2271 - EMT-Anatomy and Physiology Study Test Questions and Correct Answers

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Anatomy and Physiology Study Test Qu
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Anatomical ]Position ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Standing, ]facing ]forward, ]palms ]out



Supine ]- ]correct ]answer: ]lying ]face ]up ]on ]back



Prone ]- ]correct ]answer: ]lying ]face ]down ]on ]stomach



Lateral ]Recumbent ]- ]correct ]answer: ]lying ]on ]either ]left ]or ]right ]side



Fowler ]- ]correct ]answer: ]seated, ]back ]elevated ]45-60 ]degrees



Trendelenburg ]- ]correct ]answer: ]lying ]on ]back ]with ]legs ]elevated ]higher ]than ]head



Anterior ]- ]correct ]answer: ]toward ]the ]front



Posterior ]- ]correct ]answer: ]toward ]the ]back



Superior ]- ]correct ]answer: ]toward ]the ]head, ]above ]point ]of ]reference



Inferior ]- ]correct ]answer: ]toward ]the ]feet, ]below ]point ]of ]reference



Dorsal ]- ]correct ]answer: ]toward ]the ]spine, ]back

, Ventral ]- ]correct ]answer: ]toward ]the ]abdomen, ]front



Medial ]- ]correct ]answer: ]toward ]the ]midline/center ]of ]the ]body



Lateral ]- ]correct ]answer: ]left ]or ]right ]of ]midline...bilateral=on ]both ]sides



Distal ]- ]correct ]answer: ]wrist ]is ]distal ]from ]elbow



proximal ]- ]correct ]answer: ]elbow ]is ]proximal ]to ]shoulder



plantar ]- ]correct ]answer: ]sole ]of ]foot, ]flexing ]plantar ]foot ]means ]pointing ]toe



palmer ]- ]correct ]answer: ]palm ]of ]the ]hand



Abdominal ]Quadrants ]- ]correct ]answer: ]RUQ, ]RLQ, ]LUQ, ]LLQ



Ligaments ]- ]correct ]answer: ]bone ]to ]bone



Tendons ]- ]correct ]answer: ]muscle ]to ]bone



Skeletal ]System ]- ]correct ]answer: ]gives ]the ]body ]shape, ]protects ]the ]vital ]internal ]organs, ]allows ]
for ]movement, ]storing ]minerals ]and ]producing ]blood ]cells



Skull ]- ]correct ]answer: ]protects ]brain, ]includes ]cranium ]and ]face



Cranium ]- ]correct ]answer: ]occipital, ]parietal, ]temporal, ]frontal