AEMT Ch 8 Questions And Answers
AcpatientctellscyoucsheciscfeelingcweakcandcshechascachistorycofclowcironcThisciscacconcerncfo
rcthecAEMTcbecausecironciscneeded:
A)cForcformationcofcwhitecbloodccellsctocfightcinfection
B)cForcoxygenctransportcandcenergyccapture
C)cTocassistcincformationcofcbloodcclots
D)cTocmaintaincancadequatecbloodcpressurec-cCORRECTccANSWER-
Forcoxygenctransportcandcenergyccapture
Ancaccumulationcofcbilirubinciscoftencfoundcincpatientscwith:
A)cPulmonarycedema
B)cCirrhosiscofcthecliver
C)cTypec2cdiabetes
D)cCarboncmonoxidecpoisoningc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Cirrhosiscofcthecliver
Ancexamplecofcflatcbonescincludescwhichcofcthecfollowing?
A)cFemur
B)cPhalanges
C)cScapula
D)cMetacarpalsc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Scapula
Cellscmakecupctissues,ctissuescmakecupcorgans,candcorganscmakecup:
A)cHumans
B)cSystems
C)cSections
D)cGroupsc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Systems
Forccellsctocundergocthecprocesscofcaerobiccmetabolism,ctheccellscrequire:
A)cOxygencandcglucose
B)cGlucosecandcprotein
C)cWatercandcoxygen
D)cATPcandclacticcacidc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Oxygencandcglucose
Incwhatcpartcofctheckidneyciscwastecfilteredcfromcthecblood?
A)cLoopcofcHenle
B)cIsletscofcLangerhans
C)cRenalccorpuscle
D)cRenalccalyxc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Renalccorpuscle
, Incwhichcofcthecfollowingcconditionscwouldcthectissuescrequirecmorecoxygen?
A)cDuringcsleep
B)cAerobiccmetabolism
C)cPresencecofcfever
D)cAtcseaclevelc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Presencecofcfever
Ourcbloodctransportscoxygencfromctheclungsctoctheccellscandcreturnscwithcwhatcbi-
productcofcmetabolism?
A)cLacticcacid
B)cCarboniccacid
C)cCarboncdioxide
D)cCarboncmonoxidec-cCORRECTccANSWER-Carboncdioxide
PerfusionciscBESTcdescribedcascthe:
A)cDeliverycofcoxygenctocthecalveolictocbecpickedcupcbycthecwhitecbloodccells
B)cAdequatecnumbercofchemoglobincmoleculesctoccarrycoxygenctoctheccells
C)cDeliverycofcadequatecoxygenatedcbloodctoctheccellsctocmeetctheircmetaboliccneeds
D)cExchangecofcoxygencandccarboncdioxidecbetweenctheclungscandcthecbloodc-
cCORRECTccANSWER-
Deliverycofcadequatecoxygenatedcbloodctoctheccellsctocmeetctheircmetaboliccneeds
Productioncofcenergycoccurscincwhatcpartcofctheccell?
A)cEndoplasmiccreticulum
B)cNucleus
C)cMitochondria
D)cPotassiumcpumpc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Mitochondria
Signscofcparasympatheticcnervouscsystemcresponsecinclude:
A)cConstrictedcpupils
B)cIncreasedcheartcrate
C)cVasoconstriction
D)cSlowdowncofcdigestionc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Constrictedcpupils
Thecbasiccnutrientcofctheccellcandcthecbuildingcblockcforcenergycis:
A)cGlucose
B)cProtein
C)cOxygen
D)cWaterc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Glucose
Theccellularcstructurecthatciscresponsiblecforcsynthesizingcproteinsciscthe:
A)cMitochondria
B)cRibosomes
C)cNucleus
D)cSodiumcpumpc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Ribosomes
AcpatientctellscyoucsheciscfeelingcweakcandcshechascachistorycofclowcironcThisciscacconcerncfo
rcthecAEMTcbecausecironciscneeded:
A)cForcformationcofcwhitecbloodccellsctocfightcinfection
B)cForcoxygenctransportcandcenergyccapture
C)cTocassistcincformationcofcbloodcclots
D)cTocmaintaincancadequatecbloodcpressurec-cCORRECTccANSWER-
Forcoxygenctransportcandcenergyccapture
Ancaccumulationcofcbilirubinciscoftencfoundcincpatientscwith:
A)cPulmonarycedema
B)cCirrhosiscofcthecliver
C)cTypec2cdiabetes
D)cCarboncmonoxidecpoisoningc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Cirrhosiscofcthecliver
Ancexamplecofcflatcbonescincludescwhichcofcthecfollowing?
A)cFemur
B)cPhalanges
C)cScapula
D)cMetacarpalsc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Scapula
Cellscmakecupctissues,ctissuescmakecupcorgans,candcorganscmakecup:
A)cHumans
B)cSystems
C)cSections
D)cGroupsc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Systems
Forccellsctocundergocthecprocesscofcaerobiccmetabolism,ctheccellscrequire:
A)cOxygencandcglucose
B)cGlucosecandcprotein
C)cWatercandcoxygen
D)cATPcandclacticcacidc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Oxygencandcglucose
Incwhatcpartcofctheckidneyciscwastecfilteredcfromcthecblood?
A)cLoopcofcHenle
B)cIsletscofcLangerhans
C)cRenalccorpuscle
D)cRenalccalyxc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Renalccorpuscle
, Incwhichcofcthecfollowingcconditionscwouldcthectissuescrequirecmorecoxygen?
A)cDuringcsleep
B)cAerobiccmetabolism
C)cPresencecofcfever
D)cAtcseaclevelc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Presencecofcfever
Ourcbloodctransportscoxygencfromctheclungsctoctheccellscandcreturnscwithcwhatcbi-
productcofcmetabolism?
A)cLacticcacid
B)cCarboniccacid
C)cCarboncdioxide
D)cCarboncmonoxidec-cCORRECTccANSWER-Carboncdioxide
PerfusionciscBESTcdescribedcascthe:
A)cDeliverycofcoxygenctocthecalveolictocbecpickedcupcbycthecwhitecbloodccells
B)cAdequatecnumbercofchemoglobincmoleculesctoccarrycoxygenctoctheccells
C)cDeliverycofcadequatecoxygenatedcbloodctoctheccellsctocmeetctheircmetaboliccneeds
D)cExchangecofcoxygencandccarboncdioxidecbetweenctheclungscandcthecbloodc-
cCORRECTccANSWER-
Deliverycofcadequatecoxygenatedcbloodctoctheccellsctocmeetctheircmetaboliccneeds
Productioncofcenergycoccurscincwhatcpartcofctheccell?
A)cEndoplasmiccreticulum
B)cNucleus
C)cMitochondria
D)cPotassiumcpumpc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Mitochondria
Signscofcparasympatheticcnervouscsystemcresponsecinclude:
A)cConstrictedcpupils
B)cIncreasedcheartcrate
C)cVasoconstriction
D)cSlowdowncofcdigestionc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Constrictedcpupils
Thecbasiccnutrientcofctheccellcandcthecbuildingcblockcforcenergycis:
A)cGlucose
B)cProtein
C)cOxygen
D)cWaterc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Glucose
Theccellularcstructurecthatciscresponsiblecforcsynthesizingcproteinsciscthe:
A)cMitochondria
B)cRibosomes
C)cNucleus
D)cSodiumcpumpc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Ribosomes