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EMT Exam #1: Preparatory Section Vocab Questions With Complete Solutions
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EMT Exam #1: Preparatory Section Vocab Questions WithComplete Solutions
Abandonment Correct Answers Unilateral termination of care
by the EMT without the patient's consent and without making
provision for transferring care to another medical professional
with the skills and training necessary to meet the needs of the
patient
Abdomen Correct Answers The body cavity that contains the
major organs of digestion and excretion. It is located below the
diaphragm and above the pelvis
Abduction Correct Answers Motion of a limb away from the
midline
Absorption Correct Answers The process by which
medications travel through body tissues until they reach the
blood stream
Acetabulum Correct Answers The depression on the lateral
pelvis where its three component bones join, in which the
femoral head fits snugly
Action Correct Answers The therapeutic effect of a medication
on the body
Activated charcoal Correct Answers An oral medication that
binds and adsorbs ingested toxins in the gastrointestinal tract for
treatment of some poisonings and medication overdoses. It is
ground into a very fine powder that provides the greatest
,possible surface area for binding medications that have been
taken by mouth; it is carried on the EMS unit
Acute stress reactions Correct Answers Reaction to stress that
occurs during a stressful situation
Adam's apple Correct Answers The firm prominence in the
upper part of the larynx formed by the thyroid cartilage. It is
more prominent in men than in women
Adduction Correct Answers Motion of a limb toward the
midline
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) Correct Answers The
nucleotide involved in energy metabolism; used to store energy
Adolescents Correct Answers Persons who are 12 to 18 years
of age
Adrenal Glands Correct Answers Endocrine glands located on
top of the kidneys that release adrenaline when stimulated by the
sympathetic nervous system
Adrenergic Correct Answers Pertaining to nerves that release
the neurotransmitter norepinephrine, or noradrenaline. Ther term
also pertains to the receptors acted on by norepinephrine, that is,
the adrenergic receptors
Adsorption Correct Answers The process of binding or sticking
to a surface
,Advance Directive Correct Answers Written documentation
that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient should
the patient become unable to make decision; also called a living
will or health care directive
Advanced EMT (AEMT) Correct Answers An individual who
has training in specific aspects of advanced life support, such as
intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain
emergency medications
Advanced Life Support (ALS) Correct Answers Advanced
lifesaving procedures, some of which are now being provided by
the EMT
Aerobic Metabolism Correct Answers Metabolism that can
proceed only in the presence of oxygen
Agonal gasps Correct Answers Slow, gasping breaths,
sometimes seen in dying patients
Agonist Correct Answers A medication that causes stimulation
of receptors
Airborne transmission Correct Answers The spread of an
organism in aerosol form
Alpha-adrenergic receptors Correct Answers Portions of the
nervous system that when stimulated can cause constriction of
blood vessels
, Alveoli Correct Answers The air sacs of the lungs in which the
exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place
Anaerobic Metabolism Correct Answers The metabolism that
takes place in the absence of oxygen; the principal product is
lactic acid
Anatomic position Correct Answers The position of reference
in which the patients stands facing you, arms at the side, with
the palms of the hands forward
Antagonist Correct Answers A medication that binds to a
receptor and blocks other medications
Anterior Correct Answers The front surface of the body; the
side facing you in the standard anatomic position
Anxious-avoidant attachment Correct Answers A bond
between an infant and his or her parent or caregiver in which the
infant is repeatedly rejected and develops an isolated lifestyle
that does not depend on the support and care of others
Aorta Correct Answers The principal artery leaving the left
side of the heart and carrying freshly oxygenated blood to the
body
Apex (plural apices) Correct Answers The pointed extremity of
a conical structure
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