NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE EMT ENTRANCE EXAM LATEST VERSION ALL WITH 580 QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR

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NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE EMT ENTRANCE EXAM
LATEST VERSION ALL WITH 580 QUESTIONS AND
WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS JUST RELEASED THIS
YEAR

Question: Pelvic girdle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ilium, sacrum, coccyx, pubis and ischium




Question: Tendons - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Connect muscle to bone




Question: Ligaments - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Connect bone to bone/cartilege




Question: Face bones - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Orbits, nasal bones, maxilla, mandible, and
zygomatic bones




Question: Spine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 (fused) sacrum, 4
(fused) coccyx




Question: Skeletal muscles - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Voluntary muscle that facilitates movement
of the body

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Question: Smooth muscle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Involuntary muscle found inside many
internal organs of the body




Question: cardiac muscle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the
heart.




Question: Upper airway - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Nose, pharynx, larynx




Question: Lower airway - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔trachea, lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli




Question: Sinuses - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Produce mucus and trap bacteria




Question: Pharynx - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔throat




Question: Nasopharynx - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔region of the pharynx at the back of the nose
and above the soft palate




Question: Oropharynx - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔central portion of the pharynx between the roof
of the mouth and the upper edge of the epiglottis

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Question: Laryngopharynx - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Lower throat that surrounds openings of
esophagus and larynx




Question: Larynx - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Connects pharynx with trachea. Voice box




Question: Thyroid cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔adams apple, the largest cartilage of the
larynx




Question: Hyoid bone - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the
tongue.




Question: Epiglottis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and
prevents food from entering.




Question: Trachea - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Windpipe that continues to chest and branches into
right and left primary bronchus




Question: Alveoli - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement
of gases between air and blood




Question: Right Lung - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Spongy, air-filled organ with 3 lobes

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Question: Left lung - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Spongy, air-filled organ with 2 lobes and a cardiac
notch




Question: Mediastinum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Space in the middle of the chest between the
lungs




Question: Pleurae - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔serous membranes that form an envelope between
the lungs and the chest wall




Question: Intercostal muscles - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔muscles between the ribs that contract
when breathing




Question: Diaphragm - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Muscle below lungs. Main muscle of respiration
and separates chest cavity from abdominal cavity




Question: Hemoglobin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Part of the red blood cell that acquires oxygen in
the lungs




Question: Cardiovascular system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Heart, blood and blood vessels