EMT MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Alkalosis. Answer: an alkaline condition of the body - can occur with
hyperventilation - blowing off too much carbon dioxide
◉ Adjuncts. Answer: things that help - so oxygen assist in the delivery
of oxygen
◉ Agitation. Answer: an emotional state of being restless, anxious,
nervous
◉ Aggravation. Answer: an emotional state of being angry, or extremely
unhappy about something
◉ Algorithm. Answer: an illustrative method to summarize assessment
and treatment information. Memory aids.
,◉ Antecubital. Answer: pertaining to the front of the elbow - a place to
start an IV
◉ Arthritis. Answer: an inflammation of the joints
◉ Aspirate. Answer: to suck into
◉ Atrophy. Answer: a wasting of tissue - when leg is not in use it wastes
away
◉ Bifurcate. Answer: to split in two - the trachea bifurcates at the carina
into two main stem bronchi
◉ Blunt trauma. Answer: an injury that was caused by a blunt object -
no break in the skin
◉ Child. Answer: pediatrics- a child is over 1 year old but less than 14
◉ Compromise. Answer: to make worse - compromised airway
◉ Contraindicated. Answer: a condition that renders a treatment
improper or undesirable
, ◉ Copious. Answer: large amounts
◉ Dermatology. Answer: the study of the skin
◉ Ectopic. Answer: out of the ordinary (pregnancy, pacemaker, beats)
◉ Edema. Answer: swelling of tissue due to excessive fluid in the area
◉ Electrodes. Answer: the "leads" placed on a patient's chest for ECG
◉ Embolus. Answer: a lump of something traveling through the blood
vessel (air, fat from a fracture or blood clot)
◉ Emphysema. Answer: means trapped air - a chronic respiratory
disease that involves trapping air
◉ Epistaxis. Answer: medical term for nosebleed
◉ Epidemiology. Answer: the study of the distribution of illness &
injury across a population and the applying this knowledge to help
control disease
◉ Etiology. Answer: the study of the cause of a disease
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Alkalosis. Answer: an alkaline condition of the body - can occur with
hyperventilation - blowing off too much carbon dioxide
◉ Adjuncts. Answer: things that help - so oxygen assist in the delivery
of oxygen
◉ Agitation. Answer: an emotional state of being restless, anxious,
nervous
◉ Aggravation. Answer: an emotional state of being angry, or extremely
unhappy about something
◉ Algorithm. Answer: an illustrative method to summarize assessment
and treatment information. Memory aids.
,◉ Antecubital. Answer: pertaining to the front of the elbow - a place to
start an IV
◉ Arthritis. Answer: an inflammation of the joints
◉ Aspirate. Answer: to suck into
◉ Atrophy. Answer: a wasting of tissue - when leg is not in use it wastes
away
◉ Bifurcate. Answer: to split in two - the trachea bifurcates at the carina
into two main stem bronchi
◉ Blunt trauma. Answer: an injury that was caused by a blunt object -
no break in the skin
◉ Child. Answer: pediatrics- a child is over 1 year old but less than 14
◉ Compromise. Answer: to make worse - compromised airway
◉ Contraindicated. Answer: a condition that renders a treatment
improper or undesirable
, ◉ Copious. Answer: large amounts
◉ Dermatology. Answer: the study of the skin
◉ Ectopic. Answer: out of the ordinary (pregnancy, pacemaker, beats)
◉ Edema. Answer: swelling of tissue due to excessive fluid in the area
◉ Electrodes. Answer: the "leads" placed on a patient's chest for ECG
◉ Embolus. Answer: a lump of something traveling through the blood
vessel (air, fat from a fracture or blood clot)
◉ Emphysema. Answer: means trapped air - a chronic respiratory
disease that involves trapping air
◉ Epistaxis. Answer: medical term for nosebleed
◉ Epidemiology. Answer: the study of the distribution of illness &
injury across a population and the applying this knowledge to help
control disease
◉ Etiology. Answer: the study of the cause of a disease
