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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 nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that brings oxygen into body and expels carbon dioxide






2. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






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






4. Womb






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






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






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






8. Stroke






9. Fluid in lungs






10. Difficulty in breathing






11. Pulse produced by compressing major artery of the upper arm






12. Temporary signs of a stroke






13. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






14. Highest portion of the shoulder






15. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






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






17. Leaf- shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering trachea






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






19. Heart attack






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






21. Oropharyngeal airway






22. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






23. Lower jaw bone






24. Superior portion of sternum






25. Laying on back






26. Front of body or body part






27. Protrusion on the side of ankle






28. Toward the head






29. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






30. Condition of low blood pressure






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






32. Closer to torse






33. Farther away from torso






34. Obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in patient's care






35. Trunk of body - body without the head and extremities






36. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






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






38. Top - back - sides of skull






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






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






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






42. Blood pressure above normal range






43. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






44. Abnormal heart rate - usually 50 or fewer beats per minute






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






46. Automated external defribrilator






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






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






49. Condition of not breathing






50. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw