AEMT FINAL 2 HIGH-YIELD AIRWAY
MANAGEMENT, CARDIAC EMERGENCIES, AND
TRAUMA CARE SUMMARY 2026
◉ What two parts is the skeleton divided into.
Answer: the axial skeleton (skull, thoracic cage, and vertebral
column) and appendicular skeleton (arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet,
toes, shoulder girdle, hip girdle)
◉ How many bones are in the human body.
Answer: 206
◉ The temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
Answer: the joint between the temporal bone and the mandible;
allows movement of the mandible
◉ The hyoid bone.
Answer: floats the superior aspect of the neck below the mandible;
not a part of the skull, but supports tongue and serves as the
attachment point for neck and tongue muscles.
◉ Foramen magnum.
,Answer: large hole in the base of the skull where the spinal cord
exits from the brain down the spine; this is where the brain may
herniate if ICP is excessively high
◉ How many vertebrae are in each section of the spine?.
Answer: cervical - 7
thoracic - 12
lumbar - 5
sacrum - 5
coccyx - 4
"I had breakfast at 7, lunch at 12, dinner and dessert at 5"
◉ How many ribs are there?.
Answer: 12 pairs
◉ Musculoskeletal system.
Answer: The bones and voluntary muscles of the body ("a form of
tissue that provides form, upright posture, and body movement")
◉ Smooth (Involuntary) muscle.
Answer: Muscle that performs involuntary movement and is found
inside certain organs (found within blood vessels, bronchi,
intestines, stomach, etc.)
,◉ Cardiac muscle.
Answer: contributes to the functioning of the cardiovascular system
and found only within the heart
◉ Skeletal (striated or voluntary) muscle.
Answer: this type of muscle attaches to bone for voluntary
movement (bulk of the arm/leg mass as well as the mass bulk of the
body)
◉ Hemoglobin.
Answer: Oxygen carrying pigment in red blood cells; pigment makes
blood appear red
◉ Myoglobin.
Answer: An oxygen-storing, pigmented protein in muscle cells;
synthesized in the muscles and gives muscles their red/brown color
◉ Lactic acid.
Answer: accumulates in the muscles and diffuses into the
bloodstream into the liver where it becomes glucose
◉ What separates the upper and lower airways?.
, Answer: Larynx
◉ Upper airway anatomy & physiology.
Answer: Where respiration occurs→ nose, mouth, oral cavity, larynx,
pharynx
◉ Lower airway anatomy & physiology.
Answer: Where gas exchange occurs → trachea, main bronchus,
bronchioles, carina, alveoli, lungs
◉ Hilum.
Answer: point of entry for the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves
into each lung
◉ Respiration.
Answer: The mechanical act of breathing; to bring o2 in and co2 out
◉ Ventilation.
Answer: The process of gas exchange in the body
◉ Describe the process of gas exchange in the alveoli.
MANAGEMENT, CARDIAC EMERGENCIES, AND
TRAUMA CARE SUMMARY 2026
◉ What two parts is the skeleton divided into.
Answer: the axial skeleton (skull, thoracic cage, and vertebral
column) and appendicular skeleton (arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet,
toes, shoulder girdle, hip girdle)
◉ How many bones are in the human body.
Answer: 206
◉ The temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
Answer: the joint between the temporal bone and the mandible;
allows movement of the mandible
◉ The hyoid bone.
Answer: floats the superior aspect of the neck below the mandible;
not a part of the skull, but supports tongue and serves as the
attachment point for neck and tongue muscles.
◉ Foramen magnum.
,Answer: large hole in the base of the skull where the spinal cord
exits from the brain down the spine; this is where the brain may
herniate if ICP is excessively high
◉ How many vertebrae are in each section of the spine?.
Answer: cervical - 7
thoracic - 12
lumbar - 5
sacrum - 5
coccyx - 4
"I had breakfast at 7, lunch at 12, dinner and dessert at 5"
◉ How many ribs are there?.
Answer: 12 pairs
◉ Musculoskeletal system.
Answer: The bones and voluntary muscles of the body ("a form of
tissue that provides form, upright posture, and body movement")
◉ Smooth (Involuntary) muscle.
Answer: Muscle that performs involuntary movement and is found
inside certain organs (found within blood vessels, bronchi,
intestines, stomach, etc.)
,◉ Cardiac muscle.
Answer: contributes to the functioning of the cardiovascular system
and found only within the heart
◉ Skeletal (striated or voluntary) muscle.
Answer: this type of muscle attaches to bone for voluntary
movement (bulk of the arm/leg mass as well as the mass bulk of the
body)
◉ Hemoglobin.
Answer: Oxygen carrying pigment in red blood cells; pigment makes
blood appear red
◉ Myoglobin.
Answer: An oxygen-storing, pigmented protein in muscle cells;
synthesized in the muscles and gives muscles their red/brown color
◉ Lactic acid.
Answer: accumulates in the muscles and diffuses into the
bloodstream into the liver where it becomes glucose
◉ What separates the upper and lower airways?.
, Answer: Larynx
◉ Upper airway anatomy & physiology.
Answer: Where respiration occurs→ nose, mouth, oral cavity, larynx,
pharynx
◉ Lower airway anatomy & physiology.
Answer: Where gas exchange occurs → trachea, main bronchus,
bronchioles, carina, alveoli, lungs
◉ Hilum.
Answer: point of entry for the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves
into each lung
◉ Respiration.
Answer: The mechanical act of breathing; to bring o2 in and co2 out
◉ Ventilation.
Answer: The process of gas exchange in the body
◉ Describe the process of gas exchange in the alveoli.
