EMS 131 CH 6-8 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
Which of the following best describes the medical condition of shock?
a. Hypotension.
b. A state of inadequate tissue perfusion
c. An extreme emotional reaction to a stressful event
d. Delayed capillary refill - CORRECT ANSWER -b. A state of inadequate tissue perfusion
Hypoperfusion, commonly called shock, means that there is inadequate circulation of blood throug
h one or more organs or structures.
Which of the following structures do not form part of the thorax?
a. Sternum
b. Ribs
c. Manubrium
d. Ischium - CORRECT ANSWER -d. Ischium
The lower, posterior of the pelvis is called the ischium.
Which of the following terms describes the heart muscle's ability to generate its own electrical imp
ulses?
a. Contractility
b. Conductivity
c. Automaticity
d. Irritability - CORRECT ANSWER -c. Automaticity
The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own is called automatici
ty.
An artery is a blood vessel that only:
a. returns blood to the heart.
b. carries oxygenated blood.
, c. carries deoxygenated blood.
d. carries blood away from the heart. - CORRECT ANSWER -d. carries blood away from the heart.
Arteries always carry blood away from the heart.
A clot cannot form without which of the following blood components?
a. Plasma
b. Corpuscles
c. Platelets
d. White blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER -c. Platelets
When platelets are activated, they release chemical clotting factors needed to form blood clots.
The pressure against the walls of the blood vessels as blood is ejected from the heart and circulat
es through the body is the blood pressure.
a. systolic
b. diastolic
c. central venous
d. mean arterial - CORRECT ANSWER -a. systolic
Each time the left ventricle of the heart contracts, it forces blood out into circulation. The pressure
created in the arteries by this blood is called the systolic blood pressure.
The pulse palpated on the top of the foot is called the pulse.
a. phalanx proximalis
b. tibialis posterior
c. dorsalis pedis
d. suprametatarsal - CORRECT ANSWER -c. dorsalis pedis
The pulse of the dorsalis pedis artery can be palpated on top of the foot.
Which of the following structures allows food to move from the mouth to the stomach?
a.Trachea
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
Which of the following best describes the medical condition of shock?
a. Hypotension.
b. A state of inadequate tissue perfusion
c. An extreme emotional reaction to a stressful event
d. Delayed capillary refill - CORRECT ANSWER -b. A state of inadequate tissue perfusion
Hypoperfusion, commonly called shock, means that there is inadequate circulation of blood throug
h one or more organs or structures.
Which of the following structures do not form part of the thorax?
a. Sternum
b. Ribs
c. Manubrium
d. Ischium - CORRECT ANSWER -d. Ischium
The lower, posterior of the pelvis is called the ischium.
Which of the following terms describes the heart muscle's ability to generate its own electrical imp
ulses?
a. Contractility
b. Conductivity
c. Automaticity
d. Irritability - CORRECT ANSWER -c. Automaticity
The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own is called automatici
ty.
An artery is a blood vessel that only:
a. returns blood to the heart.
b. carries oxygenated blood.
, c. carries deoxygenated blood.
d. carries blood away from the heart. - CORRECT ANSWER -d. carries blood away from the heart.
Arteries always carry blood away from the heart.
A clot cannot form without which of the following blood components?
a. Plasma
b. Corpuscles
c. Platelets
d. White blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER -c. Platelets
When platelets are activated, they release chemical clotting factors needed to form blood clots.
The pressure against the walls of the blood vessels as blood is ejected from the heart and circulat
es through the body is the blood pressure.
a. systolic
b. diastolic
c. central venous
d. mean arterial - CORRECT ANSWER -a. systolic
Each time the left ventricle of the heart contracts, it forces blood out into circulation. The pressure
created in the arteries by this blood is called the systolic blood pressure.
The pulse palpated on the top of the foot is called the pulse.
a. phalanx proximalis
b. tibialis posterior
c. dorsalis pedis
d. suprametatarsal - CORRECT ANSWER -c. dorsalis pedis
The pulse of the dorsalis pedis artery can be palpated on top of the foot.
Which of the following structures allows food to move from the mouth to the stomach?
a.Trachea
