EMT Exam Prep UPDATED Study Guide QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

EMT Exam Prep UPDATED Study Guide
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
flexion - CORRECT ANSWERS decreasing the angle between two
bones at a joint (when you bend your knee towards your body


extension - CORRECT ANSWERS increasing the angle between two
bones at a joint (straightening the knee from a bent position


adduction - CORRECT ANSWERS moving limb away from midline


Abduction - CORRECT ANSWERS moving limb away from midline


pronation - CORRECT ANSWERS rotating a bone medially(inward)
from another bone


supination - CORRECT ANSWERS rotating a bone laterally from
another bone(soup)


negative pressure - CORRECT ANSWERS It is created when the
diaphragm moves downward and allows the lungs to expand


positive pressure - CORRECT ANSWERS It is created when the
diaphragm relaxes and allows the lungs to contract


right side of heart - CORRECT ANSWERS pumps blood to be
oxygenated

, left side of heart - CORRECT ANSWERS pumps blood to the rest of the
body


pulmonary vein - CORRECT ANSWERS carries oxygenated blood from
the lungs to the heart


superior vena cava - CORRECT ANSWERS carries blood from the head
and upper extremities to the heart


inferior vena cava - CORRECT ANSWERS carries blood from the trunk
and lower extremities to the heart


right upper quadrant - CORRECT ANSWERS Liver, Right Kidney,
Colon, Pancreas, Gallbladder


left upper quadrant - CORRECT ANSWERS liver, spleen, left kidney,
stomach, colon, pancreas


right lower quadrant - CORRECT ANSWERS colon, small intestine,
ureter, appendix


left lower quadrant - CORRECT ANSWERS colon, small, intestines,
ureter


kidneys - CORRECT ANSWERS responsible for filtering blood and
producing urine


ureters - CORRECT ANSWERS stem off from the kidney, allow urine
to pass through, and flow into the bladder