CERTIFICATION | LATEST 2025/2026
EXAM UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND
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1.A patient with a rapid pulse has bradycardia. - answers False
2.Water soluble vitamins are A,D,E and K. - answers False
3.Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism. - answers True.
4.Some states consider it legal for medical assistant to diagnose a condition and
prescribe treatment. - answers False
5.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. - answers True
6. Aphysician cannot be held responsible for the actions of employees. - answers False
7.A substance used to impart color to tissue or cells in order to study and identify
microscopic organisms is called a stain. - answers True
8.Another name for a heart attack is myocardial infarction. - answers True
9.A properly collected sputum specimen should contain both mucus coughed up from
the respiratory tract and saliva. - answers False
10.The most reliable and timely method of transporting microbiologic specimens is
pickup by the laboratory. - answers True
Hepat stands for root of kidney - answers False
12. A medical assistant needs additional training to be able to perform microbiologic
tests, such as sensitivity tests, and to interpret cultures of specimens. - answers True
13.Viruses are found in soil. - answers True
14. The process of blood cells clumping together to form a clot is coagulation. - answers
True
15.Water contributes about 60% of body weight. - answers True
,16.The lowest level of organization for the human body begins at the chemical level. -
answers True
17. The law requires all employers to withhold money from employees net earnings to
pay federal, state,and local income taxes. - answers False
18. Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins are examples of compounds. - answers True
19. The optimal temperature to promote growth of bacteria in a culture medium is 37
degrees Celsius. - answers True
20. Bacteria that stain purple are gram positive. - answers True
The dorsal cavity is located in front of the body. ( POSTERIOR the back near spinal
cord) - answers False
22. Neoplasms are new growths and are cancerous , non-cancerous. - answers True
23. The ventricles have one-way values at their entrances and exits so that blood goes
in the proper direction as the heart pumps. - answers True
24.A living will is intended to help families of terminally ill patients deal with the
inevitable outcome and limit unnecessary medical costs. - answers True
25.A co-payment is a fixed percentage of covered charges after the deductible is met. -
answers False
26.All medical practices have to cover workers compensation cases. - answers False
The study of all factors that cause disease is known as Etiology. - answers True
A check from an insurance company includes payment for only one patient. - answers
False
Calcium in milk can diminish the absorption of some antibiotics. - answers True
Compounded interest is paid on the initial investment and on the interest earned on the
investment. - answers True
An employer must pay FUTA tax if employees wages total more than $1500 in any
quarter. - answers True
Vesting means that you have a legal right to all the money in your account. - answers
True
, Trichinella spiralis is a roundworm that enters the body in infected meat eaten raw or
undercooked. - answers True
In a medical practice, accounts receivable describes the money that is paid out to run
the practice. - answers False payments made by a patient represent the doctors is
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
A customary fee is the fee a doctor charges for a service or procedure. - answers False
The physician usually authorizes several people to handle the purchasing of supplies
and other products. - answers False
Infarction is an area of dead tissue caused by an invasion of bacteria or loss of blood
supply. - answers False ( HEART ATTACK)
The percentage the employer pays for federal unemployment taxes decreases if the
employer also pays state unemployment taxes. - answers True
Untreated strep throat is not serious and does not lead to complications. - answers
False
Metabolism is the sum of all cellular processes that build, maintain and supply energy to
living tissue. - answers True
The daily recommended allowance for fat in the adult diet is 50% to 60%. - answers
False
The typical American diet contains 2 to 5 g sodium daily. - answers True
Most fungi do not cause disease in humans. - answers True
Encephal means neck. (MEANS THE BRAIN) - answers False
Cyst means bladder. - answers True
CEPHALAGIA - answers The medical term for HEADACHE.
PYREXIA - answers FEVER
HYPERPLASIA - answers Excessive tissue
HYPOGLYCEMIA - answers Low blood sugar
VARIOLA - answers Smallpox
ARTHRO - answers Joints