PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 11TH EDITION
CHAPTER 7 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ anatomical position. Answer: a position in which the patient is
standing erect, facing forward, with arms down at the sides and palms
forward.
◉ abdominal cavity. Answer: the space located below the diaphragm
that extends to the top of the pelvis.
◉ absorption. Answer: passage of a substance through skin or mucous
membranes upon contact.
◉ acromion. Answer: The lateral triangular projection of the scapula that
forms the point of the shoulder.
◉ airway. Answer: the path by which air reaches the lungs.
◉ alveoli. Answer: air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen
and carbon dioxide takes place.
,◉ anterior. Answer: toward the front. Opposite of posterior.
◉ anterior plane. Answer: the front or abdominal side of the body.
◉ aorta. Answer: the major artery from the heart.
◉ artery. Answer: blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart,
and has thick, elastic walls made of connective tissue and smooth
muscle tissue.
◉ arteriole. Answer: the smallest branch of an artery, which at its distal
end leads into a capillary.
◉ aspiration. Answer: Breathing a foreign substance into the lungs.
◉ automaticity. Answer: the capability of the cells within the cardiac
conduction system to generate a cardiac impulses on their own.
◉ autonomic nervous system. Answer: part of the nervous system that
influences involuntary muscles and glands.
◉ ball and socket joint. Answer: a joint that permits the widest range of
motion, including flexion, extension ,abduction, adduction and rotation
for example the should or hip joint.
, ◉ blood pressure. Answer: The force that blood exerts against the inside
walls of a blood vessel.
◉ physiology. Answer: the function of the living body and its parts.
◉ supine. Answer: the patient is lying face up on his back.
◉ prone. Answer: the patient is lying face down on his stomach.
◉ lateral recumbent or recovery position. Answer: the patient is lying on
his left or right side.
◉ fowler's position. Answer: The patient is lying on his back with his
upper body elevated at a 45 to 60 degree angle.
◉ Semi-Fowler's Position. Answer: the patient is lying on his back with
the upper body elevated at an angle less than 45 degrees.
◉ Trendelenburg position. Answer: the patient is lying on his back with
the legs elevated higher than the head and body on an included place.
CHAPTER 7 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ anatomical position. Answer: a position in which the patient is
standing erect, facing forward, with arms down at the sides and palms
forward.
◉ abdominal cavity. Answer: the space located below the diaphragm
that extends to the top of the pelvis.
◉ absorption. Answer: passage of a substance through skin or mucous
membranes upon contact.
◉ acromion. Answer: The lateral triangular projection of the scapula that
forms the point of the shoulder.
◉ airway. Answer: the path by which air reaches the lungs.
◉ alveoli. Answer: air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen
and carbon dioxide takes place.
,◉ anterior. Answer: toward the front. Opposite of posterior.
◉ anterior plane. Answer: the front or abdominal side of the body.
◉ aorta. Answer: the major artery from the heart.
◉ artery. Answer: blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart,
and has thick, elastic walls made of connective tissue and smooth
muscle tissue.
◉ arteriole. Answer: the smallest branch of an artery, which at its distal
end leads into a capillary.
◉ aspiration. Answer: Breathing a foreign substance into the lungs.
◉ automaticity. Answer: the capability of the cells within the cardiac
conduction system to generate a cardiac impulses on their own.
◉ autonomic nervous system. Answer: part of the nervous system that
influences involuntary muscles and glands.
◉ ball and socket joint. Answer: a joint that permits the widest range of
motion, including flexion, extension ,abduction, adduction and rotation
for example the should or hip joint.
, ◉ blood pressure. Answer: The force that blood exerts against the inside
walls of a blood vessel.
◉ physiology. Answer: the function of the living body and its parts.
◉ supine. Answer: the patient is lying face up on his back.
◉ prone. Answer: the patient is lying face down on his stomach.
◉ lateral recumbent or recovery position. Answer: the patient is lying on
his left or right side.
◉ fowler's position. Answer: The patient is lying on his back with his
upper body elevated at a 45 to 60 degree angle.
◉ Semi-Fowler's Position. Answer: the patient is lying on his back with
the upper body elevated at an angle less than 45 degrees.
◉ Trendelenburg position. Answer: the patient is lying on his back with
the legs elevated higher than the head and body on an included place.
