EMT Ch 6 - The Human Body Flashcards

1

The xiphoid process is the top portion of the sternum.

False
True

2

The sympathetic system is responsible for our fight-or-flight response

True
False

3

__ occurs when organs and tissue do not receive enough blood or oxygen

Not this one
The parasympathetic system activates
Aerobic metabolism
Shock

4

What part of the airway keeps food out of the trachea

Epiglottis
Trachea
Pharynx
Epiglottitis

5

What is the role of our arteries?

Allow gas exchange to the tissues
Carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
Carry oxygenated blood from the heart
Carry blood from the heart

6

What part of the brain controls body functions necessary for life

Cerebellum
Occipital lobe
Brain stem
Frontal lobe

7

The ventricles are the lower chambers of the heart

True
False

8

The scapula is the -

The kneecap
Shoulder blade
Collarbone
A cooking utensil

9

The mandible is the -

Jawbone
Eye socket
Cheek bone
Upper arm

10

Where does gas exchange happen outside of the lungs?

Alveoli
Capillaries
Arterioles
Venules

11

The pancreas produces -

Insulin and glucagon
Estrogen
Epinephrine and norepinephrine
Testosterone

12

102 is a heart rate WNL for adults

True
False

13

What plane divides the body top/bottom

transverse
midsagittal
sagittal
coronal

14

Hypoxia is -

Decreased oxygen
Decreased blood flow
Elevated carbon dioxide
Increased urinary output

15

Where does gas exchange take place in the lungs?

Bronchi
Alveoli
Spleen
Right atrium

EMT Ch 6 - The Human Body

Questions 15

EMT Ch 6 - The Human Body

Questions 15