Emergency Medical Technician 2nd Edition by Aehlert - Test Bank

Emergency Medical Technician 2nd Edition by Aehlert – Test Bank

 

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Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

 

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The main part of a word that conveys the body system, part, disease or condition is called the stem or
   A. descriptor.
   B. root.
   C. suffix.
   D. prefix.

 

2. The syllable placed at the end of a root word to modify its meaning is called a
   A. suffix.
   B. prefix.
   C. closer.
   D. finisher.

 

3. A root word meaning “swelling” is
   A. epi.
   B. ecto.
   C. endo.
   D. edem.

 

4. A root word meaning “sensitivity to pain” is
   A. algesia.
   B. gravid.
   C. phys.
   D. chron.

 

5. The prefix “brady” before the root word “cardia” means a ________ heart rate.
   A. normal
   B. slow
   C. excessive
   D. abnormal

 

 

6. The prefix “tachy” before the root word “cardia” means a ________ heart rate.
   A. slow
   B. abnormal
   C. fast
   D. normal

 

7. The prefix “eu” before the root word “stress” means _________ stress.
   A. difficult
   B. absence of
   C. good
   D. severe

 

8. The prefix “oligo” means
   A. under.
   B. little.
   C. joined.
   D. near.

 

9. The prefix “cyan” indicates which of the following colors?
   A. Red
   B. White
   C. Yellow
   D. Blue

 

10. The prefix “eryth” indicates which of the following colors?
    A. Red
    B. Yellow
    C. Green
    D. Black

 

 

11. The suffix “-itis” means
    A. attack.
    B. inflammation.
    C. weakness.
    D. infection.

 

12. The suffix “-paresis” means
    A. weakness.
    B. inflammation.
    C. infection.
    D. swelling.

 

13. The suffix “ase” means
    A. blood.
    B. cell.
    C. tissue.
    D. enzyme.

 

14. What is the correct meaning of the suffix “gram”?
    A. Measure
    B. Record
    C. Insertion
    D. Creation

 

15. The root word meaning “intestine” is
    A. gastro.
    B. enter.
    C. cost.
    D. col.

 

 

16. The root/combining words “mamm” and “mast” are used to describe which part of the body?
    A. Skin
    B. Chest
    C. Breast
    D. Muscle

 

17. A root word that means “kidney” is
    A. hepat.
    B. oro.
    C. nephr.
    D. rhin.

 

18. Two root words that have the meaning “vein” are “ven” and
    A. vas.
    B. hem.
    C. phleb.
    D. hemat.

 

19. If you are instructed to apply a bandage to the anterior right side of the neck, you would apply the bandage to the
    A. front of the neck on the patient’s right side.
    B. back of the neck on your right side.
    C. front of the neck on your right side.
    D. back of the neck on the patient’s right side.

 

20. Your patient is standing with his arms to his sides and his hands, feet and head facing forward. He is in which position?
    A. Open
    B. Anatomical
    C. Forward
    D. Supine

 

 

21. The soles of a patient’s feet are __________ to the knees.
    A. posterior
    B. inferior
    C. anterior
    D. proximal

 

22. The thighs are __________ to the knees.
    A. inferior
    B. anterior
    C. superior
    D. posterior

 

23. An imaginary vertical line drawn from the middle of the patient’s armpits, parallel to the midline is called the
    A. medial.
    B. contralateral.
    C. midaxillary.
    D. ventral.

 

24. The imaginary line down the center of the body that divides the body into right and left sides is called the
    A. ipsilateral.
    B. midline.
    C. contralateral.
    D. distal line.

 

25. A patient’s knees are ___________ to the toes.
    A. proximal
    B. lateral
    C. distal
    D. inferior

 

 

26. A patient’s elbow is considered to be ___________ to the shoulder.
    A. proximal
    B. lateral
    C. superior
    D. distal

 

27. A patient in the prone position is lying
    A. on his right side.
    B. face down and flat.
    C. on his left side.
    D. face up and flat.

 

28. You put a patient in the supine position. This means that she is lying
    A. on her right side.
    B. on her left side.
    C. facedown and flat.
    D. on her back.

 

29. When you arrive at the scene, you find a patient lying in bed on her back, propped up against some pillows at a 45-degree angle. She is in which position?
    A. Supine
    B. Lateral recumbent
    C. Fowler’s
    D. Prone

 

30. When you arrive at the scene, you find a patient lying in bed on her side. She is in which position?
    A. Lateral recumbent
    B. Semi Fowler’s
    C. Prone
    D. Erect

 

 

31. A patient sitting upright at a 90-degree angle is in which position?
    A. Fowler’s
    B. Middle-Fowler’s
    C. High-Fowler’s
    D. Semi-Fowler’s

 

32. In which of the following positions is a patient who is short of breath often placed?
    A. Prone
    B. Fowler’s
    C. Supine
    D. Lateral recumbent

 

33. The plural form of the word “cortex” is
    A. cortices.
    B. cortexaces.
    C. cortexae.
    D. cortexies.

 

34. The plural form of the word “arthritis” is
    A. arthrices.
    B. arthrina.
    C. arthritides.
    D. arthres.

 

35. The plural form of the word “calyx” is
    A. calyxies.
    B. calyces.
    C. calyxices.
    D. calyxi.

 

 

36. The plural form of pneumothorax is
    A. pneumothoraces.
    B. pneumothoraxes.
    C. pneumothoraxies.
    D. pneumothoranges.

