Paramedic Entrance Exam UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Paramedic Entrance Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER Away from head



Medial - CORRECT ANSWER Toward the midline



Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER Away from midline



Superior - CORRECT ANSWER Towards head



Anatomical Position - CORRECT ANSWER Standing erect, limbs down, palms forward



Pneumothorax - CORRECT ANSWER Air within plural space



Ventricles - CORRECT ANSWER Two lower chambers of heart

R. ventricle sends oxygen poor blood to lungs

L. ventricle sends oxygen rich blood to body



Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER low core body temp



Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER Heart rate >100bpm



Divisions of vertebre - CORRECT ANSWER Cervial- 7, thoracic- 12, lumbar- 5, sacrum-5
fused, coccyx -4 fused

33 total



Body cavities - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Cranial

, 2) Thoracic

3) Abdomino-pelvic



Actions of Musculoskeletal System - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Protect internal organs

2) Gives body shape

3) Provide ability to move



Types of muscles - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Smooth

2) Cardiac

3) Skeletal

4) Voluntary

5) Involuntary



Skeletal Muscles - CORRECT ANSWER Voluntary



Cardiac Muscles - CORRECT ANSWER Involuntary



Smooth Muscles - CORRECT ANSWER Involuntary



Voluntary Muscles - CORRECT ANSWER Continuously controlled



Involuntary Muscles - CORRECT ANSWER Responds to brain signals



Parts of resp system - CORRECT ANSWER Pharynx, Oropharynx, Larynx, Thyroid, Cricoid,
Epiglottis, Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli, Capillaries, Lungs, Lobes



Red Blood Cells - CORRECT ANSWER Contains hemoglobin



White blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER fight infection