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NCMA (NCCT) Exam Questions and Answers: A Comprehensive Guide to Medical Assisting, Exams of Nursing

Northampton Community CollegeNursing

A collection of ncma (ncct) exam questions and answers, covering a wide range of topics relevant to medical assisting. It serves as a valuable resource for students preparing for the ncma (ncct) certification exam, offering insights into key concepts and practical applications in the field. The questions and answers address various aspects of medical assisting, including anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, clinical procedures, administrative tasks, and ethical considerations.

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NCMA (NCCT) Exam Questions with
complete solutions 2025
What .is .the .name .of .the .control .center .that .directs .the .activities .of .the .cell? .-
.ANS✓✓-Nucleus
Which .of .the .following .was .included .in .the .original .model .for .health
.maintenance .organizations .(HMOs)? .- .ANS✓✓-Full-service .clinics .in .which .the
.physicians .were .employees
Which .of .the .following .systems .allows .the .body .parts .to .communicate .with
.each .other .and .to .communicate .with .the .outside .environment? .- .ANS✓✓-
Nervous
Which .of .the .following .is .NOT .lined .with .a .mucous .membrane? .- .ANS✓✓-The
.heart
What .credential .is .obtained .if .a .medical .assistant .passes .the .certification
.examination .in .medical .assisting .given .by .the .American .Medical .Technologist
.(AMT)? .- .ANS✓✓-RMA
Which .of .the .following .cells .secrete .mucus? .- .ANS✓✓-Goblet .cells
Which .of .the .following .is .a .large .phagocytic .cell .that .cleans .up .cellular .debris
.and .foreign .particles? .- .ANS✓✓-Microphage
Which .of .the .following .best .describes .family .medicine? .- .ANS✓✓-Provides
.general .medical .care .of .children, .adolescents, .and .adults
The .term .for .several .organs .that .work .together .to .accomplish .a .set .of .functions
.is .- .ANS✓✓-Body .system
What .type .of .responsibility .is .it .when .the .medical .assistant .helps .the .physician
.during .a .physical .examination? .- .ANS✓✓-Clinical
What .is .utilization .review? .- .ANS✓✓-A .process .to .determine .whether .health
.care .is .medically .necessary
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What .is .the .name .of .the .control .center .that .directs .the .activities .of .the .cell? .- .ANS✓✓-Nucleus Which .of .the .following .was .included .in .the .original .model .for .health .maintenance .organizations .(HMOs)? .- .ANS✓✓-Full-service .clinics .in .which .the .physicians .were .employees Which .of .the .following .systems .allows .the .body .parts .to .communicate .with .each .other .and .to .communicate .with .the .outside .environment? .- .ANS✓✓- Nervous Which .of .the .following .is .NOT .lined .with .a .mucous .membrane? .- .ANS✓✓-The .heart What .credential .is .obtained .if .a .medical .assistant .passes .the .certification .examination .in .medical .assisting .given .by .the .American .Medical .Technologist .(AMT)? .- .ANS✓✓-RMA Which .of .the .following .cells .secrete .mucus? .- .ANS✓✓-Goblet .cells Which .of .the .following .is .a .large .phagocytic .cell .that .cleans .up .cellular .debris .and .foreign .particles? .- .ANS✓✓-Microphage Which .of .the .following .best .describes .family .medicine? .- .ANS✓✓-Provides .general .medical .care .of .children, .adolescents, .and .adults The .term .for .several .organs .that .work .together .to .accomplish .a .set .of .functions .is .- .ANS✓✓-Body .system What .type .of .responsibility .is .it .when .the .medical .assistant .helps .the .physician .during .a .physical .examination? .- .ANS✓✓-Clinical What .is .utilization .review? .- .ANS✓✓-A .process .to .determine .whether .health .care .is .medically .necessary

