MEDICAL ASSISTANT PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ OSHA.
Answer: the agency that requires the use of sharps container
◍ knee-chest position.
Answer: the patient is laying on chest & knees while buttocks are in the air
◍ A physician who specializes in disorders of the eye is known as which of the
following?.
Answer: opthalmologist
◍ antidote.
Answer: antidote is any substance that neutralizes the effect of poison
◍ Which of the following types of infection has a quick onset and a short
duration, similar to the common cold?.
Answer: Acute infection
◍ Spore test monitoring in an autoclave is used to determine.
Answer: Whether the autoclave is sterilizing instruments properly
◍ Which of the following will happen to an insurance claim when the coding
is incorrectly entered on the insurance form?.
Answer: The claim will e denied, and the physician will not receive payment
◍ Which of the following terns describes written statements made to damage a
individual's reputation?.
Answer: Libel
◍ gtt.
Answer: the abbreviation for drops
,◍ atrophy.
Answer: medical term for a decrease in size or wasting
◍ patient movement.
Answer: the most common cause on an ECG of a baseline interruption
◍ A healthcare agent with durable power of attorney is.
Answer: The person chosen to make the final decisions about the patient's
end-of-life healthcare
◍ respiratory system.
Answer: trachea is part of the
◍ The dorsalis pedis pulse is detected in which of the following areas of the
body?.
Answer: Top of the foot
◍ According to the rule of nines, the amount of body surface represented by
the head and neck is.
Answer: 9%
◍ Which of the following is NOT a federal health insurance program or state
health insurance program?.
Answer: MCOs
◍ Where on an envelope should notations such as "Confidential" and
"Personal" be included?.
Answer: Typed directly below the return address
◍ admissions review.
Answer: under peer review improvement act of 1982, peer review
organization is responsible for the review of the appropriateness & necessity
of hospitalizing patients also known as
◍ Which of the following terms means "the thing speaks for itself" when
applied to the law of negligence?.
Answer: Res ipsa loquitur
,◍ wash hands.
Answer: the first line of defense in preventing disease is to
◍ specific gravity.
Answer: first voided morning sample has the highest
◍ Which of the following systems pumps and distributes blood throughout the
body?.
Answer: Cardiovascular
◍ Which of the following would be an example of an accounts receivable?.
Answer: Charges for a patient's office visit
◍ The medical assistant is protected from liability during an emergency
situation for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:.
Answer: The patient agrees to treatment
◍ regular heart rate.
Answer: an ECG that demonstartes no variation of R-R interval would
indicate
◍ edema.
Answer: accumulation of fluid in body tissue
◍ medication administration.
Answer: the right doctor is NOT one of the six rights of
◍ Which type of resume is written specifically for an advertised job?.
Answer: Letter of recommendation
◍ blepharitis.
Answer: inflammation of the eyelid.
◍ The usual sequence of the general physical examination involves moving?.
Answer: From the head toward the feet
◍ paraplegia.
Answer: paralysis form the waist down
◍ Which of the following is an effective disinfectant used in the medical office
, to destroy blood-borne pathogens.
Answer: Bleach
◍ hospitalized.
Answer: after a gram mal seizure a patient might typically need to be
◍ check book.
Answer: the physician bank statement is reconciled with a
◍ homeostasis.
Answer: when the internal environment of the body works together
◍ To ensure proper ambulation, a walker should be level with the patient's.
Answer: Hips
◍ Medical records are classified as.
Answer: Closed, active, or inactve
◍ trenderlenberg position.
Answer: best position for quick recovery
◍ abduction.
Answer: a lateral movement away from the body
◍ aphrodisiac.
Answer: drugs that increase sexual desire
◍ american medical association.
Answer: ICD-9 code book is a numerical system for identifying procedure
developed by the
◍ medicaid.
Answer: insurance offered for people that have low income
◍ to open a body orifice.
Answer: the purpose of the speculum
◍ Which of the following planes divides the body into anterior and posterior
portions?.
