AEMT FINAL EXAMPREP QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ A patient was struck in the right lower anterior chest with a
baseball bat. In addition to fractured ribs, you should be suspicious
of injury to the:
Answer: liver
◉ Which of the following is a function of the trigeminal nerve
(cranial nerve V)?
Answer: Provides motor innervation to the muscles of chewing
◉ The study of the body functions in a diseased state is called:
Answer: pathophysiology
◉ If the concentration of H+ increases, the pH of the blood will:
Answer: decrease
◉ The layer of tissue that lines the inside of the chest cavity is called
the:
Answer: parietal pleura
,◉ The primary respiratory stimulus in a healthy adult is a/an:
Answer: increased arterial carbon dioxide level
◉ All of the following are voluntary muscles, EXCEPT:
Answer: smooth muscle
◉ Stimulation of beta receptors of the sympathetic nervous system
results in:
Answer: increased myocardial contractility
◉ The jugular notch is located:
Answer: at the superior border of the sternum
◉ The second heart sound (S2) represents:
Answer: closure of the semilunar valves
◉ Chemicals that become ionic conductors when dissolved in water
are called:
Answer: electrolytes
◉ As an electrical impulse travels down the electrical conduction
system, it transiently slows at the:
,Answer: Av Node
◉ Phagocytosis is the process by which:
Answer: monocytes digest microbes
◉ If the body is sliced so that you have a left and right portion, a
__________ plane is formed.
Answer: sagittal
◉ Tidal volume is defined as the volume of air that:
Answer: is moved into or out of the lungs during a single breath
◉ The renin-angiotensin system in the kidneys helps to regulate:
Answer: blood pressure
◉ A bruit differs from a murmur in that a bruit:
Answer: is auscultated over a main blood vessel
◉ If too much water enters a cell during osmosis, it will burst. This
process is called:
Answer: lysis
, ◉ The atrioventricular (AV) valves of the heart include the:
Answer: tricuspid and mitral
◉ In most instances, a valid do not resuscitate (DNR) order must
meet which of the following requirements
Answer: It must clearly state the patient's medical condition
◉ An AEMT witnessed a call in which his partner gave adequate
physical care; however, he was deliberately rude because the patient
was thought to be infected with HIV. The AEMT ignored his partner's
treatment of this patient and took no steps to prevent this behavior
from happening again. This lack of action on the part of the AEMT is
considered:
Answer: legal but unethical
◉ Which of the following scenarios involves an ALS skill?
Answer: Administering oxygen and infusing IV fluids
◉ You and your partner are the first to arrive at a potential crime
scene involving a critically injured patient. The scene is safe. Your
FIRST priority is to:
Answer: provide emergency care to the patient
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ A patient was struck in the right lower anterior chest with a
baseball bat. In addition to fractured ribs, you should be suspicious
of injury to the:
Answer: liver
◉ Which of the following is a function of the trigeminal nerve
(cranial nerve V)?
Answer: Provides motor innervation to the muscles of chewing
◉ The study of the body functions in a diseased state is called:
Answer: pathophysiology
◉ If the concentration of H+ increases, the pH of the blood will:
Answer: decrease
◉ The layer of tissue that lines the inside of the chest cavity is called
the:
Answer: parietal pleura
,◉ The primary respiratory stimulus in a healthy adult is a/an:
Answer: increased arterial carbon dioxide level
◉ All of the following are voluntary muscles, EXCEPT:
Answer: smooth muscle
◉ Stimulation of beta receptors of the sympathetic nervous system
results in:
Answer: increased myocardial contractility
◉ The jugular notch is located:
Answer: at the superior border of the sternum
◉ The second heart sound (S2) represents:
Answer: closure of the semilunar valves
◉ Chemicals that become ionic conductors when dissolved in water
are called:
Answer: electrolytes
◉ As an electrical impulse travels down the electrical conduction
system, it transiently slows at the:
,Answer: Av Node
◉ Phagocytosis is the process by which:
Answer: monocytes digest microbes
◉ If the body is sliced so that you have a left and right portion, a
__________ plane is formed.
Answer: sagittal
◉ Tidal volume is defined as the volume of air that:
Answer: is moved into or out of the lungs during a single breath
◉ The renin-angiotensin system in the kidneys helps to regulate:
Answer: blood pressure
◉ A bruit differs from a murmur in that a bruit:
Answer: is auscultated over a main blood vessel
◉ If too much water enters a cell during osmosis, it will burst. This
process is called:
Answer: lysis
, ◉ The atrioventricular (AV) valves of the heart include the:
Answer: tricuspid and mitral
◉ In most instances, a valid do not resuscitate (DNR) order must
meet which of the following requirements
Answer: It must clearly state the patient's medical condition
◉ An AEMT witnessed a call in which his partner gave adequate
physical care; however, he was deliberately rude because the patient
was thought to be infected with HIV. The AEMT ignored his partner's
treatment of this patient and took no steps to prevent this behavior
from happening again. This lack of action on the part of the AEMT is
considered:
Answer: legal but unethical
◉ Which of the following scenarios involves an ALS skill?
Answer: Administering oxygen and infusing IV fluids
◉ You and your partner are the first to arrive at a potential crime
scene involving a critically injured patient. The scene is safe. Your
FIRST priority is to:
Answer: provide emergency care to the patient
