Medical assistant (CCMA, CMA)
CCMA practice test by test plan area
Pick one area of the CCMA test plan and answer ten questions. Each answer is corrected at once, with the reason and the area it trains.
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| Study target: 8 of 10 (80%), not the official passing score |
Practice questions written by Radif Partners from the public outline; not questions from the real exam. Progress stays in this browser.
The Certified Clinical Medical Assistant exam (CCMA) of the National Healthcareer Association is one of the two main national credentials for medical assistants. Its current version, in place since January 10, 2024, has 150 scored questions and 30 pretest questions in 3 hours. The test plan, read in an archived copy because the NHA site blocks automated reading, gives clinical patient care 56% of the scored questions, split into six areas: intake and vitals, general patient care, infection control, point-of-care testing and laboratory, phlebotomy, and EKG. Foundational knowledge, anatomy and physiology, care coordination and education, administrative assisting, communication and customer service, and medical law and ethics make up the rest. The score is scaled, scaled score of 390 (scale 200 to 500). This practice test draws ten questions from the area you choose, so you can work on one area at a time; general patient care, the largest, deserves the most sets.
Is my practice score ready for exam day?
Chance to reach the study target on a full mock
12%
- Full mock
- 180 questions, 3 h
- Study target (ours)
- 144 right, 80%
- Expected right at your rate
- 137
The target is a study goal set by this site, not the official pass mark (scaled score of 390 (scale 200 to 500)).
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The twelve areas of the CCMA test plan
| Area | Share of scored questions | Questions in a full mock | Questions in our pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundational Knowledge and Basic Science | 10% | 18 | 24 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | 5% | 10 | 15 |
| Clinical Patient Care: Intake and Vitals | 9% | 17 | 25 |
| Clinical Patient Care: General Patient Care | 19% | 35 | 51 |
| Clinical Patient Care: Infection Control | 10% | 18 | 25 |
| Clinical Patient Care: Point-of-Care Testing and Laboratory | 6% | 11 | 15 |
| Clinical Patient Care: Phlebotomy | 8% | 14 | 21 |
| Clinical Patient Care: EKG and Cardiovascular Testing | 4% | 8 | 13 |
| Patient Care Coordination and Education | 8% | 14 | 19 |
| Administrative Assisting | 8% | 14 | 23 |
| Communication and Customer Service | 8% | 14 | 19 |
| Medical Law and Ethics | 5% | 7 | 14 |
The table shows the weight of each area and how our 180-question mock reflects it. Phlebotomy and EKG questions come partly from the pools we wrote for the NHA phlebotomy and EKG exams, tagged here when they fit the medical assistant level.
What each clinical area asks
Intake and vitals: measuring blood pressure, pulse, respirations, temperature, height and weight, recording a chief complaint and a medication list. General patient care: rooming and positioning, assisting with exams and minor procedures, injection sites and needle choice, medication administration within the scope set by the provider and state law, wound care and dressings, responding to emergencies in the office. Infection control: hand hygiene as the CDC describes it, protective equipment, cleaning, disinfection and sterilization, the OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard. Point-of-care testing and laboratory: waived tests, urine and glucose testing, quality control, specimen labeling. Phlebotomy and EKG: the core techniques of each.
Scenario questions and how to approach them
Many CCMA questions describe a patient in the office and ask what the medical assistant should do. The right answer usually respects three limits: it keeps the patient safe, it stays within what a medical assistant may do without a provider's order, and it protects privacy. When an option involves diagnosing, interpreting a result for the patient or changing a medication, it is almost always wrong for a medical assistant, even if a provider would do it.
CCMA · practice
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| Study target: 4 of 5 (80%), not the official passing score |
Practice questions written by Radif Partners from the public outline; not questions from the real exam. Progress stays in this browser.
From area sets to the full exam
Work one area at a time until two sets in a row clear the study target, then mix. Missed questions are saved in this browser and return on the review page. When the clinical areas are solid, take the full CCMA mock: 180 questions in 3 hours, corrected at the end. If you are also weighing the other national credential, the CMA (AAMA) practice test shows how differently that exam is organized.
The questions are ours, written from the test plan topics, and are not questions from the real exam. Clinical content is exam knowledge and follows general practice; your office protocols and state law decide what you do at work.