EMR TEST BANK PRACTICE QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS DETAILED EXPLANATIONS
VERIFIED
●● Anterior
Answer: front of the body
●● Posterior
Answer: back
●● Midline
Answer: An imaginary line drawn down the center of the body, dividing
it into right and left halves.
●● Medial
Answer: Closer to the midline of the body
●● Lateral
Answer: Farther from the midline of the body.
ex. Eyes are lateral to the nose
●● Proximal
,Answer: Closer to the point of attachment
●● Distal
Answer: away from the point of attachment
●● Superior
Answer: closer to the head
●● Inferiror
Answer: Closer to feet
●● respiratory system
Answer: All the structures of the body that contribute to normal
breathing
●● function of respiratory system
Answer: Bring O2 into the body and and remove the waste, CO2
●● airway consists of:
Answer: - nose (nasopharynx)
- mouth (oropharynx)
- throat (pharynx)
, - larynx (voice box) —- Larry sings
- trachea (windpipes)
- bronchi and alveoli (Passages within the lungs)
●● Epiglottis
Answer: upper end of larynx (small flap) of tissue
●● epiglottis function
Answer: keeps food from entering the larynx
●● Bronchi
Answer: larger passages in lungs
●● Bronchioles
Answer: branch in to many narrow passages
●● alveoli
Answer: Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs.
●● Capillaries function
Answer: the body's smallest blood vessels, forming networks that
connect arterioles (tiny arteries) to venules (tiny veins) and facilitate the
SOLUTIONS DETAILED EXPLANATIONS
VERIFIED
●● Anterior
Answer: front of the body
●● Posterior
Answer: back
●● Midline
Answer: An imaginary line drawn down the center of the body, dividing
it into right and left halves.
●● Medial
Answer: Closer to the midline of the body
●● Lateral
Answer: Farther from the midline of the body.
ex. Eyes are lateral to the nose
●● Proximal
,Answer: Closer to the point of attachment
●● Distal
Answer: away from the point of attachment
●● Superior
Answer: closer to the head
●● Inferiror
Answer: Closer to feet
●● respiratory system
Answer: All the structures of the body that contribute to normal
breathing
●● function of respiratory system
Answer: Bring O2 into the body and and remove the waste, CO2
●● airway consists of:
Answer: - nose (nasopharynx)
- mouth (oropharynx)
- throat (pharynx)
, - larynx (voice box) —- Larry sings
- trachea (windpipes)
- bronchi and alveoli (Passages within the lungs)
●● Epiglottis
Answer: upper end of larynx (small flap) of tissue
●● epiglottis function
Answer: keeps food from entering the larynx
●● Bronchi
Answer: larger passages in lungs
●● Bronchioles
Answer: branch in to many narrow passages
●● alveoli
Answer: Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs.
●● Capillaries function
Answer: the body's smallest blood vessels, forming networks that
connect arterioles (tiny arteries) to venules (tiny veins) and facilitate the