Answer: Transverse
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ OSHA.
Answer: the agency that requires the use of sharps container
◍ knee-chest position.
Answer: the patient is laying on chest & knees while buttocks are in the air
◍ A physician who specializes in disorders of the eye is known as which of the
following?.
Answer: opthalmologist
◍ antidote.
Answer: antidote is any substance that neutralizes the effect of poison
◍ Which of the following types of infection has a quick onset and a short
duration, similar to the common cold?.
Answer: Acute infection
◍ Spore test monitoring in an autoclave is used to determine.
Answer: Whether the autoclave is sterilizing instruments properly
◍ Which of the following will happen to an insurance claim when the coding
is incorrectly entered on the insurance form?.
Answer: The claim will e denied, and the physician will not receive payment
◍ Which of the following terns describes written statements made to damage a
individual's reputation?.
Answer: Libel
◍ gtt.
Answer: the abbreviation for drops
,◍ atrophy.
Answer: medical term for a decrease in size or wasting
◍ patient movement.
Answer: the most common cause on an ECG of a baseline interruption
◍ A healthcare agent with durable power of attorney is.
Answer: The person chosen to make the final decisions about the patient's
end-of-life healthcare
◍ respiratory system.
Answer: trachea is part of the
◍ The dorsalis pedis pulse is detected in which of the following areas of the
body?.
Answer: Top of the foot
◍ According to the rule of nines, the amount of body surface represented by
the head and neck is.
Answer: 9%
◍ Which of the following is NOT a federal health insurance program or state
health insurance program?.
Answer: MCOs
◍ Where on an envelope should notations such as "Confidential" and
"Personal" be included?.
Answer: Typed directly below the return address
◍ admissions review.
Answer: under peer review improvement act of 1982, peer review
organization is responsible for the review of the appropriateness & necessity
of hospitalizing patients also known as
◍ Which of the following terms means "the thing speaks for itself" when
applied to the law of negligence?.
Answer: Res ipsa loquitur
,◍ wash hands.
Answer: the first line of defense in preventing disease is to
◍ specific gravity.
Answer: first voided morning sample has the highest
◍ Which of the following systems pumps and distributes blood throughout the
body?.
Answer: Cardiovascular
◍ Which of the following would be an example of an accounts receivable?.
Answer: Charges for a patient's office visit
◍ The medical assistant is protected from liability during an emergency
situation for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:.
Answer: The patient agrees to treatment
◍ regular heart rate.
Answer: an ECG that demonstartes no variation of R-R interval would
indicate
◍ edema.
Answer: accumulation of fluid in body tissue
◍ medication administration.
Answer: the right doctor is NOT one of the six rights of
◍ Which type of resume is written specifically for an advertised job?.
Answer: Letter of recommendation
◍ blepharitis.
Answer: inflammation of the eyelid.
◍ The usual sequence of the general physical examination involves moving?.
Answer: From the head toward the feet
◍ paraplegia.
Answer: paralysis form the waist down
◍ Which of the following is an effective disinfectant used in the medical office
, to destroy blood-borne pathogens.
Answer: Bleach
◍ hospitalized.
Answer: after a gram mal seizure a patient might typically need to be
◍ check book.
Answer: the physician bank statement is reconciled with a
◍ homeostasis.
Answer: when the internal environment of the body works together
◍ To ensure proper ambulation, a walker should be level with the patient's.
Answer: Hips
◍ Medical records are classified as.
Answer: Closed, active, or inactve
◍ trenderlenberg position.
Answer: best position for quick recovery
◍ abduction.
Answer: a lateral movement away from the body
◍ aphrodisiac.
Answer: drugs that increase sexual desire
◍ american medical association.
Answer: ICD-9 code book is a numerical system for identifying procedure
developed by the
◍ medicaid.
Answer: insurance offered for people that have low income
◍ to open a body orifice.
Answer: the purpose of the speculum
◍ Which of the following planes divides the body into anterior and posterior
portions?.
Answer: Transverse
