AEMT Questions

Question 1

The process that occurs when glucose crosses the cell membrane and is broken down into pyruvic is called.

Answer 1

Glycolysis

Question 2

When there is a sudden drop in blood pressure, the body compensate by _____________ as a result of ______________.

Answer 2

Increasing the heart rate; release of epinephrine

Question 3

The correct relationship of stroke, volume in cardiac output?

Answer 3

CO = HR x SV.

Question 4

In distributive shock, preload___________ due to vaso___________.

Answer 4

Decreases ; dilation

Question 5

An increase in the number of cells in a tissue is called

Answer 5

Hyperplasia

Question 6

What causes cyanosis?

Answer 6

Desaturated hemoglobin

Question 7

True or false = The effect of histamine release in anaphylaxis, include increasing gastrointestinal, motility, vasodilation, and bronchial dilation

Answer 7

False
Has nothing to do with gastrointestinal mortality

Question 8

The normal PaO2 of human arterial blood is

Answer 8

85 - 100

Question 9

The human body should be functioning at it optical level between the ages of

Answer 9

19-25

Question 10

Which group believes that illness is a result of karma

Answer 10

Hindus

Question 11

EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recommended by who

Answer 11

National Highway, traffic safety administration NHTSA

Question 12

The standards of prehospital, emergency care, and the individuals who provided are typically regulated by who

Answer 12

State office of EMS

Question 13

True or false the NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing

Answer 13

True

Question 14

True or false the human resources department deals with the well-being of an EMT career progression and EMT compensation

Answer 14

True

Question 15

-graphy

Answer 15

A process of recording

Question 16

-graph

Answer 16

Instrument of recording

Question 17

-gram

Answer 17

Picture of recording

Question 18

-genic

Answer 18

Produces
Produces by

Question 19

-ectomy

Answer 19

Surgical removal

Question 20

-cise

Answer 20

Cut

Question 21

Inter-

Answer 21

Between

Question 22

days-

Answer 22

Painful
Difficult

Question 23

Con-

Answer 23

Together
With

Question 24

Anti-

Answer 24

Before
In front of

Question 25

An-

Answer 25

Without

Question 26

A-

Answer 26

Without

Question 27

Poly-

Answer 27

Many

Question 28

Uni-

Answer 28

One

Question 29

Somar(o)-

Answer 29

Body

Question 30

Neo-

Answer 30

New

Question 31

Macro

Answer 31

Large

Question 32

-algia

Answer 32

Pain

Question 33

-cyte cell

Question 34

One of the most important professional characteristics, impacting communication is __________________the others perceive you have.

Answer 34

Credibility

Question 35

When you do not find a sign or symptom that you would expect to find under the circumstances, this is a_________________.

Answer 35

Pertinent negative

Question 36

A communication channel is the same thing as ______________?

Answer 36

A medium

Question 37

What acronym is used for a patient care report narrative?

Answer 37

CHEATED Chief complaint History Examination Assessment Treatment Evaluation Disposition

Question 38

The simplest unit of a chemical element is

Answer 38

Molecule

Question 39

An electrical charged particle that results from disassociation of a chemical compound in a solution is

Answer 39

Electrolyte

Question 40

The largest portion of water in the body is located

Answer 40

Within cells

Question 41

The state in which there is a difference in electrical charge on either side of the cell membrane creating a membrane potential is called

Answer 41

Polarization

Question 42

The fluid that fills the inside of the cell is

Answer 42

Cytoplasm

Question 43

The spinal cord is contained in the ___________cavity

Answer 43

Dorsal

Question 44

The tissue that covers bone ends at joints to cushion them and provide movement is called

Answer 44

Cartledge

Question 45

The end of a long bone is called the

Answer 45

Epiphysis

Question 46

The upper most portion of the spine is called the

Answer 46

Cervical spine

Question 47

The joint in the midline of the anterior pelvis is the

Answer 47

Symphysis pubis

Question 48

How is most of the carbon dioxide in your body transported?

Answer 48

Bonded to hemoglobin

Question 49

The mechanical process by which air moves in and out of the wall is called

Answer 49

Ventilation

Question 50

For the average person, what is the amount of air available for gas exchange in a normal ventilation?

Answer 50

650 mL

Question 51

The amount of blood ejected from the heart every minute is the

Answer 51

Cardiac output

Question 52

The phenomenon in which increased return of blood to the heart results from more forceful contractions of the heart is called the

Answer 52

Franks-Starling Law

Question 53

What is the Neuro transmitter in the voluntary nervous system called?

Answer 53

ACh

Question 54

The gap between axon terminals of a neutron and the cell adjacent to it is called the

Answer 54

Synapse

Question 55

What hormone does the pancreas secrete in response to low blood glucose levels?

Answer 55

Glucagon

Question 56

What is the first portion of the small intestine called?

Answer 56

Duodenum

Question 57

What is the basic unit of the kidney?

Answer 57

Nephron

Question 58

During menstruation, the ____________is shed.

Answer 58

Fertilized ovum

Question 59

What is the role of the pancreas in digestion?

Answer 59

Secretes digestive enzymes, and bicarbonate into the duodenum

Question 60

What is the kidneys role in blood pressure regulation?

Answer 60

Vasoconstriction and decreased fluid loss through the kidneys

Question 61

Shock is best described as

Answer 61

Inadequate perfusion to meet cellular needs

Question 62

A change from a normal cell type of a tissue to a type of cell not expected in the tissue is called

Answer 62

Metaplasia

Question 63

What occurs during anaerobic metabolism?

Answer 63

Accumulation of lactic acid

Question 64

What occurs in the altitude above sea level?

Answer 64

The particle pressure of oxygen decreases

Question 65

What is pulmonary surfactant?

Answer 65

Line to the alveoli to lower the surface tension their mind preventing atelectasis during breathing.

Question 66

The mechanism, common in all forms of distributive shock is

Answer 66

Vasodilation

Question 67

What happens at the onset of the stagnant phase of shock?

Answer 67

Relaxation of the precapillary sphincters

Question 68

What substance is responsible for vasodilation in bronchial construction during anaphylaxis?

Answer 68

Histamine