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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Large neck arteries - one on each side of neck - that carry blood from the heart to head
carotid arteries
fibula
protocols
on- line medical direction
2. Top - back - sides of skull
insulin shock
carpals
cranium
digestive system
3. Afterbirth
inferior
exhalation
placenta
CISM critical incident stress management
4. Large bone of thigh
FBAO
femur
tendon
02
5. Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava - these two major veins return blood from body to right atrium
DCAPBTLS
ischium
venae cavae
ilium
6. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria
AVPU
cyanosis
pathogens
spleen
7. System of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat
central pulses
cardiac conduction system
maxillae
carotid arteries
8. Tissue that connects bone to bone
primary function of autonomic nervous system
ligament
musculoskeletal system
LPM
9. 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
distal
placenta
HIPAA
AVPU
10. Largest organ - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in body
appendix
pancreas
small intestine
liver
11. Organ located in left upper quadrant of abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and reservoir for reserves of blood
posterior tibial artery
spleen
systolic blood pressure
acetabulum
12. Major artery supplying leg
hypoglycemia
tarsals
femoral artery
ventral
13. Medial bone of forearm
ulna
PNS peripheral nervous system
OPA
tachycardia
14. Muscle that can be consciously controlled
standing orders
central pulses
proximal
voluntary muscle
15. Pounds per square inch
pathogens
ventricles
ilium
PSI
16. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician
thorax
off- line medical direction
cardiac conduction system
pulmonary arteries
17. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions
voluntary muscle
911 system
femoral artery
endocrine system
18. Spontaneous abortion
dorsal
PNS peripheral nervous system
cyanosis
miscarriage
19. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling
pathogens
diastolic pressure
epidermis
dermis
20. Laying face down
nasopharynx
bradycardia
prone
peripheral pulses
21. Difficulty in breathing
dyspnea
small intestine
subcutaneous layers
cardiac muscle
22. Collarbone
MI
clavicle
advance directive
spleen
23. Back of body
hypertension
pulmonary arteries
femur
posterior
24. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle
joint
gallbladder
sternum
medial malleolus
25. Largest artery in body - transports blood from left ventricle to being systemic circulation
supine
C.V.A.
aorta
pulmonary edema
26. Hormone produced by pancreas or taken as medication by many diabetics
hypoperfusion
venule
insulin
placenta abruption
27. 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
epiglottis
muscle
good samaritan laws
abdominal quadrants
28. Occurs when food bolus or other object prevents inspiratory/expiratory process
voluntary muscle
obstructed airway
superior
plane
29. Blood pressure below that considered normal
ectopic pregnancy
hypotension
implied consent
PSI
30. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of body caused by insufficient flow of blood through capillaries
hypoperfusion
vertebrae
platelets
dyspnea
31. Muscular structure that divides chest cavity from abdominal cavity - major muscle of respiration
placenta abruption
diaphragm
cardiac muscle
musculoskeletal system
32. Tissue that connects muscle to bone
tendon
medical director
artery
medial malleolus
33. Muscular sac between esophagus and the small intestine where digestion begins
stomach
systole
ilium
ventral
34. System of brain - spinal cord - and nerves that govern sensation - movement - and thought
nervous system
capillary
amniotic fluid
dorsal pedis artery
35. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi
hypertension
bronchi
anatomy
anatomical position
36. Heart attack
calcaneus
fowler's position
acute myocardial infarction
aorta
37. Highest portion of the shoulder
expressed consent
capillary
mandible
acromion process
38. Area directly posterior to nose
peripheral pulses
nasopharynx
C.V.A.
endocrine system
39. Alert - responds to verbal stimulus - responds to pain stimulus - unresponsive
AVPU
artery
cervix
implied consent
40. Organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place
lungs
muscle
stomach
laryngectomee
41. Superior portion of sternum
epidermis
SAED
manubrium
fibula
42. Smallest kind of vein
pulmonary arteries
placenta abruption
venule
lateral
43. Heel bone
joint
muscle
calcaneus
coronary arteries
44. Inner(second) layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath epidermis
asystole
placenta
acetabulum
dermis
45. Area directly posterior to mouth
artria
oropharynx
ventricles
malleolus
46. System of nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that brings oxygen into body and expels carbon dioxide
respiratory system
acute myocardial infarction
oropharynx
PSI
47. Oropharyngeal airway
OPA
cardiovascular system
diabetic coma
voluntary muscle
48. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus
placenta previa
epinephrine
muscle
PSI
49. Body substance isolation
epidermis
tarsals
BSI
obstructed airway
50. Part of cardiac cycle during which myocardial fibers contract and cardiac chambers empty
pulse
nitroglycerine
blood pressure
systole