Medical Responder - Mid-Course
Knowledge Evaluation(Exam 100%
Solved Graded A+)
Medical control is the process by which a physician directs the care given by pre-
hospital care professionals to patients
a. True
b. False - ANSWERSa
Standing orders allow EMR personnel to provide certain types of care or treatments
without talking to the physician. This is called direct medical control.
a. True
b. False - ANSWERSb
The basic unit of life is the:
a. Nervous system
b. Organ
c. Cell
d. Body system - ANSWERSc
A group of organ and other structures that perform specific body functions is (are) the:
a. Vital organs
b. Nervous system
c. Respiratory system
d. Body system - ANSWERSd
Anatomically speaking, anything away from midlines is called ______. Anything towards
the is midline is called ______. Anything towards the front of the body is called ______.
Anything towards the back is called ______.
a. Posterior; medial; lateral; anterior
b. Medial; anterior; lateral; posterior
c. Lateral; medial anterior; posterior
d. Medial; lateral; anterior; posterior - ANSWERSc
A (the) ______ is a hollow place in the body that contains organs.
, a. Stomach
b. Bone
c. Body cavity
d. Quadrant - ANSWERSc
Which of the following is not a major body cavity?
a. Pelvic
b. Thoracic
c. Diaphragm
d. Spinal - ANSWERSc
What is the small flap of tissue that covers the trachea when you swallow
a. Esophagus
b. Epiglottis
c. Bronchi
d. Alveoli - ANSWERSb
The ongoing breathing process is involuntary and is controlled by the brain
a. True
b. False - ANSWERSa
The pumping action of the heart is called a:
a. Beat
b. Pulse
c. Contraction
d. Cycle - ANSWERSc
The purpose of the primary survey is to:
a. Ensure there are no dangers at the scene
b. Determine the number of patients
c. Find all life-threatening injuries or conditions
d. Expose and treat all injuries - ANSWERSc
If the mechanism of injury alerts you to the possibility of ahead and/or spine injury, you
open the airway using:
a. The cross-over finger technique
b. A head-tilt/chin-lift
c. A two-handed jaw thrust
d. A tongue-jaw lift - ANSWERSc