UCLA Paramedic Prep: Final Review
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
descending colon is located where, - CORRECT ANSWER - LLQ
the only waste product of aerobic respiration is - CORRECT ANSWER - CO2
what is the waste product of anaerobic respiration - CORRECT ANSWER - lactic acid
what is the occipital lobe of the brain is responsible for - CORRECT ANSWER - vision
what is the normal PH of the blood - CORRECT ANSWER - 7.35-7.45
carbonic acid breaks down into what - CORRECT ANSWER - CO2 AND H2O
h2co3 is what - CORRECT ANSWER - carbonic acid
what is known as the structure of the body - CORRECT ANSWER - anatomy
what are the 2 main neurotransmitters of the ANS - CORRECT ANSWER - fight and
flight/feed and breathe
what are the 2 structures of the CNS - CORRECT ANSWER - (brain and spinal cord)
ANS is made up of what - CORRECT ANSWER - SNS (norepinephrine) and the PNS
(Acetylcholine)
, preload - CORRECT ANSWER - (force inside the left ventricle) Starling's law (greater the
preload greater the contraction)
name 4 physiological changes during a sympathetic response - CORRECT ANSWER - (pupil
dilation, bronchiole dilation, increased HT and vasoconstriction), GI activity slows down, liver
stores glycogen which will convert to glucose for instant fuel
Vfib- - CORRECT ANSWER - no organized electrical activity and is shockable, 0 pulse
V-tach - CORRECT ANSWER - tall tell sign is it has the same amplitude
Afib- - CORRECT ANSWER - tall tell signs are less than .12 and 0 PRI
vagus nerve is the - CORRECT ANSWER - 10/12 cranial nerve part of the PNS drops BP and
HT
minute volume = - CORRECT ANSWER - MV how much air make it to the alveoli per
minute MV= tidal volume X respiratory rate - dead space
vital capacity of your lungs is about how many liters - CORRECT ANSWER - 6L
tidal volume is the - CORRECT ANSWER - amount air in one breath (500ml)
dead space is - CORRECT ANSWER - the amount of air that doesn't make it to the alveoli
a group of cells that perform a similar function is - CORRECT ANSWER - are tissue cells ex:
(GI tissue)
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
descending colon is located where, - CORRECT ANSWER - LLQ
the only waste product of aerobic respiration is - CORRECT ANSWER - CO2
what is the waste product of anaerobic respiration - CORRECT ANSWER - lactic acid
what is the occipital lobe of the brain is responsible for - CORRECT ANSWER - vision
what is the normal PH of the blood - CORRECT ANSWER - 7.35-7.45
carbonic acid breaks down into what - CORRECT ANSWER - CO2 AND H2O
h2co3 is what - CORRECT ANSWER - carbonic acid
what is known as the structure of the body - CORRECT ANSWER - anatomy
what are the 2 main neurotransmitters of the ANS - CORRECT ANSWER - fight and
flight/feed and breathe
what are the 2 structures of the CNS - CORRECT ANSWER - (brain and spinal cord)
ANS is made up of what - CORRECT ANSWER - SNS (norepinephrine) and the PNS
(Acetylcholine)
, preload - CORRECT ANSWER - (force inside the left ventricle) Starling's law (greater the
preload greater the contraction)
name 4 physiological changes during a sympathetic response - CORRECT ANSWER - (pupil
dilation, bronchiole dilation, increased HT and vasoconstriction), GI activity slows down, liver
stores glycogen which will convert to glucose for instant fuel
Vfib- - CORRECT ANSWER - no organized electrical activity and is shockable, 0 pulse
V-tach - CORRECT ANSWER - tall tell sign is it has the same amplitude
Afib- - CORRECT ANSWER - tall tell signs are less than .12 and 0 PRI
vagus nerve is the - CORRECT ANSWER - 10/12 cranial nerve part of the PNS drops BP and
HT
minute volume = - CORRECT ANSWER - MV how much air make it to the alveoli per
minute MV= tidal volume X respiratory rate - dead space
vital capacity of your lungs is about how many liters - CORRECT ANSWER - 6L
tidal volume is the - CORRECT ANSWER - amount air in one breath (500ml)
dead space is - CORRECT ANSWER - the amount of air that doesn't make it to the alveoli
a group of cells that perform a similar function is - CORRECT ANSWER - are tissue cells ex:
(GI tissue)
