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






2. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






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






4. Lower jaw bone






5. Semi automatic external defribrillator






6. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






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






8. Foot bones






9. Body substance isolation






10. Automated external defribrilator






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






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






13. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






14. Hand bones






15. Liters per minute






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






17. Orders from an on- duty physician given directly to EMT through radio or phone






18. 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






19. Smallest kind of vein






20. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own






21. Toward midline






22. Superior portion of sternum






23. Consent presumed by patient or patient's parent would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or small child at school






24. Oxygen






25. Study of body structure






26. Collarbone






27. Emergency involving multiple patients






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






29. Components of blood - carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide away from cells






30. Temporary signs of a stroke






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






32. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






33. Absence of ventricular contractions






34. Afterbirth






35. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






36. Area directly posterior to nose






37. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis






38. Components of the blood - membrane- enclosed fragments of specialized cells






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






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






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






42. Airway - breathing - circulation






43. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle






44. Imaginary line drawn down the center of the body - dividing it into right and left






45. Wrist bones






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






47. Smallest kind of artery






48. Protrusion on the side of ankle






49. Ankle bones






50. Laying on back