Chapter 5- AEMT
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