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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. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement






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






3. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle






4. Foot bones






5. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






6. Abnormal heart rate - usually 120+ beats per minute






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






8. Absence of ventricular contractions






9. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between brain and organs without passing through spinal cord






10. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






11. Breastbone






12. Referring to front of body






13. Introduction of dangerous chemicals - disease - or infectious materials






14. Inflammation appearing similar in clinical picture to croup - oxygen therapy contraindicated






15. Referring to back of body






16. Signs & symptoms - allergies - medical history - past medications - last oral intake - event that led to injury/illness






17. Passive process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm relax - causing chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out lungs






18. Brain and spinal cord






19. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial blood pressure is measured - diastolic/systolic






20. Emergency involving multiple patients






21. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis






22. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart(myocardium)






23. Airway - breathing - circulation






24. Imaginary line drawn down the center of the body - dividing it into right and left






25. Front of body or body part






26. Oropharyngeal airway






27. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle






28. Wrist bones






29. Position which the patient's feet and legs are higher than head






30. Back of body






31. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






32. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






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






34. Muscular tube that removes water from waste products received from small intestine and removes anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body






35. Condition of not breathing






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






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






38. Two upper chambers of heart






39. Fluid portion of blood






40. Gland located behind stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in duodenum of small intestine






41. Vessels that carry oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium of heart






42. Structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction






43. Pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of femur fits to form the hip joint






44. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






45. Obligation to provide care to patient






46. Difficulty in breathing






47. Inferior portion of sternum






48. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






49. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






50. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs