EMT UNIT 2 EXAM JB LEARNING
A by-product of involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation is: - Answer - heat
A patient has a blood pressure of 130/70 mm Hg. The "130" in this measurement
represents: - Answer - ventricular contraction
A patient has a large accumulation of blood in the sac surrounding the heart. Which
type of shock would this condition cause? - Answer - Obstructive
Bile is produced by the liver and concentrated and stored in the: - Answer - gallbladder
If a patient's chest barely moves during inhalation, even if the patient's respiratory rate
is normal, you should suspect that: - Answer - minute volume is decreased
Large amounts of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) are generated when: - Answer - the
cells function with adequate oxygen
Pathophysiology is the study of the functional changes that occur when the body reacts
to a particular: - Answer - disease
The ___________ is made up of the maxilla and zygoma, as well as the frontal bone of
the cranium. - Answer - orbit
The ____________ is a muscular dome that forms the inferior boundary of the thorax,
separating the thorax from the abdomen. - Answer - diaphragm
The brain connects to the spinal cord through a large opening at the base of the skull
called the: - Answer - foramen magnum
The central nervous system is composed of the: - Answer - brain and spinal cord
The waste products of aerobic metabolism include: - Answer - carbon dioxide and water
Urine is transported from the kidneys to the urinary bladder via the: - Answer - ureters
What happens when blood volume is lost from the body? - Answer - The arteries
contract to increase the blood pressure
What is the function of the fallopian tubes? - Answer - To transport a mature egg to the
uterus
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skin? - Answer - metabolic coordniation
Which of the following is NOT true of the lymphatic system? - Answer - Its vessels
closely parallel the major arteries in the body
, Which of the following structures does NOT contain smooth muscle? - Answer - skeletal
system
Which of the following systems is responsible for releasing hormones that regulate body
activities? - Answer - endocrine
Which organ lies in the lateral and posterior portion of the left upper quadrant of the
abdomen? - Answer - spleen
A 20-year-old male has a large laceration to his wrist. He is holding a blood-soaked
towel over the wound, but it continues to bleed rapidly. You should: - Answer - apply a
tourniquet proximal to the wrist
A 25-year-old unrestrained female struck the steering wheel with her chest when her car
hit a tree while traveling at a high rate of speed. She has signs and symptoms of shock,
which you suspect are the result of intrathoracic bleeding. Which of the following
interventions will provide this patient with the greatest chance for survival? - Answer -
Rapid transport to a trauma center
As you approach a patient lying at the side of the roadway, you observe severe
bleeding from the leg. What should your first action be? - Answer - control the bleeding
Distributive shock occurs when: - Answer - widespread dilation of the blood vessels
causes blood to pool in the vascular beds
Foods, medications, and insects are common causes of ________ - Answer -
anaphylactic shock
Hypovolemic shock caused by severe burns is the result of a loss of: - Answer - plasma
In an acute injury setting, neurogenic shock is commonly accompanied by: - Answer -
hypothermia
Inadequate circulation of blood throughout the body is called ________. - Answer -
shock
Pulmonary edema and impaired ventilation occur during: - Answer - cardiogenic shock
Shock due to severe infection is called ________. - Answer - septic shock
To protect vital organs, the body compensates by directing blood flow away from organs
that are more tolerant of low flow, such as: - Answer - the skin
What are the three components of the "perfusion triangle"? - Answer - heart (pump),
blood vessels, blood
A by-product of involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation is: - Answer - heat
A patient has a blood pressure of 130/70 mm Hg. The "130" in this measurement
represents: - Answer - ventricular contraction
A patient has a large accumulation of blood in the sac surrounding the heart. Which
type of shock would this condition cause? - Answer - Obstructive
Bile is produced by the liver and concentrated and stored in the: - Answer - gallbladder
If a patient's chest barely moves during inhalation, even if the patient's respiratory rate
is normal, you should suspect that: - Answer - minute volume is decreased
Large amounts of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) are generated when: - Answer - the
cells function with adequate oxygen
Pathophysiology is the study of the functional changes that occur when the body reacts
to a particular: - Answer - disease
The ___________ is made up of the maxilla and zygoma, as well as the frontal bone of
the cranium. - Answer - orbit
The ____________ is a muscular dome that forms the inferior boundary of the thorax,
separating the thorax from the abdomen. - Answer - diaphragm
The brain connects to the spinal cord through a large opening at the base of the skull
called the: - Answer - foramen magnum
The central nervous system is composed of the: - Answer - brain and spinal cord
The waste products of aerobic metabolism include: - Answer - carbon dioxide and water
Urine is transported from the kidneys to the urinary bladder via the: - Answer - ureters
What happens when blood volume is lost from the body? - Answer - The arteries
contract to increase the blood pressure
What is the function of the fallopian tubes? - Answer - To transport a mature egg to the
uterus
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skin? - Answer - metabolic coordniation
Which of the following is NOT true of the lymphatic system? - Answer - Its vessels
closely parallel the major arteries in the body
, Which of the following structures does NOT contain smooth muscle? - Answer - skeletal
system
Which of the following systems is responsible for releasing hormones that regulate body
activities? - Answer - endocrine
Which organ lies in the lateral and posterior portion of the left upper quadrant of the
abdomen? - Answer - spleen
A 20-year-old male has a large laceration to his wrist. He is holding a blood-soaked
towel over the wound, but it continues to bleed rapidly. You should: - Answer - apply a
tourniquet proximal to the wrist
A 25-year-old unrestrained female struck the steering wheel with her chest when her car
hit a tree while traveling at a high rate of speed. She has signs and symptoms of shock,
which you suspect are the result of intrathoracic bleeding. Which of the following
interventions will provide this patient with the greatest chance for survival? - Answer -
Rapid transport to a trauma center
As you approach a patient lying at the side of the roadway, you observe severe
bleeding from the leg. What should your first action be? - Answer - control the bleeding
Distributive shock occurs when: - Answer - widespread dilation of the blood vessels
causes blood to pool in the vascular beds
Foods, medications, and insects are common causes of ________ - Answer -
anaphylactic shock
Hypovolemic shock caused by severe burns is the result of a loss of: - Answer - plasma
In an acute injury setting, neurogenic shock is commonly accompanied by: - Answer -
hypothermia
Inadequate circulation of blood throughout the body is called ________. - Answer -
shock
Pulmonary edema and impaired ventilation occur during: - Answer - cardiogenic shock
Shock due to severe infection is called ________. - Answer - septic shock
To protect vital organs, the body compensates by directing blood flow away from organs
that are more tolerant of low flow, such as: - Answer - the skin
What are the three components of the "perfusion triangle"? - Answer - heart (pump),
blood vessels, blood