 

37. Abbreviations and acronyms are often used because they
    A. save time and space in documentation reports.
    B. are considered more professional.
    C. are more familiar to other public service professionals, like police and fire, than long medical terminology.
    D. make it difficult for bystanders to understand confidential health information that they may overhear.

 

38. In a patient car report, you would use the abbreviation “T” to indicate that
    A. you treated the patient for an injury.
    B. you transported the patient.
    C. you checked the patient’s temperature.
    D. you gave the patient a teaspoon of a medication.

 

39. The symbol “<” means
    A. equal.
    B. more than.
    C. less than.
    D. approximately.

 

40. In a patient care report, “PI” is used as an abbreviation for present
    A. immobilization.
    B. issue.
    C. inflammation.
    D. illness.

 

 

41. The abbreviation “AC” stands for
    A. airways/compressions.
    B. acute coronary.
    C. antecubital.
    D. alert/conscious.

 

42. The abbreviation “Mg” stands for which of the following?
    A. Micrograin
    B. Microgram
    C. Magnesium
    D. Milligram

 

43. The suffix “-pnea” means
    A. paralysis.
    B. speech.
    C. weakness.
    D. breathing.

 

44. The correct abbreviation for a “teaspoon” of medication is
    A. ts.
    B. tp.
    C. tspn.
    D. tsp.

 

45. Your diabetic patient is hypoglycemic. This means that his blood sugar is
    A. abnormal.
    B. too low.
    C. too high.
    D. normal.

 

 

46. Which of the following is a root word that means “ear”?
    A. Osteo
    B. Ophthalm
    C. Oro
    D. Ot

 

47. The neck is considered to be __________ to the chest.
    A. posterior
    B. superior
    C. anterior
    D. inferior

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiple Choice Questions

1. (p. 122)The main part of a word that conveys the body system, part, disease or condition is called the stem or
   A. descriptor.
   B. root.
   C. suffix.
   D. prefix.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

2. (p. 123)The syllable placed at the end of a root word to modify its meaning is called a
   A. suffix.
   B. prefix.
   C. closer.
   D. finisher.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

3. (p. 122)A root word meaning “swelling” is
   A. epi.
   B. ecto.
   C. endo.
   D. edem.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

 

 

4. (p. 122)A root word meaning “sensitivity to pain” is
   A. algesia.
   B. gravid.
   C. phys.
   D. chron.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

5. (p. 122)The prefix “brady” before the root word “cardia” means a ________ heart rate.
   A. normal
   B. slow
   C. excessive
   D. abnormal

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

6. (p. 123)The prefix “tachy” before the root word “cardia” means a ________ heart rate.
   A. slow
   B. abnormal
   C. fast
   D. normal

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

7. (p. 122)The prefix “eu” before the root word “stress” means _________ stress.
   A. difficult
   B. absence of
   C. good
   D. severe

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

 

 

8. (p. 123)The prefix “oligo” means
   A. under.
   B. little.
   C. joined.
   D. near.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

9. (p. 123)The prefix “cyan” indicates which of the following colors?
   A. Red
   B. White
   C. Yellow
   D. Blue

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

10. (p. 123)The prefix “eryth” indicates which of the following colors?
    A. Red
    B. Yellow
    C. Green
    D. Black

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

11. (p. 124)The suffix “-itis” means
    A. attack.
    B. inflammation.
    C. weakness.
    D. infection.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

 

 

12. (p. 124)The suffix “-paresis” means
    A. weakness.
    B. inflammation.
    C. infection.
    D. swelling.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

13. (p. 124)The suffix “ase” means
    A. blood.
    B. cell.
    C. tissue.
    D. enzyme.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

14. (p. 124)What is the correct meaning of the suffix “gram”?
    A. Measure
    B. Record
    C. Insertion
    D. Creation

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

15. (p. 125)The root word meaning “intestine” is
    A. gastro.
    B. enter.
    C. cost.
    D. col.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

 

 

16. (p. 126)The root/combining words “mamm” and “mast” are used to describe which part of the body?
    A. Skin
    B. Chest
    C. Breast
    D. Muscle

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

17. (p. 126)A root word that means “kidney” is
    A. hepat.
    B. oro.
    C. nephr.
    D. rhin.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

18. (p. 126)Two root words that have the meaning “vein” are “ven” and
    A. vas.
    B. hem.
    C. phleb.
    D. hemat.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

 

 

19. (p. 127)If you are instructed to apply a bandage to the anterior right side of the neck, you would apply the bandage to the
    A. front of the neck on the patient’s right side.
    B. back of the neck on your right side.
    C. front of the neck on your right side.
    D. back of the neck on the patient’s right side.

