AEMT FINAL 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ Compare aerobic to anaerobic processes.
Answer: Aerobic - the metabolism that takes place in presence of
oxygen
Anaerobic - the metabolism that takes place in the absence of
oxygen; product is lactic acid
◉ diffusion.
Answer: passive movement of a solute moving from an area of
higher concentration to an area of lower concentration until even
distribution is achieved
◉ Osmosis.
Answer: passive movement of a solvent from an area of low
concentration through a permeable membrane (permeable to the
solvent, not the solute)
◉ Facilitated diffusion.
,Answer: process in which a carrier molecule moves substances in or
out of cells from areas of high concentration to areas of lower
concentration (energy is not required)
◉ Active transport.
Answer: movement of a substance against a concentration or
gradient such as the cell membrane, opposite the normal movement
of concentration (requires energy)
◉ Endocytosis.
Answer: an active process where a cell brings large particles or
substances into itself by engulfing them with its cell membrane,
which then forms a vesicle (a small sac) that pinches off into the
cell's interior
◉ Exocytosis.
Answer: the process by which a cell expels substances from its
interior to the outside by having a small, membrane-bound sac
called a vesicle fuse with the cell's outer membrane and release its
contents
◉ What is fluid balance?.
Answer: "Body fluid balance is the process of maintaining
homeostasis through equal water intake and output."
,◉ What are the long bones?.
Answer: Long bones - femur, tibia, fibula, ulna, radius, humerus
◉ What are the short bones?.
Answer: Short bones - wrist and ankle bones
◉ What are the flat bones?.
Answer: Flat bones - certain skull bones, the sternum, scapulae, ribs
◉ Where do ligaments connect?.
Answer: connects bone to bone
◉ Where do tendons connect?.
Answer: bone to muscle
◉ What is cartilage?.
Answer: cushion between bones
◉ Symphysis joint.
Answer: when bone ends are held together by fibrous tissue and
have limited motion (i.e, intervertebral discs in the spine)
, ◉ Ball-and-socket joint.
Answer: flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, and
circumduction are possible with this joint; the shoulder is a ball and
socket joint
◉ Hinge joint.
Answer: motion primarily limited to one plane (flex and extend);
finger, elbow, and knee joints are hinge joints.
◉ Joint capsule.
Answer: fibrous sac at the bone ends of a joint
◉ Synovial membrane.
Answer: inner lining of the joint capsule that makes a thick lubricant
called Synovial fluid; this fluid allows for bones to glide over one
another without rubbing
◉ Synovial fluid.
Answer: fluid that allows for bones to glide over one another
without rubbing, made by the synovial membrane
◉ What two parts is the skeleton divided into?.
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ Compare aerobic to anaerobic processes.
Answer: Aerobic - the metabolism that takes place in presence of
oxygen
Anaerobic - the metabolism that takes place in the absence of
oxygen; product is lactic acid
◉ diffusion.
Answer: passive movement of a solute moving from an area of
higher concentration to an area of lower concentration until even
distribution is achieved
◉ Osmosis.
Answer: passive movement of a solvent from an area of low
concentration through a permeable membrane (permeable to the
solvent, not the solute)
◉ Facilitated diffusion.
,Answer: process in which a carrier molecule moves substances in or
out of cells from areas of high concentration to areas of lower
concentration (energy is not required)
◉ Active transport.
Answer: movement of a substance against a concentration or
gradient such as the cell membrane, opposite the normal movement
of concentration (requires energy)
◉ Endocytosis.
Answer: an active process where a cell brings large particles or
substances into itself by engulfing them with its cell membrane,
which then forms a vesicle (a small sac) that pinches off into the
cell's interior
◉ Exocytosis.
Answer: the process by which a cell expels substances from its
interior to the outside by having a small, membrane-bound sac
called a vesicle fuse with the cell's outer membrane and release its
contents
◉ What is fluid balance?.
Answer: "Body fluid balance is the process of maintaining
homeostasis through equal water intake and output."
,◉ What are the long bones?.
Answer: Long bones - femur, tibia, fibula, ulna, radius, humerus
◉ What are the short bones?.
Answer: Short bones - wrist and ankle bones
◉ What are the flat bones?.
Answer: Flat bones - certain skull bones, the sternum, scapulae, ribs
◉ Where do ligaments connect?.
Answer: connects bone to bone
◉ Where do tendons connect?.
Answer: bone to muscle
◉ What is cartilage?.
Answer: cushion between bones
◉ Symphysis joint.
Answer: when bone ends are held together by fibrous tissue and
have limited motion (i.e, intervertebral discs in the spine)
, ◉ Ball-and-socket joint.
Answer: flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, and
circumduction are possible with this joint; the shoulder is a ball and
socket joint
◉ Hinge joint.
Answer: motion primarily limited to one plane (flex and extend);
finger, elbow, and knee joints are hinge joints.
◉ Joint capsule.
Answer: fibrous sac at the bone ends of a joint
◉ Synovial membrane.
Answer: inner lining of the joint capsule that makes a thick lubricant
called Synovial fluid; this fluid allows for bones to glide over one
another without rubbing
◉ Synovial fluid.
Answer: fluid that allows for bones to glide over one another
without rubbing, made by the synovial membrane
◉ What two parts is the skeleton divided into?.
