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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. Microscopic sacs of lungs where gas exchange with bloodstream takes place






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






3. Body substance isolation






4. Voice box






5. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part






6. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






7. Major artery supplying leg






8. Pounds per square inch






9. 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






10. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






11. Deformities - contusions - abrasion - punctures - burns - tenderness - lacerations - swelling






12. Degeneration of alveolar structure






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






14. Bag valve mask






15. Removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials






16. Sac on underside of liver that stores bile produced by the liver






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






18. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






19. Orders from an on- duty physician given directly to EMT through radio or phone






20. Onset - provocation - quality - radiation - severity - time






21. Ankle bones






22. Small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in right lower quadrant of abdomen






23. Automated external defribrilator






24. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries






25. Consent given by adults of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well- being






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






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






28. Active process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm contract - expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into lungs






29. Condition of low blood pressure






30. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward






31. Strict form of infection control that is based on assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious






32. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled






33. Blood pressure below that considered normal






34. Lower jaw bone






35. Laying on back






36. Closer to torse






37. Breastbone






38. Womb






39. Large bone of thigh






40. Thin- walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with body' cells takes place






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






42. EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medication or give emergency care - extension of medical director's license to practice






43. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle






44. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis






45. System by which food travels through body and digested - or broken down into absorbable forms






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






47. The medial and larger bone of lower leg






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






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






50. Mouth of uterus