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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Medication used for chest pain






2. Strict form of infection control that is based on assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious






3. Front of body or body part






4. Hormone produced by pancreas or taken as medication by many diabetics






5. System made up of heart( cardio) and blood vessels (vascular) - circulatory system






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






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






8. Area directly posterior to nose






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






10. Heart attack






11. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






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






13. Toward the head






14. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions






15. Heel bone






16. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training






17. Laying on back






18. Referring to back of body






19. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis






20. Organ located in left upper quadrant of abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and reservoir for reserves of blood






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






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






23. System of nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that brings oxygen into body and expels carbon dioxide






24. Study of body structure






25. Highest portion of the shoulder






26. Difficulty in breathing






27. Vessels that carry oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium of heart






28. Degeneration of alveolar structure






29. Major artery supplying leg






30. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle






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






32. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Smallest kind of artery






38. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






39. Artery of lower arm






40. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






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






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






43. Fluid portion of blood






44. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






45. Tissue that connects bone to bone






46. Stroke






47. Inflammation appearing similar in clinical picture to croup - oxygen therapy contraindicated






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






49. Oropharyngeal airway






50. Temporary signs of a stroke