UCLA EMT - BLOCK ONE
The abdominal organ that stores bile is the Correct answers Gallbladder
Tissues rely on to obtain nutrients and oxygen and to remove
metabolic wastes. Correct answers capillary diffusion
Stimulation of the Vasomotor centers causes what action? Correct
answers Vasoconstriction
Vasoconstriction Correct answers the constriction of blood vessels, which
increases blood pressure
The Frontal plane divides the body into the and portions
Correct answers anterior, posterior
While helping at an EMS week demonstration, you are discussing EMS with
a group of providers. You tell them you just started your EMT course and
were interested in their role in providing patient care. One individual says
she just finished about twelve hundred hours of raining and she is trained to
provide advanced life support. This person would be a(n): Correct answers
Paramedic
Best mathematical equation for understanding blood pressure? Correct
answers BP = (SV x HR) x PVR
PVR = peripheral vascular resistance
A patient complains of pain to the upper jaw. The EMT would locate this
pain to what bone? Correct answers Maxilla
Enlargement of the lower airways due to sympathetic activation is
called" Correct answers bronchodilation
Which of the following best illustrates failure to meet the standard of care
when treating a patient with chest pain? Correct answers Failing to give the
patient oxygen
The responds to changes in CO2, oxygen, or pH in blood and
cerebrospinal fluid Correct answers Chemoreceptor Reflex
perfusion Correct answers the passage of fluid through the circulatory
system or lymphatic system to an organ or tissue, usually referring to the
delivery of blood to a capillary ed in tissue.
, Impulses from the nerve(s), which originate(s) in the , stimulate
the diaphragm to contract. Correct answers phrenic, cervical spinal
cord
The Left Atrium: Correct answers receives blood from the
pulmonary veins The division of the autonomic nervous system
stimulates tissue
metabolism, increases alertness, and prepare the body to deal
with emergencies
Correct answers sympathetic
Stages of grieving and death identified by Dr. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross Correct
answers DABDA
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
the FIRST rule of safe lifting is to: Correct answers keep your back
straight, vertical position
the compartment containing the largest % of water in the human body is
the Correct answers intracellular compartment
Which portion of the heart is in failure when it can no longer effectively
pump blood into the Lungs? Correct answers Right Ventricle
What is the watery medium surrounding a cell called? Correct answers
Interstitial fluid & Extracellular fluid
The fluid that carries blood cells and nutrients is referred to as:
Correct answers PLASMA
hemoglobin Correct answers the protein molecule in red blood cells that
carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and returns carbon
dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs
Expressed consent Correct answers conscious, mentally competent
Implied consent Correct answers automatically assumed if a patient is
unresponsive or unable to make a rational decision (eg altered mental
status)
The spinal column is composed of what sections as described from superior
to inferior? Correct answers Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, and Coccyx
Which region of the brain controls conscious thoughts, sensations,
memory storage, and complex movements? Correct answers Cerebrum
The abdominal organ that stores bile is the Correct answers Gallbladder
Tissues rely on to obtain nutrients and oxygen and to remove
metabolic wastes. Correct answers capillary diffusion
Stimulation of the Vasomotor centers causes what action? Correct
answers Vasoconstriction
Vasoconstriction Correct answers the constriction of blood vessels, which
increases blood pressure
The Frontal plane divides the body into the and portions
Correct answers anterior, posterior
While helping at an EMS week demonstration, you are discussing EMS with
a group of providers. You tell them you just started your EMT course and
were interested in their role in providing patient care. One individual says
she just finished about twelve hundred hours of raining and she is trained to
provide advanced life support. This person would be a(n): Correct answers
Paramedic
Best mathematical equation for understanding blood pressure? Correct
answers BP = (SV x HR) x PVR
PVR = peripheral vascular resistance
A patient complains of pain to the upper jaw. The EMT would locate this
pain to what bone? Correct answers Maxilla
Enlargement of the lower airways due to sympathetic activation is
called" Correct answers bronchodilation
Which of the following best illustrates failure to meet the standard of care
when treating a patient with chest pain? Correct answers Failing to give the
patient oxygen
The responds to changes in CO2, oxygen, or pH in blood and
cerebrospinal fluid Correct answers Chemoreceptor Reflex
perfusion Correct answers the passage of fluid through the circulatory
system or lymphatic system to an organ or tissue, usually referring to the
delivery of blood to a capillary ed in tissue.
, Impulses from the nerve(s), which originate(s) in the , stimulate
the diaphragm to contract. Correct answers phrenic, cervical spinal
cord
The Left Atrium: Correct answers receives blood from the
pulmonary veins The division of the autonomic nervous system
stimulates tissue
metabolism, increases alertness, and prepare the body to deal
with emergencies
Correct answers sympathetic
Stages of grieving and death identified by Dr. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross Correct
answers DABDA
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
the FIRST rule of safe lifting is to: Correct answers keep your back
straight, vertical position
the compartment containing the largest % of water in the human body is
the Correct answers intracellular compartment
Which portion of the heart is in failure when it can no longer effectively
pump blood into the Lungs? Correct answers Right Ventricle
What is the watery medium surrounding a cell called? Correct answers
Interstitial fluid & Extracellular fluid
The fluid that carries blood cells and nutrients is referred to as:
Correct answers PLASMA
hemoglobin Correct answers the protein molecule in red blood cells that
carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and returns carbon
dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs
Expressed consent Correct answers conscious, mentally competent
Implied consent Correct answers automatically assumed if a patient is
unresponsive or unable to make a rational decision (eg altered mental
status)
The spinal column is composed of what sections as described from superior
to inferior? Correct answers Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, and Coccyx
Which region of the brain controls conscious thoughts, sensations,
memory storage, and complex movements? Correct answers Cerebrum
