EMT BASIC -EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN |VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|GRADED A+|LATEST 2026/2027
medial - ANSWER✔ toward the midline of the body
lateral - ANSWER✔ to the side, away from the midline of the body
bilateral - ANSWER✔ on both sides
mid-axillary line - ANSWER✔ a line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle
anterior - ANSWER✔ the front of the body or body
posterior - ANSWER✔ the back of the body or body part
ventral - ANSWER✔ referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior
dorsal - ANSWER✔ referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for
posterior
superior - ANSWER✔ toward the head.
inferior - ANSWER✔ away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to
the head
proximal - ANSWER✔ closer to the torso
distal - ANSWER✔ farther away from the torso
,torso - ANSWER✔ the trunk of the body; the body without the head and the extremities
palmer - ANSWER✔ referring to the palm of the hand
plantar - ANSWER✔ referring to the sole of the foot
mid-clavicular - ANSWER✔ the line through the center of the clavical
abdominal quadrants - ANSWER✔ four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a
pain or injury: the right upper quadrant, the left upper quadrant, the right lower quadrant and the left
lower quadrant
supine - ANSWER✔ lying on the back
recovery position - ANSWER✔ lying on the side. also called the lateral recumbent position
Fowler's Position - ANSWER✔ a sitting position
Right Upper Quadrant - ANSWER✔ Liver, Right Kidney, Colon, Pancreas, Gallbladder
Left Upper Quadrant - ANSWER✔ Liver, Spleen, Left Kidney, Stomach, Colon Pancreas
Right Lower Quadrant - ANSWER✔ Right Kidney, Colon, Small Intestines, Major artery and vein to the
right leg, Ureter, Apendix
Left Lower Quadrant - ANSWER✔ Left kidney, colon, small intestines, major artery and vein to the left
leg, ureter
, Trendelenburg Position - ANSWER✔ a position in which the patients feet and legs are higher than the
head (Shock position)
musculoskeletal system - ANSWER✔ system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect
the body and permit movement
skeleton - ANSWER✔ the bones of the body
muscle - ANSWER✔ tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part
ligament - ANSWER✔ tissue that connects bone to bone
tendon - ANSWER✔ tissue that connects muscle to bone
skull - ANSWER✔ the bony structure of the head
cranium - ANSWER✔ the top, back and sides of the skull
mandible - ANSWER✔ the lower jaw bone
maxillae - ANSWER✔ the two fused bones forming the upper jaw
nasal bones - ANSWER✔ the nose bones
orbits - ANSWER✔ the bony structures around the eyes, the eye sockets
zygomatic arches - ANSWER✔ form the structure of the cheeks
vertebrae - ANSWER✔ the 33 bones of the spinal column
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|GRADED A+|LATEST 2026/2027
medial - ANSWER✔ toward the midline of the body
lateral - ANSWER✔ to the side, away from the midline of the body
bilateral - ANSWER✔ on both sides
mid-axillary line - ANSWER✔ a line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle
anterior - ANSWER✔ the front of the body or body
posterior - ANSWER✔ the back of the body or body part
ventral - ANSWER✔ referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior
dorsal - ANSWER✔ referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for
posterior
superior - ANSWER✔ toward the head.
inferior - ANSWER✔ away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to
the head
proximal - ANSWER✔ closer to the torso
distal - ANSWER✔ farther away from the torso
,torso - ANSWER✔ the trunk of the body; the body without the head and the extremities
palmer - ANSWER✔ referring to the palm of the hand
plantar - ANSWER✔ referring to the sole of the foot
mid-clavicular - ANSWER✔ the line through the center of the clavical
abdominal quadrants - ANSWER✔ four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a
pain or injury: the right upper quadrant, the left upper quadrant, the right lower quadrant and the left
lower quadrant
supine - ANSWER✔ lying on the back
recovery position - ANSWER✔ lying on the side. also called the lateral recumbent position
Fowler's Position - ANSWER✔ a sitting position
Right Upper Quadrant - ANSWER✔ Liver, Right Kidney, Colon, Pancreas, Gallbladder
Left Upper Quadrant - ANSWER✔ Liver, Spleen, Left Kidney, Stomach, Colon Pancreas
Right Lower Quadrant - ANSWER✔ Right Kidney, Colon, Small Intestines, Major artery and vein to the
right leg, Ureter, Apendix
Left Lower Quadrant - ANSWER✔ Left kidney, colon, small intestines, major artery and vein to the left
leg, ureter
, Trendelenburg Position - ANSWER✔ a position in which the patients feet and legs are higher than the
head (Shock position)
musculoskeletal system - ANSWER✔ system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect
the body and permit movement
skeleton - ANSWER✔ the bones of the body
muscle - ANSWER✔ tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part
ligament - ANSWER✔ tissue that connects bone to bone
tendon - ANSWER✔ tissue that connects muscle to bone
skull - ANSWER✔ the bony structure of the head
cranium - ANSWER✔ the top, back and sides of the skull
mandible - ANSWER✔ the lower jaw bone
maxillae - ANSWER✔ the two fused bones forming the upper jaw
nasal bones - ANSWER✔ the nose bones
orbits - ANSWER✔ the bony structures around the eyes, the eye sockets
zygomatic arches - ANSWER✔ form the structure of the cheeks
vertebrae - ANSWER✔ the 33 bones of the spinal column
