West Coast EMT Block 4 Test Questions and
Correct Answers
Question 1
What is the function of the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
Select one:
A. Connects the scapulae together
B. Allows flexion of the neck
C. Allows movement of the head
D. Provides respiration
Correct Answer
C. Allows movement of the head
Question 2
Which of the following statements regarding the rule of nines is correct?
Select one:
A. The posterior of a child's leg is equal to 13.5% of the body surface area.
B. The anterior arm in the adult is equal to 9% of the total body surface area.
C. The anterior trunk of an adult is equal to 18% of the body surface area.
D. A child's head is equal to 14% of his or her total body surface area.
Correct Answer
C. The anterior trunk of an adult is equal to 18% of the body surface area.
Question 3
Signs and symptoms of a tension pneumothorax include all of the following, except:
Select one:
A. altered mental status.
B. unilaterally absent breath sounds.
C. profound cyanosis.
D. collapsed jugular veins.
Correct Answer
D. collapsed jugular veins.
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,Question 4
Difficulty breathing and a sunken appearance of the anterior abdominal wall is most
indicative of a ruptured:
Select one:
A. stomach.
B. spleen.
C. aorta.
D. diaphragm.
Correct Answer
D. diaphragm.
Question 5
Pneumothorax is defined as:
Select one:
A. accumulation of air in the pleural space.
B. blood collection within the lung tissue.
C. blood collection within the pleural space.
D. accumulation of air between the lungs.
Correct Answer
A. accumulation of air in the pleural space.
Question 6
The most prominent symptom of decompression sickness is:
Select one:
A. difficulty with vision.
B. tightness in the chest.
C. dizziness and nausea.
D. abdominal or joint pain.
Correct Answer
D. abdominal or joint pain.
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,Question 7
What part of the nervous system controls the body's voluntary activities?
Select one:
A. Autonomic
B. Sensory
C. Central
D. Somatic
Correct Answer
D. Somatic
Question 8
If a person's tidal volume decreases, but his or her respiratory rate remains
unchanged:
Select one:
A. minute volume will decrease.
B. minute volume will remain unchanged.
C. minute volume will increase.
D. excess carbon dioxide will be eliminated.
Correct Answer
A. minute volume will decrease.
Question 9
The inner surface of the eyelids and the exposed surface of the eye itself are covered
by a delicate membrane called the:
Select one:
A. retina.
B. conjunctiva.
C. cornea.
D. sclera.
Correct Answer
B. conjunctiva.
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, Question 10
Which of the following is a severe burn in a 35-year-old patient?
Select one:
A. Partial-thickness burn to 20% of the body surface area
B. Full-thickness burn to 5% of the body surface area
C. Circumferential partial-thickness burn to the chest
D. Superficial burn covering 50% of the body surface area
Correct Answer
C. Circumferential partial-thickness burn to the chest
Question 11
Contraction or tensing of the abdominal muscles to ease pain is called:
Select one:
A. referring
B. guarding.
C. withdrawing.
D. flexing
Correct Answer
B. guarding.
Question 12
Capillaries link the arterioles and the:
Select one:
A. veins.
B. aorta.
C. cells.
D. venules.
Correct Answer
D. venules.
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Correct Answers
Question 1
What is the function of the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
Select one:
A. Connects the scapulae together
B. Allows flexion of the neck
C. Allows movement of the head
D. Provides respiration
Correct Answer
C. Allows movement of the head
Question 2
Which of the following statements regarding the rule of nines is correct?
Select one:
A. The posterior of a child's leg is equal to 13.5% of the body surface area.
B. The anterior arm in the adult is equal to 9% of the total body surface area.
C. The anterior trunk of an adult is equal to 18% of the body surface area.
D. A child's head is equal to 14% of his or her total body surface area.
Correct Answer
C. The anterior trunk of an adult is equal to 18% of the body surface area.
Question 3
Signs and symptoms of a tension pneumothorax include all of the following, except:
Select one:
A. altered mental status.
B. unilaterally absent breath sounds.
C. profound cyanosis.
D. collapsed jugular veins.
Correct Answer
D. collapsed jugular veins.
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,Question 4
Difficulty breathing and a sunken appearance of the anterior abdominal wall is most
indicative of a ruptured:
Select one:
A. stomach.
B. spleen.
C. aorta.
D. diaphragm.
Correct Answer
D. diaphragm.
Question 5
Pneumothorax is defined as:
Select one:
A. accumulation of air in the pleural space.
B. blood collection within the lung tissue.
C. blood collection within the pleural space.
D. accumulation of air between the lungs.
Correct Answer
A. accumulation of air in the pleural space.
Question 6
The most prominent symptom of decompression sickness is:
Select one:
A. difficulty with vision.
B. tightness in the chest.
C. dizziness and nausea.
D. abdominal or joint pain.
Correct Answer
D. abdominal or joint pain.
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,Question 7
What part of the nervous system controls the body's voluntary activities?
Select one:
A. Autonomic
B. Sensory
C. Central
D. Somatic
Correct Answer
D. Somatic
Question 8
If a person's tidal volume decreases, but his or her respiratory rate remains
unchanged:
Select one:
A. minute volume will decrease.
B. minute volume will remain unchanged.
C. minute volume will increase.
D. excess carbon dioxide will be eliminated.
Correct Answer
A. minute volume will decrease.
Question 9
The inner surface of the eyelids and the exposed surface of the eye itself are covered
by a delicate membrane called the:
Select one:
A. retina.
B. conjunctiva.
C. cornea.
D. sclera.
Correct Answer
B. conjunctiva.
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, Question 10
Which of the following is a severe burn in a 35-year-old patient?
Select one:
A. Partial-thickness burn to 20% of the body surface area
B. Full-thickness burn to 5% of the body surface area
C. Circumferential partial-thickness burn to the chest
D. Superficial burn covering 50% of the body surface area
Correct Answer
C. Circumferential partial-thickness burn to the chest
Question 11
Contraction or tensing of the abdominal muscles to ease pain is called:
Select one:
A. referring
B. guarding.
C. withdrawing.
D. flexing
Correct Answer
B. guarding.
Question 12
Capillaries link the arterioles and the:
Select one:
A. veins.
B. aorta.
C. cells.
D. venules.
Correct Answer
D. venules.
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