North Seattle College EMT Entrance Exam
RUQ - -Liver, gallbladder, major vessels
LUQ - -Stomach, spleen, pancreas
RLQ - -appendix
LLQ - -Intestine
Cranial Cavity - -Contains the brain, protected by skull
Spinal Cavity - -Extends from base of skull to lower back. contains spinal chord and
is protected by vertebral column
Central nervous system - -brain and spinal cord
thoracic cavity - -Below neck, above diaphragm. protected by rig cage, contains
heart, lungs and major vessels
Pericardial Cavity - -surrounds the heart
Pleural cavity - -surrounds the lungs
Abdominal cavity - -Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and other
organs
axial skeleton - -Skull, spinal column, sternum and ribs
,North Seattle College EMT Entrance Exam
appendicular skeleton - -upper/lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvic girdle
Shoulder girdle - -clavicle and scapula
Pelvic girdle - -ilium, sacrum, coccyx, pubis and ischium
Tendons - -Connect muscle to bone
Ligaments - -Connect bone to bone/cartilege
Face bones - -Orbits, nasal bones, maxilla, mandible, and zygomatic bones
Spine - -7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 (fused) sacrum, 4 (fused) coccyx
Skeletal muscles - -Voluntary muscle that facilitates movement of the body
Smooth muscle - -Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body
cardiac muscle - -Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
Upper airway - -Nose, pharynx, larynx
Lower airway - -trachea, lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
Sinuses - -Produce mucus and trap bacteria
, North Seattle College EMT Entrance Exam
Pharynx - -throat
Nasopharynx - -region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft
palate
Oropharynx - -central portion of the pharynx between the roof of the mouth and the
upper edge of the epiglottis
Laryngopharynx - -Lower throat that surrounds openings of esophagus and larynx
Larynx - -Connects pharynx with trachea. Voice box
Thyroid cartilage - -adams apple, the largest cartilage of the larynx
Hyoid bone - -a U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue.
Epiglottis - -A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from
entering.
Trachea - -Windpipe that continues to chest and branches into right and left primary
bronchus
Alveoli - -tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air
and blood
Right Lung - -Spongy, air-filled organ with 3 lobes
Left lung - -Spongy, air-filled organ with 2 lobes and a cardiac notch
RUQ - -Liver, gallbladder, major vessels
LUQ - -Stomach, spleen, pancreas
RLQ - -appendix
LLQ - -Intestine
Cranial Cavity - -Contains the brain, protected by skull
Spinal Cavity - -Extends from base of skull to lower back. contains spinal chord and
is protected by vertebral column
Central nervous system - -brain and spinal cord
thoracic cavity - -Below neck, above diaphragm. protected by rig cage, contains
heart, lungs and major vessels
Pericardial Cavity - -surrounds the heart
Pleural cavity - -surrounds the lungs
Abdominal cavity - -Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and other
organs
axial skeleton - -Skull, spinal column, sternum and ribs
,North Seattle College EMT Entrance Exam
appendicular skeleton - -upper/lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvic girdle
Shoulder girdle - -clavicle and scapula
Pelvic girdle - -ilium, sacrum, coccyx, pubis and ischium
Tendons - -Connect muscle to bone
Ligaments - -Connect bone to bone/cartilege
Face bones - -Orbits, nasal bones, maxilla, mandible, and zygomatic bones
Spine - -7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 (fused) sacrum, 4 (fused) coccyx
Skeletal muscles - -Voluntary muscle that facilitates movement of the body
Smooth muscle - -Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body
cardiac muscle - -Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
Upper airway - -Nose, pharynx, larynx
Lower airway - -trachea, lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
Sinuses - -Produce mucus and trap bacteria
, North Seattle College EMT Entrance Exam
Pharynx - -throat
Nasopharynx - -region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft
palate
Oropharynx - -central portion of the pharynx between the roof of the mouth and the
upper edge of the epiglottis
Laryngopharynx - -Lower throat that surrounds openings of esophagus and larynx
Larynx - -Connects pharynx with trachea. Voice box
Thyroid cartilage - -adams apple, the largest cartilage of the larynx
Hyoid bone - -a U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue.
Epiglottis - -A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from
entering.
Trachea - -Windpipe that continues to chest and branches into right and left primary
bronchus
Alveoli - -tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air
and blood
Right Lung - -Spongy, air-filled organ with 3 lobes
Left lung - -Spongy, air-filled organ with 2 lobes and a cardiac notch
