North Seattle College EMT Entrance
Exam Graded A+
Abdominal cavity - ANSWER-Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and other
organs
Abrasions - ANSWER-A in DCAP-BTLS
abruptio placentae - ANSWER-premature separation of the placenta from the uterine
wall
active rewarming - ANSWER-application of an external heat source to rewarm the body
of a hypothermic patient
Adrenal glands - ANSWER-Located above each kidney. Releases epinephrine and
norepinephrine
air embolism - ANSWER-Air is sucked in a torn blood vessel and travels to organs,
which can lead to cardiac arrest if it enters the heart.
airway and responsiveness, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure - ANSWER-
ABCDE primary survey
Alert, Responds to Verbal Stimuli, Responds to Painful Stimuli, Unresponsive -
ANSWER-AVPU- level of responsiveness
Allergies - ANSWER-A- SAMPLE history
Altered mental status - ANSWER-Any deviation from alert and oriented to person,
place, time, and event, or any deviation from a patient's normal baseline mental status.
Alveoli - ANSWER-tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases
between air and blood
amputation - ANSWER-partial or complete removal of an extremity due to trauma or a
circulatory disease
Anaphylaxis - ANSWER-A severe allergic reaction that affects multiple body systems
anterior - ANSWER-toward the front
Aorta - ANSWER-Largest artery in the body
aortic valve - ANSWER-valve between left ventricle and aorta
, appearance breathing circulation - ANSWER-ABC general impression
appendicular skeleton - ANSWER-upper/lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvic
girdle
Arterial bleeding - ANSWER-blood squirts out due to high pressure with every heart
beat
Arteries - ANSWER-carry blood away from the heart
Arterioles - ANSWER-Small vessels that connect arteries to capillaries
Atria - ANSWER-upper chambers of the heart. Receive blood from body/lungs
axial skeleton - ANSWER-Skull, spinal column, sternum and ribs
basilar skull fracture - ANSWER-fracture at the base of the skull
Battle's Sign - ANSWER-Bruising behind an ear over the mastoid process that may
indicate a skull fracture.
bicuspid valve - ANSWER-valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
Blood pressure - ANSWER-Force exerted by blood on inner walls of heart and arteries
Blunt trauma - ANSWER-Any mechanism of injury that occurs without penetration of the
body
Brachial pulse - ANSWER-Pulse checked in an infant
Burns - ANSWER-B in DCAP-BTLS
Capillaries - ANSWER-Microscopic vessel through which exchanges take place
between the blood and cells of the body
Capillary refill - ANSWER-A test that evaluates distal circulatory system function by
squeezing (blanching) blood from an area such as a nail bed and watching the speed of
its return after releasing the pressure.
cardiac muscle - ANSWER-Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
Cardiac output - ANSWER-The amount of blood the heart pumps through the circulatory
system in a minute.
Exam Graded A+
Abdominal cavity - ANSWER-Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and other
organs
Abrasions - ANSWER-A in DCAP-BTLS
abruptio placentae - ANSWER-premature separation of the placenta from the uterine
wall
active rewarming - ANSWER-application of an external heat source to rewarm the body
of a hypothermic patient
Adrenal glands - ANSWER-Located above each kidney. Releases epinephrine and
norepinephrine
air embolism - ANSWER-Air is sucked in a torn blood vessel and travels to organs,
which can lead to cardiac arrest if it enters the heart.
airway and responsiveness, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure - ANSWER-
ABCDE primary survey
Alert, Responds to Verbal Stimuli, Responds to Painful Stimuli, Unresponsive -
ANSWER-AVPU- level of responsiveness
Allergies - ANSWER-A- SAMPLE history
Altered mental status - ANSWER-Any deviation from alert and oriented to person,
place, time, and event, or any deviation from a patient's normal baseline mental status.
Alveoli - ANSWER-tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases
between air and blood
amputation - ANSWER-partial or complete removal of an extremity due to trauma or a
circulatory disease
Anaphylaxis - ANSWER-A severe allergic reaction that affects multiple body systems
anterior - ANSWER-toward the front
Aorta - ANSWER-Largest artery in the body
aortic valve - ANSWER-valve between left ventricle and aorta
, appearance breathing circulation - ANSWER-ABC general impression
appendicular skeleton - ANSWER-upper/lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvic
girdle
Arterial bleeding - ANSWER-blood squirts out due to high pressure with every heart
beat
Arteries - ANSWER-carry blood away from the heart
Arterioles - ANSWER-Small vessels that connect arteries to capillaries
Atria - ANSWER-upper chambers of the heart. Receive blood from body/lungs
axial skeleton - ANSWER-Skull, spinal column, sternum and ribs
basilar skull fracture - ANSWER-fracture at the base of the skull
Battle's Sign - ANSWER-Bruising behind an ear over the mastoid process that may
indicate a skull fracture.
bicuspid valve - ANSWER-valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
Blood pressure - ANSWER-Force exerted by blood on inner walls of heart and arteries
Blunt trauma - ANSWER-Any mechanism of injury that occurs without penetration of the
body
Brachial pulse - ANSWER-Pulse checked in an infant
Burns - ANSWER-B in DCAP-BTLS
Capillaries - ANSWER-Microscopic vessel through which exchanges take place
between the blood and cells of the body
Capillary refill - ANSWER-A test that evaluates distal circulatory system function by
squeezing (blanching) blood from an area such as a nail bed and watching the speed of
its return after releasing the pressure.
cardiac muscle - ANSWER-Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
Cardiac output - ANSWER-The amount of blood the heart pumps through the circulatory
system in a minute.
