PARAMEDIC ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED (2024/2025)
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Which type of muscle is found only in the heart? - ANS ✓cardiac muscle
Which type of muscle is found in the vessels and intestines? - ANS ✓Smooth
muscle
What structures make up the upper airway? - ANS ✓Nares (nostrils), Mouth
and oral cavity, Pharaynx, Larynx
What structures make up the lower airway? - ANS ✓Trachea, Bronchi,
Bronchioles, Alveoli
What structure marks the end of the upper airway and the beginning of the
lower airway? - ANS ✓Cricoid Cartilage
What is a thin layer of fluid that covers the alveoli? - ANS ✓Surfactant
What muscles are involved in inspiration? - ANS ✓diaphragm and external
intercostals
What is the order of structures that blood circulates through? - ANS ✓Right
atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, pulmonary capillary, pulmonary vein,
left atrium, left ventricle, aorta, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins,
vena cava, right atrium.
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What structures is present in vain that prevents the backflow of blood? -
ANS ✓valves
What makes up the CNS? - ANS ✓brain and spinal cord
What makes up the PNS? - ANS ✓Nerves located outside the spinal column.
Which endocrine gland controls the other endocrine gland? - ANS ✓pituitary
Which gland secretes adrenaline? - ANS ✓adrenal gland
Which gland releases insulin? - ANS ✓pancreas
Which organ stores bile? - ANS ✓gallbladder
Which organ produces bile? - ANS ✓liver
Which type of metabolism is bad? - ANS ✓Anaerobic
Where are the central chemoreceptors located? - ANS ✓medulla oblongata
What is Boyle's Law? - ANS ✓Increase pressure of a gas, decrease the volume.
Decrease the pressure of a gas, increase the volume
What is the volume of blood ejected by the left ventricle with each
contraction called? - ANS ✓Stroke volume
What is the body's response to hypotension? - ANS ✓Vasoconstriction
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What is the body's basc reponse to hypertension? - ANS ✓vasodilation
What are the normal resting vital signs for an Adult? - ANS ✓Pulse: 60-100,
BP: 120/80, RR: 12-20
What are the normal resting vital signs for an Adolescent? - ANS ✓Pulse: 60-
100, BP: (110-131)/(64-83), RR: 12-20
What are the normal resting vital signs for a School aged child? - ANS
✓Pulse: 75-118, BP: (97-115)/(57-76), RR: 18-25
What are the normal resting vital signs for a Preschooler? - ANS ✓Pulse: 80-
120, BP: (89-112)/(46-72)
What are the normal resting vital signs for a Toddler? - ANS ✓Pulse: 98-140,
BP: (86-106)/(42-63), RR: 22-37
What are the normal resting vital signs for an Infant? - ANS ✓Pulse: 100-180,
BP: (72-104)/(37-56)
What are the normal resting vital signs for a Neonate? - ANS ✓Pulse: 100-
205, BP: (67-84)/(35-53)
What is the soft spot on a baby's head called? - ANS ✓fontanelle
What age is a human considered a Neonate? - ANS ✓Birth to 1 month
What are is a human considered an Infant? - ANS ✓1 month to 12 months
At what age is a human considered a Toddler? - ANS ✓1 year to 2 years
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