EMT-B Chapter 5
Which of the following statements BEST uses the term "distal"? A. The ankle is distal to the hip. B. The elbow is distal to the wrist. C. The nose is distal to the ear. D. The shoulder is distal to the elbow.
A. The ankle is distal to the hip.
What is the MOST important reason EMTs should have a good grasp of the proper use of medical terminology? A. The profession requires it. B. It allows clear communication with other health care providers. C. It is necessary to use in order to speak to physicians. D. It shows the patient that EMTs are well-educated.
B. It allows clear communication with other health care providers.
Which of the following is considered a high-risk situation in which the EMT should be cautious about the use of abbreviations and acronyms? A. While preparing for a recertification exam B. When making study flashcards C. During a patient hand-off report D. During conversations with fellow EMTs
During a patient hand-off report
Which of the following is TRUE about medical terminology? A. EMTs are not allowed to use or document medical terms. B. EMTs are expected to know basic medical terminology. C. EMTs are encouraged to know basic medical terminology, but it is not essential. D. EMTs should use complex medical terms whenever possible.
EMTs are expected to know basic medical terminology.
When a patient, who has been having an asthma attack, is placed in a sitting position on a stretcher, this position is called: A. Fowler's. B. supine. C. lateral recumbent. D. prone.
Fowler's
Why is it important to use proper medical terminology? A. It allows an EMT to speak to doctors in code in front of a patient. B. It is well-understood by the general public. C. It allows an EMT to correctly communicate with other medical professionals. D. It demonstrates an EMT's erudition and knowledge.
It allows an EMT to correctly communicate with other medical professionals.
What is the advantage of using medical terminology in the prehospital setting? A. It makes easy, understandable shortcuts for documenting a run. B. It allows effective communication among the team. C. It allows the EMT to describe a problem to a patient clearly. D. It promotes better patient care and ambulance billing.
It allows effective communication among the team.
What type of abbreviations should EMTs avoid? A. Abbreviations that are understood by the public B. Abbreviations with fewer than four letters C. Obscure abbreviations D. Common abbreviations
Obscure abbreviations
The word part "brady-" in "bradycardia" is considered what part of a medical term? A. Phrase B. Root C. Prefix D. Suffix
Prefix
Which of the following is a best practice for an EMT? A. Know your anatomy and use anatomical jargon when talking to patients' families. B. Always use medical terminology around patients you are treating. C. Resist the urge to use complex medical terminology when a simple term will do. D. Explain medical procedures to a patient using acronyms.
Resist the urge to use complex medical terminology when a simple term will do.
When talking to a patient or family members, what does the EMT need to remember to do? A. Speak in lay terms about the patient's condition. B. Explain everything once so that transport is not delayed. C. Try to convince the family that there is no reason to go to the ED. D. Use abbreviations whenever appropriate.
Speak in lay terms about the patient's condition.
If your patient is lying face up on his or her back, the patient is said to be in what position? A. Lateral B. Anatomical C. Supine D. Prone
Supine
You use the term MI in conversation with someone, and that person shows confusion as to the meaning of that abbreviation. This person is likely: A. a doctor. B. a nurse. C. an EMT. D. a patient.
a patient.
The imaginary horizontal and vertical lines going through the navel create the: A. abdominal quadrants. B. superior segments. C. inferior segments. D. thoracic regions.
abdominal quadrants.
Imaginary straight-line divisions of the body are called: A. positional placements. B. physiological divisions. C. anatomical planes. D. geometric components.
anatomical planes.
Learning the names of the organs and organ locations of the body would be an example of studying: A. anatomical regions. B. physiology. C. pathophysiology. D. anatomy.
anatomy
The study of the body's structures is referred to as:
anatomy
A synonym for ventral is: A. dorsal. B. distal. C. anterior. D. posterior.
anterior
On the basis of your knowledge of medical terminology, you could deduce that the term "intercellular" means" A. between the cells. B. beneath the cells. C. above the cells. D. around the cells.
between the cells.
Your patient has bilateral femur fractures. This means that: A. one femur is fractured in multiple places. B. the femur is fractured lengthwise. C. one femur is fractured. D. both femurs are fractured.
both femurs are fractured.
