WEST COAST EMT Block 2 Quiz Exam
Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of epinephrine
Answer C. decreases heart rate and blood pressure
2. When the level of arterial carbon dioxide rises above normal
Answer respirations increase in rate and depth.
3. Which of the following most accurately describes septic shock
Answer Bacteria damage to the vessel wall, leaking blood vessels, and vasodilation
4. The large, flat, triangular bone that over lies the posterior
thoracic wall is called the
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, Answer Scapula
5. The leaf shaped structure located superior to the larynx is called
the
Answer epiglottis
6. Neurogenic shock occurs when
Answer Failure of the nervous system causes wide spread vasodilation
7. The inferior Venna cava returns deoxygenated blood to the right
side of the heart from all of the following areas except the
Answer Brain
8. The diastolic blood pressure represents the
Answer Minimum amount of pressure that is always present in the arteries
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Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of epinephrine
Answer C. decreases heart rate and blood pressure
2. When the level of arterial carbon dioxide rises above normal
Answer respirations increase in rate and depth.
3. Which of the following most accurately describes septic shock
Answer Bacteria damage to the vessel wall, leaking blood vessels, and vasodilation
4. The large, flat, triangular bone that over lies the posterior
thoracic wall is called the
1/
6
, Answer Scapula
5. The leaf shaped structure located superior to the larynx is called
the
Answer epiglottis
6. Neurogenic shock occurs when
Answer Failure of the nervous system causes wide spread vasodilation
7. The inferior Venna cava returns deoxygenated blood to the right
side of the heart from all of the following areas except the
Answer Brain
8. The diastolic blood pressure represents the
Answer Minimum amount of pressure that is always present in the arteries
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