PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 11E
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ midaxillary line. Answer: An imaginary vertical line that starts at
the middle of the axilla (armpit) and extends down the side of the
chest.
◉ anterior. Answer: toward the front of the body.
◉ posteior. Answer: is toward the back of the body.
◉ superior. Answer: toward the head or above the point of
references.
◉ inferior. Answer: toward the feet or below the point of reference.
◉ dorsal. Answer: toward the back or backbone.
◉ ventral. Answer: toward the front or belly.
◉ medial. Answer: toward the mid-line or center of the body.
,◉ lateral. Answer: left or right of the mid line.
◉ proximal. Answer: near the point of reference.
◉ distal. Answer: distand, or far from the point of reference.
◉ midclavicular. Answer: to the center of each of the collarbones,
extends from the center of either collarbone down the anterior
thorax.
◉ midaxillary. Answer: to the center of the armpit.
◉ plantar. Answer: sole of the foot
◉ palmar. Answer: the palm of the hand.
◉ abdominal quadrants. Answer: RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ
◉ musculosheletal system. Answer: consist of a bony framework, or
skeleton, held together by ligaments.
, ◉ ligaments. Answer: connect bone to bone and joints.
◉ tendons. Answer: connect muscles to bone.
◉ skull. Answer: rests at the top of the spinal column and houses
and protects the brain.
◉ cranium. Answer: Forms the top, back and sides of the skull plus
the forehead.
◉ orbits. Answer: Eye sockets in the skull
◉ maxillae. Answer: fused bones of the upper jaw.
◉ zygomatic bones. Answer: cheekbones.
◉ mandible. Answer: lower jaw
◉ spinal column. Answer: principle support system of the body
consisting of vertebrae.
◉ vertabrae. Answer: irregular shaped blocks of bone in the spinal
column.
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ midaxillary line. Answer: An imaginary vertical line that starts at
the middle of the axilla (armpit) and extends down the side of the
chest.
◉ anterior. Answer: toward the front of the body.
◉ posteior. Answer: is toward the back of the body.
◉ superior. Answer: toward the head or above the point of
references.
◉ inferior. Answer: toward the feet or below the point of reference.
◉ dorsal. Answer: toward the back or backbone.
◉ ventral. Answer: toward the front or belly.
◉ medial. Answer: toward the mid-line or center of the body.
,◉ lateral. Answer: left or right of the mid line.
◉ proximal. Answer: near the point of reference.
◉ distal. Answer: distand, or far from the point of reference.
◉ midclavicular. Answer: to the center of each of the collarbones,
extends from the center of either collarbone down the anterior
thorax.
◉ midaxillary. Answer: to the center of the armpit.
◉ plantar. Answer: sole of the foot
◉ palmar. Answer: the palm of the hand.
◉ abdominal quadrants. Answer: RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ
◉ musculosheletal system. Answer: consist of a bony framework, or
skeleton, held together by ligaments.
, ◉ ligaments. Answer: connect bone to bone and joints.
◉ tendons. Answer: connect muscles to bone.
◉ skull. Answer: rests at the top of the spinal column and houses
and protects the brain.
◉ cranium. Answer: Forms the top, back and sides of the skull plus
the forehead.
◉ orbits. Answer: Eye sockets in the skull
◉ maxillae. Answer: fused bones of the upper jaw.
◉ zygomatic bones. Answer: cheekbones.
◉ mandible. Answer: lower jaw
◉ spinal column. Answer: principle support system of the body
consisting of vertebrae.
◉ vertabrae. Answer: irregular shaped blocks of bone in the spinal
column.
