PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 11TH EDITION
CHAPTER 7 COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK 2026
DETAILED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ abduction. Answer: Movement away from the midline of the body
◉ Acetabulum. Answer: the rounded cavity or socket on the external
surface of the pelvis that receives the head of the femur
◉ Acromion. Answer: The lateral triangular projection of the scapula
that forms the point of the shoulder.
◉ adduction. Answer: movement toward the midline
◉ aeorbic metabolism. Answer: chemical and physical changes that take
place within the cells in the presence of oxygen
◉ agonal respirations. Answer: gasping-type respirations that have no
pattern and occur very infrequently; a sign of impending cardiac or
respiratory arrest
,◉ airway. Answer: the path by which air reaches the lungs
◉ alveoli. Answer: the air sacs of the lungs
◉ anaerobic metabolism. Answer: chemical and physical changes that
take place within the cells without the presence of oxygen
◉ anatomical planes. Answer: Imaginary divisions of the body
◉ anatomical position. Answer: a position in which the patient is
standing erect, facing forward, with arms down at the sides and palms
forward
◉ anatomy. Answer: the study of structure of the body and the
relationship of its parts to each other
◉ anterior plane. Answer: the front, or abdominal side of the body
◉ anterior. Answer: toward the front
◉ aorta. Answer: Major artery that carries blood from the heart to the
body
, ◉ aortic valve. Answer: at the base of the aortic artery in the left
ventricle
◉ arteriole. Answer: the smallest kind of artery; carry blood from
arteries into capillaries
◉ artery. Answer: blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
◉ aspiration. Answer: Breathing a foreign substance into the lungs
◉ atria. Answer: the two upper chambers of the heart
◉ automaticity. Answer: the capability of cells within the cardiac
conduction system to generate a cardiac impulse on their own
◉ ball and socket joint. Answer: a joint that permits the widest range of
motion, including flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation,
for example the shoulder or hip joint
◉ bicuspid (mitral) valve. Answer: between left atrium and left ventricle
◉ bilateral. Answer: on both sides
CHAPTER 7 COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK 2026
DETAILED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ abduction. Answer: Movement away from the midline of the body
◉ Acetabulum. Answer: the rounded cavity or socket on the external
surface of the pelvis that receives the head of the femur
◉ Acromion. Answer: The lateral triangular projection of the scapula
that forms the point of the shoulder.
◉ adduction. Answer: movement toward the midline
◉ aeorbic metabolism. Answer: chemical and physical changes that take
place within the cells in the presence of oxygen
◉ agonal respirations. Answer: gasping-type respirations that have no
pattern and occur very infrequently; a sign of impending cardiac or
respiratory arrest
,◉ airway. Answer: the path by which air reaches the lungs
◉ alveoli. Answer: the air sacs of the lungs
◉ anaerobic metabolism. Answer: chemical and physical changes that
take place within the cells without the presence of oxygen
◉ anatomical planes. Answer: Imaginary divisions of the body
◉ anatomical position. Answer: a position in which the patient is
standing erect, facing forward, with arms down at the sides and palms
forward
◉ anatomy. Answer: the study of structure of the body and the
relationship of its parts to each other
◉ anterior plane. Answer: the front, or abdominal side of the body
◉ anterior. Answer: toward the front
◉ aorta. Answer: Major artery that carries blood from the heart to the
body
, ◉ aortic valve. Answer: at the base of the aortic artery in the left
ventricle
◉ arteriole. Answer: the smallest kind of artery; carry blood from
arteries into capillaries
◉ artery. Answer: blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
◉ aspiration. Answer: Breathing a foreign substance into the lungs
◉ atria. Answer: the two upper chambers of the heart
◉ automaticity. Answer: the capability of cells within the cardiac
conduction system to generate a cardiac impulse on their own
◉ ball and socket joint. Answer: a joint that permits the widest range of
motion, including flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation,
for example the shoulder or hip joint
◉ bicuspid (mitral) valve. Answer: between left atrium and left ventricle
◉ bilateral. Answer: on both sides
