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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. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






2. Tissue that connects bone to bone






3. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






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






5. 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






6. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






7. Absence of ventricular contractions






8. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






9. Ankle bones






10. Pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of femur fits to form the hip joint






11. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis






12. Toward the head






13. DNR order






14. Passive process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm relax - causing chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out lungs






15. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






16. 33 bones of spinal column






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






18. Degeneration of alveolar structure






19. Ring- shaped structure that forms the lower portion of larynx






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






21. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






22. Division of peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions






23. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






24. Organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place






25. Smallest kind of vein






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






27. To the side - away from midline






28. Blood pressure above normal range






29. Smallest kind of artery






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






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






32. Front of body or body part






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






34. Medication used for chest pain






35. Laying on back






36. Chest






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






38. Emergency involving multiple patients






39. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops






40. System by which food travels through body and digested - or broken down into absorbable forms






41. System for telephone access to report emergencies - dispatcher takes info and alert EMS or fire or police - 'enhanced 911' has capability of automatically identify caller's number and location






42. Non rebreather mask






43. Away from the head






44. Lying on side - also called 'lateral recumbent position'






45. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






46. Patient who breathes through incision (partial or total removal of larynx) made in throat






47. Large bone of thigh






48. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle






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






50. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs