Chapter 5- AEMT

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An unconscious, adequately breathing patient should be placed in the recovery position, which is: A. supine B. prone C. semi-sitting D. laterally recumbent

laterally recumbent

The topographic term used to describe the location of body parts that are closer to the midsagittal plane is: A. lateral B. medial C. midaxillary D. midclavicular

medial

myasthenia means A. muscle weakness B. muscle paralysis c. heart enlargement D. heart weakening

muscle weakness

A patient who was stung on the left leg by a scorpion develops a rash on the ipsilateral side. This means that the rash is A. on the left side of the body B. on the right side of the body C. above and below the sting D. to the left and right of the sting

on the left side of the body

compared to the frontal region of the skull, the occiput is: A. anterior B. lateral C. inferior D. posterior

posterior

Which anatomic plane divides the left and right sides of the body parallel to the midline? A. coronal B. sagittal C. transverse D. midsaggital

sagittal

the prefix ortho- means A. bone B. deform C. straight D. forward

straight

turning the palms upward _________ the forarm. A. pronates B. supinates C. abducts D. adducts

supinates

the prefix angio- refers to A. veins B. arteries C. vessels D. capillaries

vessels

One meter equals how many millimeters? A. 10 B. 100 C. 1000 D. 10,000

1000

one gram of a drug equals? A. 0.1 milligrams B. 100 milligrams C. 100 micrograms D. 1000 micrograms

1000 micrograms

how should five milligrams of a drug be abbreviated? A. 5 B. 5.0 C. 0.50 D. 5.00

5

the term epigastric means A. the inside of the stomach B. to the right of the stomach C. above or over the stomach D. to the left of the stomach

above or over the stomach

Movement of an extremity towards the midline of the body is called: A. supination B.pronation C. adduction D. abduction

adduction

a patient has a gunshot wound on the left side of the chest. how should you describe the anatomic location of the injury? A. anterolateral B. inferoposterior C. inferolateral D. anteromedial

anterolateral

The prefix chole- refers to: A. bile B. billirubin C. the liver D. the gallbladder

bile

the prefix melan- is used to describe something that is: A. large B. small C. black D. abnormal

black

during your assessment of a trauma patient, you not the presence of bilateral femur fractures. This means that: A. one femur is broken B. both femur are broken C. one femur is broken in two places D. the lateral aspect of one femur is broken

both femur is broken

which anatomic plane divides the body into doral and ventral portion? A. axial B. coronal C. sagittal D. transverse

coronal

The wrist is ____________ to the elbow. A. distal B. lateral C. medial D. proximal

distal

dysphasia and dysphagia are examples of: A. eponyms B.synonyms C. homonyms D. antonyms

homonyms

Which of the following suffixes refers to drooping? A. -pnea B. -ptosis C. -rrhea D. -tropic

ptosis

A patient has a condition called dextrocardia. This means that: A. the heart is on the right side of the chest B. the heart is abnormally inverted in the chest C. the cornary arteries are abnormally narrowed D. the coronary artiers are abnormally dilated

the heart is on the right side of the chest


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