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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. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






2. Airway - breathing - circulation






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






4. Fluid portion of blood






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






6. Small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in right lower quadrant of abdomen






7. Line through center of each clavicle






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






9. Away from the head






10. Inner(second) layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath epidermis






11. Heel bone






12. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






13. On both sides






14. Area directly posterior to mouth






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Laying face down






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






21. Back of body






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






23. Oxygen






24. Voice box






25. Process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






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






27. Mouth of uterus






28. Consent given by adults of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well- being






29. Afterbirth






30. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






31. Heart attack






32. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill






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






34. 'windpipe' - structure that connects the pharynx to lungs






35. Area directly posterior to nose






36. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus






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






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






39. Two upper chambers of heart






40. Gland located behind stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in duodenum of small intestine






41. Semi automatic external defribrillator






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






43. Microscopic sacs of lungs where gas exchange with bloodstream takes place






44. State of physical and or psychological arousal to a stimulus






45. Permission from patient for care or other action by EMT






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






47. Smallest kind of vein






48. Hand bones






49. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia






50. Two lower chambers of heart - right ventricle sends oxygen - poor blood to lungs and left ventricle sends oxygen- rich blood to body