EMT Chapter 5 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Pre - Quiz / Post – Quiz

EMT Chapter 5 - MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY Pre - Quiz
/ Post – Quiz 2025-2026

, A five-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of the forearm near the wrist. He has possibly
sustained a fracture of the_________ forearm.

A. Dorsal

B.proximal

C.superior

D.distal - CORRECT ANSWER -Distal



During your assessment of a patient with a chest injury, you note the only one side of his chest moves when
he breathes. How should you describe his chest movement?

A. Medial

B. Unilateral

C. Bidirectional

D. Paradoxical - CORRECT ANSWER -Unilateral



A patient has bilateral femur fractures. This means that:

A.Both femurs are fractured

B. Both fractures are closer to the knee

C.The femur is fractured and two places

D. Both fractures are closer to the hips - CORRECT ANSWER -Both femurs are fractured



In the recovery position, the patient is:

A.Lying face up

B.Lying face down

C.Sitting upright

D. On his or her side - CORRECT ANSWER -On his or her side