Three .trends .in .modern .medicine .have .led .to .an .increase .in .office-based .health .care. .Which .of .the .following .is .NOT .one .of .these .trends? .- .ANS✓✓-State .governments .now .requiring .that .all .patients .must .seek .ambulatory .care .before .going .to .a .hospital What .is .the .name .of .gel-like .fluid .inside .of .a .cell? .- .ANS✓✓-Cytoplasm Which .of .the .following .occurs .first .when .a .patient .is .seen .in .the .medical .office? .- .ANS✓✓-Examination .by .the .physician Which .medical .assistant .is .likely .to .be .most .successful? .- .ANS✓✓-One .who .can .remain .calm .when .things .do .not .go .as .planned Which .of .the .following .areas .is .found .in .almost .every .medical .office? .- .ANS✓ ✓-Examination .room What .is .the .name .for .treatment .that .reduces .symptoms .of .disease, .but .does .not .cure .the .disease? .- .ANS✓✓-Palliative Which .of .the .following .provides .a .pathway .to .transport .materials .from .one .part .of .the .cell .to .another? .- .ANS✓✓-Endoplasmic .reticulum Why .should .doorways .in .the .medical .office .be .at .least .three .feet .wide? .- .ANS✓ ✓-This .is .required .by .the .Americans .with .Disability .Act .so .that .patients .in .wheelchairs .have .access. Which .of .the .following .is .not .an .example .of .an .organ? .- .ANS✓✓-Muscle A .system .by .which .a .person .(or .the .person's .employer) .pays .an .insurance .company .a .yearly .amount .of .money .in .exchange .for .the .insurance .company's .paying .some .or .most .of .the .person's .medical .expenses .for .that .year .is .- .ANS✓ ✓-Health .insurance In .what .type .of .settings .are .the .majority .of .medical .assistants .employed? .- .ANS ✓✓-Physician .offices The .head, .neck, .and .trunk .make .up .the .- .ANS✓✓-Axial .region What .type .of .insurance .plan .pays .a .physician .separately .for .each .procedure .that .was .performed? .- .ANS✓✓-Fee-for-service .insurance Which .activity .will .the .medical .assistant .NOT .perform .so .that .the .medical .office .can .be .paid .for .services .to .patients? .- .ANS✓✓-Setting .fees .for .each .service .performed .in .the .medical .office Which .of .the .following .contains .enzymes .that .function .to .destroy .cellular .debris .and .foreign .particles? .- .ANS✓✓-Lysosomes

How .many .pairs .of .chromosomes .are .present .in .a .human .cell? .- .ANS✓✓- 23 Which .of .the .following .is .NOT .one .of .the .services .typically .provided .by .professional .organizations? .- .ANS✓✓-Providing .employment .for .members In .which .of .the .following .body .areas .is .simple .cuboidal .epithelium .NOT .located? .- .ANS✓✓-Alveoli If .the .office .uses .paper .medical .records, .where .are .medical .records .of .patients .who .have .been .seen .with .in .the .past .year .usually .stored? .- .ANS✓✓-In .a .medical .records .area .near .the .reception .area. What .type .of .membrane .lines .a .body .cavity .that .opens .to .the .outside? .- .ANS✓ ✓-Mucous .membrane What .type .of .health .care .encourages .regular .checkup, .immunization, .and .well- child .visits? .- .ANS✓✓-Routine .care Where .is .the .patient .billing .usually .performed? .- .ANS✓✓-Billing .may .be .done .in .an .individual .office, .in .a .centralized .location .for .several .offices, .or .by .a .private .billing .service. What .examination .must .a .physician .pass .in .order .to .obtain .a .state .license .to .practice .medicine? .- .ANS✓✓-United .States .Medical .Licensing .Examination .(USMLE) What .is .the .term .for .a .group .of .cells .with .a .similar .structure .and .function? .- .ANS✓✓-Tissue When .a .patient .comes .to .the .office .for .care .and .then .leaves .and .goes .home, .what .type .of .care .has .the .patient .received? .- .ANS✓✓-Ambulatory Which .of .the .following .structures .converts .energy .from .nutrients .into .ATP .that .then .provides .energy .for .use .by .the .body .cells? .- .ANS✓✓-Mitochondria What .type .of .epithelial .tissue .often .contains .cilia .and .goblet .cells .and .lines .portions .of .the .respiratory .tract? .- .ANS✓✓-Pseudostratified .columnar Which .of .the .following .are .NOT .usually .found .in .the .waiting .room .of .a .physician's .office? .- .ANS✓✓-Patient .gowns .and .drapes Which .of .the .following .is .made .up .of .simple .squamous .epithelial .tissue? .- .ANS ✓✓-Capillary .walls Which .of .the .following .is .an .example .of .exocytosis? .- .ANS✓✓-Secretion .of .digestive .enzymes

