PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 11E ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ anatomical position. Answer: a position in which the patient is
standing erect, facing forward, with arms down at the sides and
palms forward.
◉ abdominal cavity. Answer: the space located below the diaphragm
that extends to the top of the pelvis.
◉ absorption. Answer: passage of a substance through skin or
mucous membranes upon contact.
◉ acromion. Answer: The lateral triangular projection of the scapula
that forms the point of the shoulder.
◉ airway. Answer: the path by which air reaches the lungs.
◉ alveoli. Answer: air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of
oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.
◉ anterior. Answer: toward the front. Opposite of posterior.
,◉ anterior plane. Answer: the front or abdominal side of the body.
◉ aorta. Answer: the major artery from the heart.
◉ artery. Answer: blood vessel that carries blood away from the
heart, and has thick, elastic walls made of connective tissue and
smooth muscle tissue.
◉ arteriole. Answer: the smallest branch of an artery, which at its
distal end leads into a capillary.
◉ aspiration. Answer: Breathing a foreign substance into the lungs.
◉ automaticity. Answer: the capability of the cells within the cardiac
conduction system to generate a cardiac impulses on their own.
◉ autonomic nervous system. Answer: part of the nervous system
that influences involuntary muscles and glands.
◉ ball and socket joint. Answer: a joint that permits the widest
range of motion, including flexion, extension ,abduction, adduction
and rotation for example the should or hip joint.
, ◉ blood pressure. Answer: The force that blood exerts against the
inside walls of a blood vessel.
◉ physiology. Answer: the function of the living body and its parts.
◉ supine. Answer: the patient is lying face up on his back.
◉ prone. Answer: the patient is lying face down on his stomach.
◉ lateral recumbent or recovery position. Answer: the patient is
lying on his left or right side.
◉ fowler's position. Answer: The patient is lying on his back with his
upper body elevated at a 45 to 60 degree angle.
◉ Semi-Fowler's Position. Answer: the patient is lying on his back
with the upper body elevated at an angle less than 45 degrees.
◉ Trendelenburg position. Answer: the patient is lying on his back
with the legs elevated higher than the head and body on an included
place.
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ anatomical position. Answer: a position in which the patient is
standing erect, facing forward, with arms down at the sides and
palms forward.
◉ abdominal cavity. Answer: the space located below the diaphragm
that extends to the top of the pelvis.
◉ absorption. Answer: passage of a substance through skin or
mucous membranes upon contact.
◉ acromion. Answer: The lateral triangular projection of the scapula
that forms the point of the shoulder.
◉ airway. Answer: the path by which air reaches the lungs.
◉ alveoli. Answer: air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of
oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.
◉ anterior. Answer: toward the front. Opposite of posterior.
,◉ anterior plane. Answer: the front or abdominal side of the body.
◉ aorta. Answer: the major artery from the heart.
◉ artery. Answer: blood vessel that carries blood away from the
heart, and has thick, elastic walls made of connective tissue and
smooth muscle tissue.
◉ arteriole. Answer: the smallest branch of an artery, which at its
distal end leads into a capillary.
◉ aspiration. Answer: Breathing a foreign substance into the lungs.
◉ automaticity. Answer: the capability of the cells within the cardiac
conduction system to generate a cardiac impulses on their own.
◉ autonomic nervous system. Answer: part of the nervous system
that influences involuntary muscles and glands.
◉ ball and socket joint. Answer: a joint that permits the widest
range of motion, including flexion, extension ,abduction, adduction
and rotation for example the should or hip joint.
, ◉ blood pressure. Answer: The force that blood exerts against the
inside walls of a blood vessel.
◉ physiology. Answer: the function of the living body and its parts.
◉ supine. Answer: the patient is lying face up on his back.
◉ prone. Answer: the patient is lying face down on his stomach.
◉ lateral recumbent or recovery position. Answer: the patient is
lying on his left or right side.
◉ fowler's position. Answer: The patient is lying on his back with his
upper body elevated at a 45 to 60 degree angle.
◉ Semi-Fowler's Position. Answer: the patient is lying on his back
with the upper body elevated at an angle less than 45 degrees.
◉ Trendelenburg position. Answer: the patient is lying on his back
with the legs elevated higher than the head and body on an included
place.
