies and re
punishable by fines or imprisonment up to a year or less.
- ANSWER: Misdemeanor
Professional negligence is also called:
a. Malfunction
b. Arbitration
c. Malice
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d. Malpractice Medical negligence is commonly known as malpractice
- ANSWER: Malpractice
Which of the following items is the most important for assistive personnel to keep
in mind during their daily routine in medical settings?
a. Burglary
b. Confidentiality
c. Privilege granted to a physician
d. Consent ***In the Standard of Care the first item the medical assistant should
uphold is maintaining confidentiality
- ANSWER: Confidentiality
In which of the following situations is it permissible to release information from a
patient's records?
a. When the patient's employer requests it
b. When an attorney requests it
c. When a court requests it by means of a subpoena
d. When the patient's best friend requests it ***The law may require the
physician to release the record when a court subpoenas it
- ANSWER: When a court requests it by means of a subpoena
Under which of the following circumstances is it permissible to release information
from a patient's records?
a. When the physician calls to request it
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b. When the patient signs a release
c. When the insurance company signs a release
d. When the patient has signed a living will ***Information can be released only
after a patient signs a release statement
- ANSWER: When the patient signs a release
This cavity contains the heart and lungs, among other organs.
a. Thoracic
b. Cranial
c. Orbital
d. Nasal ***The thoracic cavity contains the lungs, heart, esophagus and trachea
- ANSWER: Thoracic
Located near the back of the body, this body cavity is a continuous internal
opening that includes the cranial and spinal cavities.
a. Posterior (dorsal) cavity
b. Transverse plane
c. Pelvic cavity
d. Abdominal cavity ***The dorsal cavity is divided into the cranial cavity and
the spinal cavity
- ANSWER: Posterior (dorsal) cavity
This is the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to remove
blood, mucous, etc.
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a. Sterilization
b. Sanitization
c. Distillation
d. Disinfection ***Sanitization is the scrubbing of instruments and equipment
with special brushes and detergents to remove blood, mucous and other
contaminants
- ANSWER: Sanitization
This is the process that involves a soaking or wiping process and inhibits the
activity of disease-causing organisms.
a. Sterilization
b. Sanitizing
c. Disinfection
d. Treated with antiseptics ***Disinfection is the process that destroys most
micro organisms; however it cannot kill all
- ANSWER: Disinfection
The process used for supplies that would come in contact with internal body tissue
or an open wound. It involves the use of heat (steam) and an autoclave.
a. Disinfection
b. Sterilization
c. Surgical Asepsis
d. Sanitization ***Sterilization is required for all instruments and supplies that
will penetrate a patient's skin. Sterilization usually involves an autoclave or
chemical (cold) process
