NRCMA PRACTICE TEST | 100% Correct
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
A patient with a rapid pulse has bradycardia - ✔✔FALSE
Water-soluble vitamins are A,D,E, and K - ✔✔FALSE
Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism - ✔✔TRUE
Some states consider it legal for medical assistants to diagnose a condition and prescribe treatment -
✔✔FALSE
It is illegal for a patient to be denied a copy of his chart if he is unable to pay the fee to obtain it -
✔✔TRUE
A physician cannot be held responsible for the actions of employees - ✔✔FALSE
A substance used to impart color to tissue or cells in order to study and identify microscopic organisms is
called a stain - ✔✔TRUE
Another name for a heart attack is myocardial infraction - ✔✔TRUE
Aproperly collected sputum specimen should contain both mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract
and saliva - ✔✔FALSE
The most reliable and timely method of transporting microbiologic specimens is pickup by the laboratory
- ✔✔TRUE
Hepat stands for root of kidney - ✔✔FALSE
,A medical assistant needs additional training to be able to perform microbiologic tests, such as sensitivity
tests, and to interpret cultures of specimens - ✔✔TRUE
Viruses are found in soil - ✔✔TRUE
The process of blood cells clumping together to form a clot is called coagulation - ✔✔TRUE
Water contributes about 60% of body weight - ✔✔TRUE
The lowest level of organization for the human body begins at the chemical level - ✔✔TRUE
The law requires all employers to withhold money from employees' net earnings to pay federal, state,
and local income taxes - ✔✔FALSE
Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins are examples of compounds - ✔✔TRUE
The optimal temperature to promote growth of bacteria in a culture medium is 37 C - ✔✔TRUE
Bacteria that stain purple are gram positive - ✔✔TRUE
The dorsal cavity is located in the front of the body - ✔✔FALSE
Neoplasm's are "new growths" and are cancerous or non-cancerous - ✔✔TRUE
The ventricles have one-way valves at their entrances and exits so that blood goes in the proper
direction as the heart pumps - ✔✔TRUE
, A living will is intended to help families of terminally ill patients deal with the inevitable outcome and
limit unnecessary medical costs - ✔✔TRUE
A co-payment is a fixed percentage of covered charges after the deductible is met - ✔✔FALSE
All medical practices have to cover worker's compensation cases - ✔✔FALSE
The study of all factors that cause disease is known as etiology - ✔✔TRUE
A check from an insurance company includes payment for only one patient - ✔✔FALSE
Calcium in milk can diminish the absorption of some antibiotics - ✔✔TRUE
Compounded interest is paid on the initial investment and on the interest earned on the investment -
✔✔TRUE
An employer must pay FUTA tax if employees' wages total more than $1500 in any quarter - ✔✔TRUE
Vesting means that you have a legal right to all the money in your account - ✔✔TRUE
Trichinella spiralis is a roundworm that enters the body in infected meat eaten raw or undercooked -
✔✔TRUE
In a medical practice accounts recievable describes the money that is paid out to run the practice -
✔✔FALSE
A customary fee is the fee a doctor charges for a service or procedure - ✔✔FALSE
The physician usually authorizes several people to handle the purchasing of supplies and other products
- ✔✔FALSE
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
A patient with a rapid pulse has bradycardia - ✔✔FALSE
Water-soluble vitamins are A,D,E, and K - ✔✔FALSE
Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism - ✔✔TRUE
Some states consider it legal for medical assistants to diagnose a condition and prescribe treatment -
✔✔FALSE
It is illegal for a patient to be denied a copy of his chart if he is unable to pay the fee to obtain it -
✔✔TRUE
A physician cannot be held responsible for the actions of employees - ✔✔FALSE
A substance used to impart color to tissue or cells in order to study and identify microscopic organisms is
called a stain - ✔✔TRUE
Another name for a heart attack is myocardial infraction - ✔✔TRUE
Aproperly collected sputum specimen should contain both mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract
and saliva - ✔✔FALSE
The most reliable and timely method of transporting microbiologic specimens is pickup by the laboratory
- ✔✔TRUE
Hepat stands for root of kidney - ✔✔FALSE
,A medical assistant needs additional training to be able to perform microbiologic tests, such as sensitivity
tests, and to interpret cultures of specimens - ✔✔TRUE
Viruses are found in soil - ✔✔TRUE
The process of blood cells clumping together to form a clot is called coagulation - ✔✔TRUE
Water contributes about 60% of body weight - ✔✔TRUE
The lowest level of organization for the human body begins at the chemical level - ✔✔TRUE
The law requires all employers to withhold money from employees' net earnings to pay federal, state,
and local income taxes - ✔✔FALSE
Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins are examples of compounds - ✔✔TRUE
The optimal temperature to promote growth of bacteria in a culture medium is 37 C - ✔✔TRUE
Bacteria that stain purple are gram positive - ✔✔TRUE
The dorsal cavity is located in the front of the body - ✔✔FALSE
Neoplasm's are "new growths" and are cancerous or non-cancerous - ✔✔TRUE
The ventricles have one-way valves at their entrances and exits so that blood goes in the proper
direction as the heart pumps - ✔✔TRUE
, A living will is intended to help families of terminally ill patients deal with the inevitable outcome and
limit unnecessary medical costs - ✔✔TRUE
A co-payment is a fixed percentage of covered charges after the deductible is met - ✔✔FALSE
All medical practices have to cover worker's compensation cases - ✔✔FALSE
The study of all factors that cause disease is known as etiology - ✔✔TRUE
A check from an insurance company includes payment for only one patient - ✔✔FALSE
Calcium in milk can diminish the absorption of some antibiotics - ✔✔TRUE
Compounded interest is paid on the initial investment and on the interest earned on the investment -
✔✔TRUE
An employer must pay FUTA tax if employees' wages total more than $1500 in any quarter - ✔✔TRUE
Vesting means that you have a legal right to all the money in your account - ✔✔TRUE
Trichinella spiralis is a roundworm that enters the body in infected meat eaten raw or undercooked -
✔✔TRUE
In a medical practice accounts recievable describes the money that is paid out to run the practice -
✔✔FALSE
A customary fee is the fee a doctor charges for a service or procedure - ✔✔FALSE
The physician usually authorizes several people to handle the purchasing of supplies and other products
- ✔✔FALSE
