North Seattle College EMT Entrance Exam
questions with verified correct detailed
answers latest update 2025
Sinuses --- correct answers ---Produce mucus and trap bacteria
Pharynx --- correct answers ---throat
Nasopharynx --- correct answers ---region of the pharynx at the back
of the nose and above the soft palate
Oropharynx --- correct answers ---central portion of the pharynx
between the roof of the mouth and the upper edge of the epiglottis
Laryngopharynx --- correct answers ---Lower throat that surrounds
openings of esophagus and larynx
Larynx --- correct answers ---Connects pharynx with trachea. Voice
box
,Thyroid cartilage --- correct answers ---adams apple, the largest
cartilage of the larynx
Hyoid bone --- correct answers ---a U-shaped bone in the neck that
supports the tongue.
Epiglottis --- correct answers ---A flap of tissue that seals off the
windpipe and prevents food from entering.
Trachea --- correct answers ---Windpipe that continues to chest and
branches into right and left primary bronchus
Alveoli --- correct answers ---tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for
the movement of gases between air and blood
Right Lung --- correct answers ---Spongy, air-filled organ with 3 lobes
Left lung --- correct answers ---Spongy, air-filled organ with 2 lobes
and a cardiac notch
Mediastinum --- correct answers ---Space in the middle of the chest
between the lungs
, Pleurae --- correct answers ---serous membranes that form an
envelope between the lungs and the chest wall
Intercostal muscles --- correct answers ---muscles between the ribs
that contract when breathing
Diaphragm --- correct answers ---Muscle below lungs. Main muscle of
respiration and separates chest cavity from abdominal cavity
Hemoglobin --- correct answers ---Part of the red blood cell that
acquires oxygen in the lungs
Cardiovascular system --- correct answers ---Heart, blood and blood
vessels
Lymphatic System --- correct answers ---lymph, lymph nodes, lymph
vessels, tonsils, spleen
Great vessels --- correct answers ---- Pulmonary Arteries/ veins
- Aorta
questions with verified correct detailed
answers latest update 2025
Sinuses --- correct answers ---Produce mucus and trap bacteria
Pharynx --- correct answers ---throat
Nasopharynx --- correct answers ---region of the pharynx at the back
of the nose and above the soft palate
Oropharynx --- correct answers ---central portion of the pharynx
between the roof of the mouth and the upper edge of the epiglottis
Laryngopharynx --- correct answers ---Lower throat that surrounds
openings of esophagus and larynx
Larynx --- correct answers ---Connects pharynx with trachea. Voice
box
,Thyroid cartilage --- correct answers ---adams apple, the largest
cartilage of the larynx
Hyoid bone --- correct answers ---a U-shaped bone in the neck that
supports the tongue.
Epiglottis --- correct answers ---A flap of tissue that seals off the
windpipe and prevents food from entering.
Trachea --- correct answers ---Windpipe that continues to chest and
branches into right and left primary bronchus
Alveoli --- correct answers ---tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for
the movement of gases between air and blood
Right Lung --- correct answers ---Spongy, air-filled organ with 3 lobes
Left lung --- correct answers ---Spongy, air-filled organ with 2 lobes
and a cardiac notch
Mediastinum --- correct answers ---Space in the middle of the chest
between the lungs
, Pleurae --- correct answers ---serous membranes that form an
envelope between the lungs and the chest wall
Intercostal muscles --- correct answers ---muscles between the ribs
that contract when breathing
Diaphragm --- correct answers ---Muscle below lungs. Main muscle of
respiration and separates chest cavity from abdominal cavity
Hemoglobin --- correct answers ---Part of the red blood cell that
acquires oxygen in the lungs
Cardiovascular system --- correct answers ---Heart, blood and blood
vessels
Lymphatic System --- correct answers ---lymph, lymph nodes, lymph
vessels, tonsils, spleen
Great vessels --- correct answers ---- Pulmonary Arteries/ veins
- Aorta
