CCMA Practice Exam 1

Infectious materials include blood and bodily fluids, tissue and cell specimens, mucous membranes, and

what?

• Non-intact skin

• Ear wax

• Feces

• Urine

In which type of testing is a patient's name recorded with the test result?

• Hepatitis

• Both an HIV and Hepatitis test

• Confidential

• Anonymous

In which type of testing is a patient's name recorded with the test result?

• Hepatitis

• Both an HIV and Hepatitis test

• Confidential

• Anonymous

Which of the following is NOT true about cleaning?

• Read the material safety data sheet on any chemicals you are using.

• Wipe spills immediately, but wait several hours to disinfect the surface.

• Use a 1:10 bleach solution to disinfect contaminated surfaces.

• Wear personal protective equipment when cleaning.

Which one of the following would be considered an exposure incident?

• Changing a patient's soiled linens

• Sticking your hand with a suture needle while stitching a wound.

• Brushing a patient's teeth

• Collecting a clean-catch urine specimen from a patient

In what type of circulation does the oxygenated blood flow between the heart and the cells of the body?

• Pulmonary

• Systemic

• Atrioventricular

• Metabolic

Which body system's main function is to secrete hormones to regulate body activities?

• Endocrine.

• Skeletal

• Nervous

• Lymphatic

• Respiratory

Which gland is known as the "master gland" because it produces hormones to regulate other glands?

• Pancreas.

• Thyroid gland

• Pituitary gland

• Thymus

What type of body movement occurs in the neck when a person turns the head from side-to-side to

signal "No?"

• Flexion

• Abduction

• Rotation

• Extension

• Adduction

Where do most of the digestive products pass into the bloodstream?

• Small intestine

• Stomach

• Large intestine

• Liver