 

Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Easy
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

20. (p. 127)Your patient is standing with his arms to his sides and his hands, feet and head facing forward. He is in which position?
    A. Open
    B. Anatomical
    C. Forward
    D. Supine

 

Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Easy
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

21. (p. 127-128)The soles of a patient’s feet are __________ to the knees.
    A. posterior
    B. inferior
    C. anterior
    D. proximal

 

Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

 

 

22. (p. 128)The thighs are __________ to the knees.
    A. inferior
    B. anterior
    C. superior
    D. posterior

 

Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

23. (p. 128)An imaginary vertical line drawn from the middle of the patient’s armpits, parallel to the midline is called the
    A. medial.
    B. contralateral.
    C. midaxillary.
    D. ventral.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

24. (p. 128)The imaginary line down the center of the body that divides the body into right and left sides is called the
    A. ipsilateral.
    B. midline.
    C. contralateral.
    D. distal line.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

 

 

25. (p. 128)A patient’s knees are ___________ to the toes.
    A. proximal
    B. lateral
    C. distal
    D. inferior

 

Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

26. (p. 129)A patient’s elbow is considered to be ___________ to the shoulder.
    A. proximal
    B. lateral
    C. superior
    D. distal

 

Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

27. (p. 130)A patient in the prone position is lying
    A. on his right side.
    B. face down and flat.
    C. on his left side.
    D. face up and flat.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

28. (p. 130)You put a patient in the supine position. This means that she is lying
    A. on her right side.
    B. on her left side.
    C. facedown and flat.
    D. on her back.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

 

 

29. (p. 130)When you arrive at the scene, you find a patient lying in bed on her back, propped up against some pillows at a 45-degree angle. She is in which position?
    A. Supine
    B. Lateral recumbent
    C. Fowler’s
    D. Prone

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

30. (p. 130)When you arrive at the scene, you find a patient lying in bed on her side. She is in which position?
    A. Lateral recumbent
    B. Semi Fowler’s
    C. Prone
    D. Erect

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

31. (p. 130)A patient sitting upright at a 90-degree angle is in which position?
    A. Fowler’s
    B. Middle-Fowler’s
    C. High-Fowler’s
    D. Semi-Fowler’s

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

 

 

32. (p. 130)In which of the following positions is a patient who is short of breath often placed?
    A. Prone
    B. Fowler’s
    C. Supine
    D. Lateral recumbent

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

33. (p. 126)The plural form of the word “cortex” is
    A. cortices.
    B. cortexaces.
    C. cortexae.
    D. cortexies.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

34. (p. 126)The plural form of the word “arthritis” is
    A. arthrices.
    B. arthrina.
    C. arthritides.
    D. arthres.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Mediium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

35. (p. 127)The plural form of the word “calyx” is
    A. calyxies.
    B. calyces.
    C. calyxices.
    D. calyxi.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

 

 

36. (p. 126)The plural form of pneumothorax is
    A. pneumothoraces.
    B. pneumothoraxes.
    C. pneumothoraxies.
    D. pneumothoranges.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

37. (p. 130)Abbreviations and acronyms are often used because they
    A. save time and space in documentation reports.
    B. are considered more professional.
    C. are more familiar to other public service professionals, like police and fire, than long medical terminology.
    D. make it difficult for bystanders to understand confidential health information that they may overhear.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: EMS Operations

38. (p. 135)In a patient car report, you would use the abbreviation “T” to indicate that
    A. you treated the patient for an injury.
    B. you transported the patient.
    C. you checked the patient’s temperature.
    D. you gave the patient a teaspoon of a medication.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

 

 

39. (p. 131)The symbol “<” means
    A. equal.
    B. more than.
    C. less than.
    D. approximately.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

40. (p. 134)In a patient care report, “PI” is used as an abbreviation for present
    A. immobilization.
    B. issue.
    C. inflammation.
    D. illness.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

41. (p. 131)The abbreviation “AC” stands for
    A. airways/compressions.
    B. acute coronary.
    C. antecubital.
    D. alert/conscious.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

42. (p. 135)The abbreviation “Mg” stands for which of the following?
    A. Micrograin
    B. Microgram
    C. Magnesium
    D. Milligram

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

 

 

43. (p. 124)The suffix “-pnea” means
    A. paralysis.
    B. speech.
    C. weakness.
    D. breathing.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

44. (p. 135)The correct abbreviation for a “teaspoon” of medication is
    A. ts.
    B. tp.
    C. tspn.
    D. tsp.

 

Blooms: Problem Solving
Difficulty: Easy
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

45. (p. 123)Your diabetic patient is hypoglycemic. This means that his blood sugar is
    A. abnormal.
    B. too low.
    C. too high.
    D. normal.

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

46. (p. 126)Which of the following is a root word that means “ear”?
    A. Osteo
    B. Ophthalm
    C. Oro
    D. Ot

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology

 

 

47. (p. 128)The neck is considered to be __________ to the chest.
    A. posterior
    B. superior
    C. anterior
    D. inferior

 

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Educational Standards: NEMSES Competencies: Medical Terminology