The term that contains a suffix meaning "one who specializes in" is: A. cardiologist. B. cardiology. C. cardiac. D. cardiography.
cardiologist
A patient would see a cardiologist for a problem with the: A. brain. B. heart. C. bones. D. stomach.
heart
Away from the midline of the body is known as: A. distal. B. lateral. C. proximal. D. medial.
lateral
The medical term that means to the side and away from the midline of the body is: A. posterior. B. ventral. C. lateral. D. medial.
lateral
An imaginary line drawn down the center of the body, dividing it into right and left halves, is called the: A. ventral line. B. midline. C. bilateral. D. mid-axillary line.
midline
In the lateral recumbent position, the patient is lying: A. on the right or left side with knees flexed. B. face down on the stomach. C. on the back with the upper body elevated. D. on the back with the lower body elevated.
on the right or left side with knees flexed.
During your EMT class, you will be studying the effects of how the brain (a neurological structure) contributes to normal lung inflation (a pulmonary structure). The study of how these body structures and systems function and relate to one another is known as:
physiology
Study of the function of the living body and its parts, or how the body works, is called:
physiology
The study of the manner in which the parts of the human body work is called: A. pathophysiology. B. anatomy. C. pharmacology. D. physiology.
physiology
Understanding how the function of one body system affects another body system describes the study of:
physiology
The back of the body is the: A. superior. B. posterior. C. inferior. D. anterior.
posterior
When a patient is found lying on his or her stomach, face down, this is referred to as: A. supine. B. lateral. C. recovery. D. prone.
prone
When you arrived on scene, you found your patient lying on her stomach. You would report and document that the patient was found: A. supine. B. recumbent. C. lateral. D. prone.
prone
The midline divides the body into the: A. posterior plane and the inferior plane. B. right plane and the left plane. C. distal plane and the proximal plane. D. superior plane and the inferior plane.
right plane and the left plane.
If you meet someone who is a cardiologist, you know from "-ist" that this person is a: A. nurse. B. EMT. C. specialist. D. doctor.
specialist.
The anatomic position means that the patient is: A. standing erect, facing forward, arms down at the sides, palms forward. B. lying on the back, arms down at the sides, palms forward. C. lying on the back, arms outstretched, palms facing forward. D. standing erect, facing forward, arms outstretched, palms backward.
standing erect, facing forward, arms down at the sides, palms forward.
The word part "-ology" in the term "physiology" is referred to as the: A. prefix. B. root. C. phrase. D. suffix.
suffix
The term "anterior" refers to:
the front
An EMT uses the abbreviation CPAP when speaking to another EMT. This is an appropriate use of an abbreviation because: A. it is generally understood even by lay people that CPAP means continuous positive airway pressure. B. any medical abbreviation is common parlance for EMTs. C. abbreviations are always preferred because they save time in speaking. D. this is an abbreviation another EMT is likely to be familiar with.
this is an abbreviation another EMT is likely to be familiar with.
In explaining a complex disease process to a patient, it is best to: A. use language that the patient can understand clearly. B. talk slowly and make sure you explain in current medical jargon. C. be as concise as possible by using medical abbreviations. D. just draw a picture; otherwise, the patient won't understand.
use language that the patient can understand clearly.
The mid-axillary line is drawn: A. vertically from the middle of the patient's armpit down to the ankle. B. horizontally through the patient's waist. C. horizontally through the patient's shoulders. D. vertically through the middle of the patient's body from the top of the head.
vertically from the middle of the patient's armpit down to the ankle.
Which sentence shows the BEST approach in speaking to a patient? A. "The pain is in your stomach just above your waist?" B. "The contusion appears to be distal to the elbow." C. "I am going to palpate your mandible." D. "The dyspneic episode began when?"
"The pain is in your stomach just above your waist?"
he transverse plane divides the body into what two halves? A. Superior/inferior B. Medial/lateral C. Distal/proximal D. Anterior/posterior
Superior/inferior
An imaginary line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle is called the: A. medial line. B. mid-axillary line. C. posterior line. D. dorsal line.
mid-axillary line.
When a patient is found seated but leaning back on a kitchen chair, you may state that she was found in which body position? A. Fowler's B. prone C. semi-Fowler D. supine
semi-Fowler