NREMT-B VOCABULARY EXAM
QUESTIONS & DETAILED ANSWERS
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Abortion - correct answer ✔✔A spontaneous or elective termination of pregnancy before the
20th week of gestation
Abrasion - correct answer ✔✔An injury resulting from friction of the skin against an object.
Results in the removal of the epidermis.
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) - correct answer ✔✔A blanket term for a number of conditions
affecting the heart in which the coronary arteries are narrowed or occluded by fat deposits
(plaque), clots, or spasm
Afterbirth - correct answer ✔✔The placenta, membranes of the amniotic sac, part of the
umbilical cord, and some tissues from the lining of the uterus that are delivered after the birth
of the baby.
Anterior - correct answer ✔✔The front of the body or towards the front of the body
Automaticity - correct answer ✔✔The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical
impulses on its own.
Battery - correct answer ✔✔An assault in which the assailant makes physical contact.
Brachial Artery - correct answer ✔✔Artery of the upper arm; the site of the the pulse checked
during infant CPR
,Bradycardia - correct answer ✔✔Abnormally slow heartbeat
Bradypnea - correct answer ✔✔Abnormally slow breathing
Bronchi - correct answer ✔✔The passages that branch from the trachea and direct air into the
lungs
Carpals - correct answer ✔✔Bones in the wrist. Eight in each for a total of 16
Cervix - correct answer ✔✔A muscular ring that separates the uterus and the vagina
Closed Wound - correct answer ✔✔A wound that results from a blow, force, or strain. The skin
surface is not broken, but soft tissue is damaged, and internal injury and hemorrhage may
occur.
Compensated Shock - correct answer ✔✔Early state of shock during which the body's
compensatory mechanisms are able to maintain normal perfusion.
Crush Injury - correct answer ✔✔An injury caused when force is transmitted from the body's
exterior to its internal structures. Bones can be broken; muscles, nerves, and tissues damaged;
and internal organs ruptured, causing internal bleeding.
Defibrillation - correct answer ✔✔1) Application of an electric shock to the myocardium
through the chest wall to restore normal cardiac rhythm; 2) Conversion of a dysrhythmia to a
normal rhythm by applying electric shock to the chest
Cyanosis - correct answer ✔✔A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes.
, Decompensated Shock - correct answer ✔✔Occurs when the body can no longer compensate
for low blood volume or lack of perfusion. Late signs such as decreasing blood pressure become
evident.
Diagnosis - correct answer ✔✔A decision made based on the information regarding the patients
history and the results of a physical examination
Dialysis - correct answer ✔✔A procedure to remove waste products from the blood of patients
whose kidneys no longer function
Distention - correct answer ✔✔A condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal.
Dyspnea - correct answer ✔✔Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath
Dorsal - correct answer ✔✔Being or located near, on, or toward the back or posterior part of
the human body
Duty to Act - correct answer ✔✔An obligation to provide care to a patient
Epidermis - correct answer ✔✔Outer layer of skin
Ethical - correct answer ✔✔Having to do with morals, values, right and wrong
Exhalation (Expiration) - correct answer ✔✔A passive process in which the intercostal (rib)
muscles and the diaphragm relax, causing the chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out
of the lungs.
Expressed Consent - correct answer ✔✔A type of consent in which a patient gives express
authorization for provision of care or transport.
QUESTIONS & DETAILED ANSWERS
RATED 100% CORRECT
Abortion - correct answer ✔✔A spontaneous or elective termination of pregnancy before the
20th week of gestation
Abrasion - correct answer ✔✔An injury resulting from friction of the skin against an object.
Results in the removal of the epidermis.
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) - correct answer ✔✔A blanket term for a number of conditions
affecting the heart in which the coronary arteries are narrowed or occluded by fat deposits
(plaque), clots, or spasm
Afterbirth - correct answer ✔✔The placenta, membranes of the amniotic sac, part of the
umbilical cord, and some tissues from the lining of the uterus that are delivered after the birth
of the baby.
Anterior - correct answer ✔✔The front of the body or towards the front of the body
Automaticity - correct answer ✔✔The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical
impulses on its own.
Battery - correct answer ✔✔An assault in which the assailant makes physical contact.
Brachial Artery - correct answer ✔✔Artery of the upper arm; the site of the the pulse checked
during infant CPR
,Bradycardia - correct answer ✔✔Abnormally slow heartbeat
Bradypnea - correct answer ✔✔Abnormally slow breathing
Bronchi - correct answer ✔✔The passages that branch from the trachea and direct air into the
lungs
Carpals - correct answer ✔✔Bones in the wrist. Eight in each for a total of 16
Cervix - correct answer ✔✔A muscular ring that separates the uterus and the vagina
Closed Wound - correct answer ✔✔A wound that results from a blow, force, or strain. The skin
surface is not broken, but soft tissue is damaged, and internal injury and hemorrhage may
occur.
Compensated Shock - correct answer ✔✔Early state of shock during which the body's
compensatory mechanisms are able to maintain normal perfusion.
Crush Injury - correct answer ✔✔An injury caused when force is transmitted from the body's
exterior to its internal structures. Bones can be broken; muscles, nerves, and tissues damaged;
and internal organs ruptured, causing internal bleeding.
Defibrillation - correct answer ✔✔1) Application of an electric shock to the myocardium
through the chest wall to restore normal cardiac rhythm; 2) Conversion of a dysrhythmia to a
normal rhythm by applying electric shock to the chest
Cyanosis - correct answer ✔✔A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes.
, Decompensated Shock - correct answer ✔✔Occurs when the body can no longer compensate
for low blood volume or lack of perfusion. Late signs such as decreasing blood pressure become
evident.
Diagnosis - correct answer ✔✔A decision made based on the information regarding the patients
history and the results of a physical examination
Dialysis - correct answer ✔✔A procedure to remove waste products from the blood of patients
whose kidneys no longer function
Distention - correct answer ✔✔A condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal.
Dyspnea - correct answer ✔✔Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath
Dorsal - correct answer ✔✔Being or located near, on, or toward the back or posterior part of
the human body
Duty to Act - correct answer ✔✔An obligation to provide care to a patient
Epidermis - correct answer ✔✔Outer layer of skin
Ethical - correct answer ✔✔Having to do with morals, values, right and wrong
Exhalation (Expiration) - correct answer ✔✔A passive process in which the intercostal (rib)
muscles and the diaphragm relax, causing the chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out
of the lungs.
Expressed Consent - correct answer ✔✔A type of consent in which a patient gives express
authorization for provision of care or transport.
