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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place






2. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






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






4. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of heart to lungs






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






6. Blood pressure above normal range






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






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






9. DNR order






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






11. The medial and larger bone of lower leg






12. Artery of upper arm - site of pulse checked during infant CPR






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






14. Breastbone






15. Outer layer of skin






16. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






17. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle






18. Don not resuscitate order - legal document signed by patient and physician and states patient has terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life






19. Afterbirth






20. Smallest kind of vein






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






22. Smallest kind of artery






23. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






24. Myocardial infarction






25. Toward the head






26. Point where two bones come together






27. Radial - brachial - posterior tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral (outlying) points of the body






28. Muscular tube between stomach and large intestine - divided into duodenum - jejunum - and ileum which receives partially digested food from stomach and continues digestion - nutrients are absorbed by body through its walls






29. Medial bone of forearm






30. Lower jaw bone






31. Front of body or body part






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






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






34. Hormone produced by body - as medication it dilates respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions






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






36. Components of blood - carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide away from cells






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






38. Brain and spinal cord






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






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






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






42. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






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






44. Sitting position

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45. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






46. 33 bones of spinal column






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






48. Body substance isolation






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






50. 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