PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 11TH EDITION
CHAPTER 7 FINAL EXAMINATION TEST 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Physiology. Answer: The function of the living body and its parts
◉ anatomical position. Answer: Patient standing erect, facing forward,
with arms down at the sides and palms forward
◉ Supine. Answer: Patient lying face up on his back
◉ Prone. Answer: Patient lying face down on his stomach
◉ Later Recumbent (Recovery) Position. Answer: Patient is lying on his
left or right side
◉ Fowler's position. Answer: Patient is lying on his back with his upper
body elevated at a 45 to 60 degree angle
,◉ Semi-Fowler's Position. Answer: Patient is lying on his back with the
upper body elevated at an angle less than 45 degrees
◉ Trendelenburg position. Answer: Patient is lying on his back with the
legs elevated higher than the head and body on an inclined plane (head
down, legs up)
◉ Shock position. Answer: Alternative position to the Trendelenburg
position, where only the feet and legs are elevated approximately 12
inches
◉ Anatomical Planes. Answer: Imaginary divisions of the body
◉ sagittal plane (median plane). Answer: divides body into left and right
◉ midsagittal plane. Answer: divides the body into equal right and left
sides
◉ frontal plane (coronal plane). Answer: divides the body into front and
back halves
◉ transverse plane (horizontal plane). Answer: parallel with the ground
and divides the body into upper and lower halves
,◉ midaxillary line. Answer: An imaginary vertical line that starts at the
middle of the axilla (armpit) and extends down the side of the chest.
◉ anterior plane. Answer: Patients front
◉ posterior plane. Answer: Patients back
◉ Transverse line. Answer: Imaginary line horizontally through the
patients waist
◉ Superior plane. Answer: above the waist
◉ Inferior plane. Answer: below the waist
◉ Anterior. Answer: toward the front
◉ Posterior. Answer: toward the back
◉ Superior. Answer: toward the head
◉ Inferior. Answer: towards the feet or below the point of reference
, ◉ Dorsal. Answer: toward the back
◉ Ventral. Answer: Toward the belly
◉ Medial. Answer: toward the midline
◉ Lateral. Answer: away from the midline
◉ bilateral. Answer: both sides
◉ Proximal. Answer: near the point of reference
◉ Distal. Answer: far from the point of reference
◉ Midclavicular. Answer: center of each of the collarbones
◉ midaxillary. Answer: center of the armpit
◉ plantar. Answer: sole of foot
◉ Palmar. Answer: palm of hand
CHAPTER 7 FINAL EXAMINATION TEST 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Physiology. Answer: The function of the living body and its parts
◉ anatomical position. Answer: Patient standing erect, facing forward,
with arms down at the sides and palms forward
◉ Supine. Answer: Patient lying face up on his back
◉ Prone. Answer: Patient lying face down on his stomach
◉ Later Recumbent (Recovery) Position. Answer: Patient is lying on his
left or right side
◉ Fowler's position. Answer: Patient is lying on his back with his upper
body elevated at a 45 to 60 degree angle
,◉ Semi-Fowler's Position. Answer: Patient is lying on his back with the
upper body elevated at an angle less than 45 degrees
◉ Trendelenburg position. Answer: Patient is lying on his back with the
legs elevated higher than the head and body on an inclined plane (head
down, legs up)
◉ Shock position. Answer: Alternative position to the Trendelenburg
position, where only the feet and legs are elevated approximately 12
inches
◉ Anatomical Planes. Answer: Imaginary divisions of the body
◉ sagittal plane (median plane). Answer: divides body into left and right
◉ midsagittal plane. Answer: divides the body into equal right and left
sides
◉ frontal plane (coronal plane). Answer: divides the body into front and
back halves
◉ transverse plane (horizontal plane). Answer: parallel with the ground
and divides the body into upper and lower halves
,◉ midaxillary line. Answer: An imaginary vertical line that starts at the
middle of the axilla (armpit) and extends down the side of the chest.
◉ anterior plane. Answer: Patients front
◉ posterior plane. Answer: Patients back
◉ Transverse line. Answer: Imaginary line horizontally through the
patients waist
◉ Superior plane. Answer: above the waist
◉ Inferior plane. Answer: below the waist
◉ Anterior. Answer: toward the front
◉ Posterior. Answer: toward the back
◉ Superior. Answer: toward the head
◉ Inferior. Answer: towards the feet or below the point of reference
, ◉ Dorsal. Answer: toward the back
◉ Ventral. Answer: Toward the belly
◉ Medial. Answer: toward the midline
◉ Lateral. Answer: away from the midline
◉ bilateral. Answer: both sides
◉ Proximal. Answer: near the point of reference
◉ Distal. Answer: far from the point of reference
◉ Midclavicular. Answer: center of each of the collarbones
◉ midaxillary. Answer: center of the armpit
◉ plantar. Answer: sole of foot
◉ Palmar. Answer: palm of hand
