AAOS EMT BASIC CHAPTER 5 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ Organs in the RUQ.
Answer: Liver
Gall Bladder
Duodenum
◉ Organs in the RLQ.
Answer: Cecum
Appendix
◉ Organs in the LUQ.
Answer: Stomach
Spleen
◉ Organs in the LLQ.
Answer: Descending Colon
Sigmoid Colon
◉ Acetabulum.
, Answer: Pelvic socket where the proximal end of the femur fits into
the hip joint
◉ Acromioclavicular.
Answer: Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet
◉ Acromion.
Answer: Highest portion of the shoulder
◉ Alveoli.
Answer: Microscopic air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs
◉ Anatomical Position.
Answer: Standard reference position, body standing erect and facing
you, with palms forward
◉ Anatomy.
Answer: Study of body structure
◉ Anterior.
Answer: Front of body
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ Organs in the RUQ.
Answer: Liver
Gall Bladder
Duodenum
◉ Organs in the RLQ.
Answer: Cecum
Appendix
◉ Organs in the LUQ.
Answer: Stomach
Spleen
◉ Organs in the LLQ.
Answer: Descending Colon
Sigmoid Colon
◉ Acetabulum.
, Answer: Pelvic socket where the proximal end of the femur fits into
the hip joint
◉ Acromioclavicular.
Answer: Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet
◉ Acromion.
Answer: Highest portion of the shoulder
◉ Alveoli.
Answer: Microscopic air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs
◉ Anatomical Position.
Answer: Standard reference position, body standing erect and facing
you, with palms forward
◉ Anatomy.
Answer: Study of body structure
◉ Anterior.
Answer: Front of body