Which .of .the .following .systems .brings .oxygen .into .the .lungs .and .removes .carbon .dioxide .from .the .lungs? .- .ANS✓✓-Respiratory What .makes .up .the .fetal .skeleton .until .bone .is .laid .down? .- .ANS✓✓-Hyaline .cartilage What .is .the .function .of .serous .fluid? .- .ANS✓✓-Reduces .friction .and .provides .lubrication The .movement .of .substance .from .a .region .of .high .concentration .to .a .region .of .low .concentration .is .known .as .- .ANS✓✓-Diffusion Which .of .the .following .would .be .included .in .risk .management? .- .ANS✓✓- Maintaining .proper .infection .control .measures What .is .the .federal .insurance .plan .that .provides .health .insurance .for .elderly, .the .disabled, .and .those .with .end-stage .kidney .disease? .- .ANS✓✓-Medicare How .can .the .medical .assistant .maintain .a .profesional .appearence? .- .ANS✓✓- Limit .jewelry .to .post .earnings .and .a .plain .wedding .band .(if .married) Which .of .the .following .behaviors .does .NOT .demonstrate .that .a .medical .assistant .works .well .with .others? .- .ANS✓✓-Complaining .about .staff .members .who .do .not .pull .their .weight What .is .the .term .for .the .nonliving .material .that .fills .the .space .between .cells? .- .ANS✓✓-Intercelular .matrix What .is .the .basic .living .unit .of .all .organisms? .- .ANS✓✓-Cell Which .of .the .following .activities .might .the .medical .assistant .perform .in .the .medical .office? .- .ANS✓✓-Paying .bills .such .as .rent, .insurance, .electricity, .ect. What .is .the .term .used .to .describe .a .part .is .located .on .or .near .the .surface .of .the .body? .- .ANS✓✓-Superficial Which .of .the .following .actions .should .the .medical .assistant .take .without .being .asked? .- .ANS✓✓-Restock .examination .rooms .if .there .is .no .patient .waiting. Which .of .the .following .structures .is .NOT .located .in .the .thoracic .cavity? .- .ANS ✓✓-Stomach Which .of .the .following .determines .what .can .enter .or .leave .a .cell? .- .ANS✓✓- Plasma .membrane

Which .of .the .following .changes .in .medical .care .encouraged .the .development .of .medical .assisting .as .a .profession? .- .ANS✓✓-Medical .offices .had .to .submit .insurance .forms .for .patients .covered .by .government .insurance .plans. Visceral .refers .to .which .of .the .following? .- .ANS✓✓-Internal .organs What .is .it .called .when .a .physician .receives .one .monthly .fee .from .the .insurance .company .for .each .subscriber .in .his .or .her .practice? .- .ANS✓✓-Capitation Which .of .the .following .might .be .studied .by .the .National .Center .for .Complementary .and .Alternative .Medicine? .- .ANS✓✓-Acupuncture, .Biofeedback, .Massage .therapy Which .of .the .following .is .a .proper .use .of .directional .body .terminology? .- .ANS ✓✓-The .foot .is .distal .to .the .knee. What .type .of .muscle .tissue .is .found .in .the .stomach .and .intestines, .and .is .under .involuntary .control? .- .ANS✓✓-Smooth .muscle Which .of .the .following .is .NOT .among .the .functions .of .connective .tissue? .- .ANS ✓✓-Transmit .nerve .impulses What .is .meant .by .the .term ."defensive .medicine"? .- .ANS✓✓-Physicians .order .more .diagnostic .test .than .before .as .a .defense .against .a .possible .lawsuit. Which .of .the .following .is .NOT .a .function .of .bone? .- .ANS✓✓-Production .of .antibodies Which .of .the .following .is .an .important .element .of .professionalism .for .medical .assistants .and .physicians? .- .ANS✓✓-Obtaining .continuing .education .to .stay .current .in .the .profession. Which .of .the .following .divides .the .body .into .right .and .left .portions? .- .ANS✓✓- Sagittal .plane Which .of .the .following .is .a .characteristic .of .the .integumentary .system? .- .ANS ✓✓-Protects .underlying .tissue .from .injury, .protects .against .water .loss, .contains .sense .receptors, .helps .in .temperature .regulation. Which .of .the .following .facilitates .now .functions .primarily .to .provide .acute .care .and .diagnostic .services? .- .ANS✓✓-Hospital What .is .the .current .name .for .the .health .insurance .plan .for .dependent .spouses .and .children .of .active-duty .military .personnel? .- .ANS✓✓-TRICARE

Which .of .the .following .structures .functions .in .protein .synthesis? .- .ANS✓✓- Ribosomes The .microscopic .study .of .tissue .is .known .as .- .ANS✓✓-Histology According .to .the .chapter, .which .of .the .following .is .an .example .of .an .administrative .responsibility .of .the .medical .assistant? .- .ANS✓✓-Scheduling .office .appointments .and .consultations