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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. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis






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






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






4. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






5. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training






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






7. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






8. Comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs






9. Pounds per square inch






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






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






12. Components of the blood - membrane- enclosed fragments of specialized cells






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






14. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






15. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






16. Supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of body as a result of the flow of blood through capillaries






17. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia






18. Sitting position

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






20. Away from the head






21. Process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






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






23. Toward the head






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






25. Degeneration of alveolar structure






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






27. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






28. Airway - breathing - circulation






29. Two lower chambers of heart - right ventricle sends oxygen - poor blood to lungs and left ventricle sends oxygen- rich blood to body






30. Area directly posterior to mouth






31. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe






32. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






33. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






34. Womb






35. Highest portion of the shoulder






36. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation






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






38. Tissue that connects bone to bone






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






40. Brain and spinal cord






41. Heel bone






42. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






43. Wrist bones






44. Line through center of each clavicle






45. 'windpipe' - structure that connects the pharynx to lungs






46. Toward midline






47. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own






48. Smallest kind of artery






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






50. Point where two bones come together