PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE
CHAPTER 7 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Abdominal quadrants - ANS the four parts of the abdomen as divided by imaginary horizontal
and vertical lines through the umbilicus
abduction - ANS Movement away from the midline of the body
Acetabulum - ANS the rounded cavity or socket on the external surface of the pelvis that
receives the head of the femur
Acromion - ANS The lateral triangular projection of the scapula that forms the point of the
shoulder.
adduction - ANS movement toward the midline
aeorbic metabolism - ANS chemical and physical changes that take place within the cells in
the presence of oxygen
agonal respirations - ANS gasping-type respirations that have no pattern and occur very
infrequently; a sign of impending cardiac or respiratory arrest
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,airway - ANS the path by which air reaches the lungs
alveoli - ANS the air sacs of the lungs
anaerobic metabolism - ANS chemical and physical changes that take place within the cells
without the presence of oxygen
anatomical planes - ANS Imaginary divisions of the body
anatomical position - ANS a position in which the patient is standing erect, facing forward,
with arms down at the sides and palms forward
anatomy - ANS the study of structure of the body and the relationship of its parts to each
other
anterior plane - ANS the front, or abdominal side of the body
anterior - ANS toward the front
aorta - ANS Major artery that carries blood from the heart to the body
aortic valve - ANS at the base of the aortic artery in the left ventricle
arteriole - ANS the smallest kind of artery; carry blood from arteries into capillaries
artery - ANS blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
aspiration - ANS Breathing a foreign substance into the lungs
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, atria - ANS the two upper chambers of the heart
automaticity - ANS the capability of cells within the cardiac conduction system to generate a
cardiac impulse on their own
ball and socket joint - ANS a joint that permits the widest range of motion, including flexion,
extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation, for example the shoulder or hip joint
bicuspid (mitral) valve - ANS between left atrium and left ventricle
bilateral - ANS on both sides
blood pressure - ANS the force exerted by blood on the interior walls of blood vessels
brachial artery - ANS the major artery of the upper arm
brainstem - ANS the funnel-shaped inferior part of the brain that controls most automatic
functions of the body. It is made up of the pons, midbrain, and the medulla, which is the brain's
connection to the spinal cord.
bronchi - ANS the two main branches leading from the trachea to the lungs, providing the
passageway for air movement
bronchioles - ANS small branches of the bronchi
calcaneus - ANS the heel bone
capillary - ANS tiny blood vessel that connects an arteriole to a venule
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CHAPTER 7 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Abdominal quadrants - ANS the four parts of the abdomen as divided by imaginary horizontal
and vertical lines through the umbilicus
abduction - ANS Movement away from the midline of the body
Acetabulum - ANS the rounded cavity or socket on the external surface of the pelvis that
receives the head of the femur
Acromion - ANS The lateral triangular projection of the scapula that forms the point of the
shoulder.
adduction - ANS movement toward the midline
aeorbic metabolism - ANS chemical and physical changes that take place within the cells in
the presence of oxygen
agonal respirations - ANS gasping-type respirations that have no pattern and occur very
infrequently; a sign of impending cardiac or respiratory arrest
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,airway - ANS the path by which air reaches the lungs
alveoli - ANS the air sacs of the lungs
anaerobic metabolism - ANS chemical and physical changes that take place within the cells
without the presence of oxygen
anatomical planes - ANS Imaginary divisions of the body
anatomical position - ANS a position in which the patient is standing erect, facing forward,
with arms down at the sides and palms forward
anatomy - ANS the study of structure of the body and the relationship of its parts to each
other
anterior plane - ANS the front, or abdominal side of the body
anterior - ANS toward the front
aorta - ANS Major artery that carries blood from the heart to the body
aortic valve - ANS at the base of the aortic artery in the left ventricle
arteriole - ANS the smallest kind of artery; carry blood from arteries into capillaries
artery - ANS blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
aspiration - ANS Breathing a foreign substance into the lungs
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, atria - ANS the two upper chambers of the heart
automaticity - ANS the capability of cells within the cardiac conduction system to generate a
cardiac impulse on their own
ball and socket joint - ANS a joint that permits the widest range of motion, including flexion,
extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation, for example the shoulder or hip joint
bicuspid (mitral) valve - ANS between left atrium and left ventricle
bilateral - ANS on both sides
blood pressure - ANS the force exerted by blood on the interior walls of blood vessels
brachial artery - ANS the major artery of the upper arm
brainstem - ANS the funnel-shaped inferior part of the brain that controls most automatic
functions of the body. It is made up of the pons, midbrain, and the medulla, which is the brain's
connection to the spinal cord.
bronchi - ANS the two main branches leading from the trachea to the lungs, providing the
passageway for air movement
bronchioles - ANS small branches of the bronchi
calcaneus - ANS the heel bone
capillary - ANS tiny blood vessel that connects an arteriole to a venule
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