Paramedic Entrance Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER Away from head
Medial - CORRECT ANSWER Toward the midline
Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER Away from midline
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER Towards head
Anatomical Position - CORRECT ANSWER Standing erect, limbs down, palms forward
Pneumothorax - CORRECT ANSWER Air within plural space
Ventricles - CORRECT ANSWER Two lower chambers of heart
R. ventricle sends oxygen poor blood to lungs
L. ventricle sends oxygen rich blood to body
Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER low core body temp
Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER Heart rate >100bpm
Divisions of vertebre - CORRECT ANSWER Cervial- 7, thoracic- 12, lumbar- 5, sacrum-5
fused, coccyx -4 fused
33 total
Body cavities - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Cranial
, 2) Thoracic
3) Abdomino-pelvic
Actions of Musculoskeletal System - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Protect internal organs
2) Gives body shape
3) Provide ability to move
Types of muscles - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Smooth
2) Cardiac
3) Skeletal
4) Voluntary
5) Involuntary
Skeletal Muscles - CORRECT ANSWER Voluntary
Cardiac Muscles - CORRECT ANSWER Involuntary
Smooth Muscles - CORRECT ANSWER Involuntary
Voluntary Muscles - CORRECT ANSWER Continuously controlled
Involuntary Muscles - CORRECT ANSWER Responds to brain signals
Parts of resp system - CORRECT ANSWER Pharynx, Oropharynx, Larynx, Thyroid, Cricoid,
Epiglottis, Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli, Capillaries, Lungs, Lobes
Red Blood Cells - CORRECT ANSWER Contains hemoglobin
White blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER fight infection
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER Away from head
Medial - CORRECT ANSWER Toward the midline
Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER Away from midline
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER Towards head
Anatomical Position - CORRECT ANSWER Standing erect, limbs down, palms forward
Pneumothorax - CORRECT ANSWER Air within plural space
Ventricles - CORRECT ANSWER Two lower chambers of heart
R. ventricle sends oxygen poor blood to lungs
L. ventricle sends oxygen rich blood to body
Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER low core body temp
Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER Heart rate >100bpm
Divisions of vertebre - CORRECT ANSWER Cervial- 7, thoracic- 12, lumbar- 5, sacrum-5
fused, coccyx -4 fused
33 total
Body cavities - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Cranial
, 2) Thoracic
3) Abdomino-pelvic
Actions of Musculoskeletal System - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Protect internal organs
2) Gives body shape
3) Provide ability to move
Types of muscles - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Smooth
2) Cardiac
3) Skeletal
4) Voluntary
5) Involuntary
Skeletal Muscles - CORRECT ANSWER Voluntary
Cardiac Muscles - CORRECT ANSWER Involuntary
Smooth Muscles - CORRECT ANSWER Involuntary
Voluntary Muscles - CORRECT ANSWER Continuously controlled
Involuntary Muscles - CORRECT ANSWER Responds to brain signals
Parts of resp system - CORRECT ANSWER Pharynx, Oropharynx, Larynx, Thyroid, Cricoid,
Epiglottis, Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli, Capillaries, Lungs, Lobes
Red Blood Cells - CORRECT ANSWER Contains hemoglobin
White blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER fight infection
