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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Large neck arteries - one on each side of neck - that carry blood from the heart to head






2. Top - back - sides of skull






3. Afterbirth






4. Large bone of thigh






5. Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava - these two major veins return blood from body to right atrium






6. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






7. System of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat






8. Tissue that connects bone to bone






9. Health insurance portability and accountability act - federal law protecting the privacy of patient- specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed






10. Largest organ - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in body






11. Organ located in left upper quadrant of abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and reservoir for reserves of blood






12. Major artery supplying leg






13. Medial bone of forearm






14. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






15. Pounds per square inch






16. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician






17. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions






18. Spontaneous abortion






19. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






20. Laying face down






21. Difficulty in breathing






22. Collarbone






23. Back of body






24. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






25. Largest artery in body - transports blood from left ventricle to being systemic circulation






26. Hormone produced by pancreas or taken as medication by many diabetics






27. Series of laws varying in each state designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel when they are administered care






28. Occurs when food bolus or other object prevents inspiratory/expiratory process






29. Blood pressure below that considered normal






30. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of body caused by insufficient flow of blood through capillaries






31. Muscular structure that divides chest cavity from abdominal cavity - major muscle of respiration






32. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






33. Muscular sac between esophagus and the small intestine where digestion begins






34. System of brain - spinal cord - and nerves that govern sensation - movement - and thought






35. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi






36. Heart attack






37. Highest portion of the shoulder






38. Area directly posterior to nose






39. Alert - responds to verbal stimulus - responds to pain stimulus - unresponsive






40. Organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place






41. Superior portion of sternum






42. Smallest kind of vein






43. Heel bone






44. Inner(second) layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath epidermis






45. Area directly posterior to mouth






46. System of nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that brings oxygen into body and expels carbon dioxide






47. Oropharyngeal airway






48. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus






49. Body substance isolation






50. Part of cardiac cycle during which myocardial fibers contract and cardiac chambers empty