EMT-Anatomy and Physiology
review questions with correct
solutions.
Anatomical Position - Answer Standing, facing forward, palms out
Supine - Answer lying face up on back
Prone - Answer lying face down on stomach
Sternum - Answer breastbone, flat narrow bone in the middle of
anterior chest
Ribs - Answer 24 ribs, 12 pairs attached posteriorly by ligaments
to the thoracic vertebrae. First 7 are attached to sternum by
cartilage. The last 5 ribs are false ribs because the front ends
aren't attached to sternum
Clavicle - Answer collarbone, attached to superior portion of
sternum (manubrium)
Xiphoid Process - Answer inferior portion of the sternum
Pelvis - Answer doughnut-shaped structure; sacrum and coccyx
Iliac Crest - Answer each side of the pelvis, the "wings"
, Pubis - Answer anterior and inferior portion of pelvis
Ishium - Answer posterior and inferior portion of pelvis
Lower Extremities - Answer limbs of the body from the hip to the
toes
Acetabulum - Answer pelvic socket into which fits the rounded
top of the femur
Lower Leg - Answer tibia is the shin located at the anterior and
medial side of leg. fibula is smaller and located on the lateral side
of leg
Malleolus - Answer ankle joint socket
Tarsals - Answer group of bones that make up most of ankle and
part of foot
Metatarsals - Answer 5 bones that form the substance of foot
Phalanges - Answer 14 in toes and fingers
Upper Extremities - Answer limbs of the body including
shoulders, arms, forearms, wrists, and hands
review questions with correct
solutions.
Anatomical Position - Answer Standing, facing forward, palms out
Supine - Answer lying face up on back
Prone - Answer lying face down on stomach
Sternum - Answer breastbone, flat narrow bone in the middle of
anterior chest
Ribs - Answer 24 ribs, 12 pairs attached posteriorly by ligaments
to the thoracic vertebrae. First 7 are attached to sternum by
cartilage. The last 5 ribs are false ribs because the front ends
aren't attached to sternum
Clavicle - Answer collarbone, attached to superior portion of
sternum (manubrium)
Xiphoid Process - Answer inferior portion of the sternum
Pelvis - Answer doughnut-shaped structure; sacrum and coccyx
Iliac Crest - Answer each side of the pelvis, the "wings"
, Pubis - Answer anterior and inferior portion of pelvis
Ishium - Answer posterior and inferior portion of pelvis
Lower Extremities - Answer limbs of the body from the hip to the
toes
Acetabulum - Answer pelvic socket into which fits the rounded
top of the femur
Lower Leg - Answer tibia is the shin located at the anterior and
medial side of leg. fibula is smaller and located on the lateral side
of leg
Malleolus - Answer ankle joint socket
Tarsals - Answer group of bones that make up most of ankle and
part of foot
Metatarsals - Answer 5 bones that form the substance of foot
Phalanges - Answer 14 in toes and fingers
Upper Extremities - Answer limbs of the body including
shoulders, arms, forearms, wrists, and hands
