Emergency Medical Responder 7th Edition AAOS Questions With Verified Answers

Emergency Medical Responder 7th Edition AAOS Questions With Verified Answers A patient is in the anatomic position when he or she is: - ANS Standing facing you with arms at the side and the palms of the hands facing outward The term "anterior" refers to the: - ANS front. p.96 T/F The chest is located on the anterior side of the body. - ANS True, Anterior = Front. p.96 During your assessment of a 21-year-old man who fell from a roof, you note the presence of bruising on the medial side of the anterior trunk. What part of the body is this describing? - ANS Toward the midline on the front part of the torso. p.96 In relation to the nose, the eyes are: - ANS lateral T/F The wrist is distal to the elbow. - ANS True. The location of the lateral body part is: - ANS Away from the midline of the body The respiratory system functions by: - ANS Bringing oxygen into the body and removing carbon dioxide The structure that prevents food or liquid from entering the larynx is called the: - ANS epiglottis All of the following are upper airway structures, except the: A) Larynx B) Alveoli C) Pharynx D) Epiglottis - ANS B) Alveoli. p.96 The airway within the lungs branches into narrower and narrower passages called: - ANS bronchioles The rate of a person's breathing increases when: - ANS the body generates additional carbon dioxide. Air is inhaled into the lungs when the diaphragm: - ANS contracts and moves downward in the chest. Exhalation occurs when - ANS the diaphragm relaxes and moves upward in the chest. The circulatory system is responsible for: - ANS pumping blood through the body After blood picks up oxygen in the lungs, it: - ANS returns to the left side of the heart The function of the right ventricle is to: - ANS pump blood to lungs The left ventricle is the most muscular chamber of the heart because it: - ANS must pump blood throughout the entire body. In contrast to veins, arteries: - ANS carry blood away from the heart under high pressure The _______ artery produces a pulse at the groin. - ANS femoral