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AEMT AAOS. Chapter 5 : The Human Body QuizWhich of the following physiologic responses would you expect to see in a patient with a
pH of 7.50?
A. Bicarbonate retention
B. Increased respirations
C. Decreased respirations
D. Hydrogen ion excretion Correct Ans - C. Decreased respirations
The olfactory nerve (cranial nerve I) is responsible for:
A. smell.
B. vision.
C. sight.
D. hearing. Correct Ans - A. smell.
Increased myocardial contractility secondary to stretching of the myocardial walls is called
the:
A. Ernest-Henry effect.
B. Beck-Cushing's reflex.
C. Frank-Beck mechanism.
D. Frank-Starling effect. Correct Ans - D. Frank-Starling effect.
Extracellular fluid accounts for what percentage of all body fluid?
A. 30%
B. 25%
C. 20 %
D. 15 % Correct Ans - B. 25%
All of the following are voluntary muscles, EXCEPT:
A. striated muscle.
B. skeletal muscle.
C. smooth muscle.
D. somatic muscle. Correct Ans - C. smooth muscle.
If too much water enters a cell during osmosis, it will burst. This process is called:
,A. viscosity.
B. lysis.
C. crenation.
D. diffusion. Correct Ans - B. lysis.
Afterload is defined as the:
A. amount of blood pumped from the heart per contraction.
B. degree of pressure against which the left ventricle pumps.
C. volume of blood returned to the left and right atrium.
D. volume of blood pumped throughout the circulatory system per minute Correct Ans
- B. degree of pressure against which the left ventricle pumps.
During an acidotic state, the kidneys attempt to maintain a normal pH by:
A. retaining hydrogen ions.
B. retaining bicarbonate.
C. excreting bicarbonate.
D. secreting hydrogen ions. Correct Ans - B. retaining bicarbonate.
Which of the following statements regarding the thyroid cartilage is correct?
A. It is difficult to palpate in women.
B. It is inferior to the cricoid cartilage.
C. It is the inferior portion of the larynx.
D. It is less prominent in men than in women. Correct Ans - A. It is difficult to
palpate in women.
An unconscious, adequately breathing patient should be placed in the recovery position,
which is:
A. semi-sitting.
B. prone.
C. supine.
D. laterally recumbent. Correct Ans - D. laterally recumbent.
During your assessment of a trauma patient, you note the presence of bilateral femur
fractures. This means that:
, A. both femurs are broken.
B. one femur is broken in two places.
C. the lateral aspect of one femur is broken.
D. one femur is broken. Correct Ans - A. both femurs are broken.
What is the cribriform plate?
A. Horizontal bone through which the olfactory nerve filaments pass.
B. Saddle-shaped depression in the middle of the sphenoid bone.
C. Superior surface of the cranial vault that protects the cerebrum.
D. Opening through which the brainstem passes from the cerebrum. Correct Ans -
A. Horizontal bone through which the olfactory nerve filaments pass.
The topographic term used to describe the location of body parts that are closer to the
midsagittal plane is:
A. midaxillary.
B. medial.
C. lateral.
D. midclavicular. Correct Ans - B. medial.
The germinal layer contains cells that produce pigment granules, which help to produce:
A. fatty tissue.
B. sweat.
C. skin color.
D. sebum. Correct Ans - C. skin color.
The __________ nerve innervates the muscles that cause motion of the eyeballs and upper lid.
A. oculomotor
B. trochlear
C. optic
D. abducens Correct Ans - A. oculomotor
Glycogenolysis is the physiologic process in which:
A. glucose is converted to glycogen.
B. the kidneys produce additional glucose.
C. the pancreas secretes glycogen.
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