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EMT Basics

Subjects : health-sciences, 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. The smallest kind of artery






2. Found in gastrointestinal tract - urinary system - blood vessels; controls the flow of materials through these structures; carris out automatic muscular functions; no conscious control; responds to stimuli such as heat - cold and stretching






3. The toe and finger bones






4. Ankle bone






5. Form the structure of the cheeks






6. The medial anterior portion of the pelvis






7. A person who has completed a legal document that allows for donation of organs and tissues in the event of death






8. Liver - Spleen - Left Kidney - Stomach - Colon Pancreas






9. The pelvis socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint






10. The number of bones in the Cervical spine






11. High heart rate (Above 160)






12. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart






13. The supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of the body as a result of the flow of blood through the capillaries






14. The highest portion of the shoulder






15. The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials






16. Away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head






17. The bones of the body






18. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart; has its own blood supply; contracts on its own






19. The large bone of the thigh






20. Hides body






21. The cartoid and femeral pulses - which can be felt in the center part of the body






22. Pediatric airway






23. On both sides






24. Blood's pathway






25. Consists of standing orders issued by the medical director that allow EMT's to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director or another physician






26. The top - back and sides of the skull






27. Trade name:insta - glucose - Action: increases blood sugar levels - indications:altered mental status And history of diabetes - Contraindications: unresponsive - inability to swallow - dose: one tube - Oral - Supplies: gel






28. Proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and preventing injury






29. The organisms that cause infection - such as viruses and bacteria






30. The organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place






31. A leaf - shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea






32. The superior portion of the sternum






33. The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs. There are right and left bronchi






34. The fluid portion of the blood






35. A gland located behind the stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in the duodenum of the small intestine






36. Radial - brachial - posterior - tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral points of the body






37. A comprehencive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately






38. Toward the midline of the body






39. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






40. Hand bones






41. Muscular tube that removes water from waste products received from the small intestine and removes anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body






42. A thin - walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with the body's cells takes place






43. The major artery supplying the leg






44. The foot bone






45. Infants breathing rate






46. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






47. The front of the body or body






48. The superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. Return blood from the body to the right atrium






49. The bone of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow






50. Outer layer of the skin