AEMT Chapter 5

Which of the following suffixes refers to drooping?

-Ptosis

One meter equals how many millimeters?

1,000.

How many millimeters are in two centimeters?

20

Compared to the frontal region of the skull, the occiput is:

Posterior.

The prefix angio- refers to:

Vessels

How should give milligrams of a drug be abbreviated?

5

A lack of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide in the body that results in unconsciousness is called:

Asphyxia.

The prefix melan- is used to describe something that is:

Black.

During your assessment of a trauma patient, you note the presence of bilateral femur fractures. This means that:

Both femurs are roken.

After experiencing a stroke to the right side of the brain, a patient experiences hemiplegia on the left side of the body. Which of the following terms best describes the finding?

Contralateral.

Which anatomic plane divides the body into dorsal and ventral portions?

Coronal

The wrist is _ to the elbow.

Distal.

Dysphasia and dysphagia are examples of

Homonyms.

An unconscious, adequately breathing patient should be placed in the recovery position, which is:

Laterally recumbent.

The topographic term used to describe the location of body parts that are closer to the midsagittal plane is:

Medical

The nose and navel are found along which anatomic plane?

Midsagittal.

Myasthenia means:

Muscle Weakness.

A patient who was stung on the left leg b a scorpion develops a rash on the ipsilateral side. This means that the rash is:

On the left side of the body.

The prefix ortho- means:

Straight.

With reference to the sternum, the larynx is:

Superior