NYS EMT Test questions with accurate detailed answers
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EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recommended by the:
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A) National Registry of EMTs
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B) individual state's EMS protocols
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C) National Association of EMTs
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D) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - ✔✔D) National Highway Traffic
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Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher. Because the stretcher
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was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to another emergency medical
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technician (EMT) several days later. What route of transmission does this scenario describe?
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A) direct contact
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B) indirect contact
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C) airborne transmission
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D) vector-borne transmission - ✔✔B) indirect contact
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What type of stress reaction occurs when an EMT is exposed to many insignificant stressors over
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a period of several months or years?
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A) acute stress reaction
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B) cumulative stress reaction
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C) posttraumatic stress reaction
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D) critical incident stress reaction - ✔✔B) cumulative stress reaction
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To minimize the risk of litigation, the EMT should always:
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A) transport patients to the hospital of their choice
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B) provide competent care that meets current standards
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C) use universal precautions with every patient encounter
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,D) utilize at least four personnel when moving a patient - ✔✔B) provide competent care that
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meets current standards
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Which of the following is NOT considered to be protected health information (PHI)?
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A) patient history
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B) treatment rendered
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C) location of the call
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D) assessment findings - ✔✔C) location of the call
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The manner in which the EMT must act or behave when caring for a patient is called the:
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A) EMT oath
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B) code of ethics
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C) standard of care
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D) scope of practice - ✔✔C) standard of care
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Which of the following MOST accurately defines negligence?
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A) transport of a mentally incompetent patient against his or her will
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B) deviation from the standard of care that may result in further injury
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C) transferring patient care to a provider with a lower level of training
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D) providing care that is consistent with care provided by other EMTs - ✔✔B) deviation from the
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standard of care that may result in further injury
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Ethnocentrism is defined as: || || ||
A) understanding that people from different cultural backgrounds respond to pain and stress
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differently
B) suspecting that a person has an ulterior motive based on the tone of his or her voice when
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answering a question || ||
C) subconsciously forcing your cultural values onto a patient because you feel that yours are more
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acceptable
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,D) considering your own cultural values as more important when interacting with people of a
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different culture - ✔✔D) considering your own cultural values as more important when
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interacting with people of a different culture || || || || || ||
The patient care report (PCR) ensures:
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A) research data
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B) legal protection
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C) quality assurance
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D) continuity of care - ✔✔D) continuity of care
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Immediately after being dispatched to a residence for an elderly patient with diabetic || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
complications, you should: || ||
A) confirm with dispatch that you received the call information
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B) ask the dispatcher to obtain a medical history from the caller
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C) ask the dispatcher if the patient is conscious or unconscious
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D) request that law enforcement secure the scene before you arrive - ✔✔A) confirm with dispatch
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that you received the call information
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Medical control gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the patient's condition. After
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confirming that you heard the physician correctly, you should: || || || || || || || ||
A) carry out the order and then carefully document it on the run form
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B) advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification
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C) state that you will not carry out the order because it is inappropriate
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D) obtain consent from the patient and then carry out the order as usual - ✔✔B) advise the
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physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification
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Which of the following statements regarding standing orders is MOST correct?
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A) Standing orders have less legal authority than orders given via radio
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B) Standing orders require you to contact medical control first
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, C) Standing orders only highlight the care that you may provide
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D) Standing orders should be followed when physician contact is not possible - ✔✔D) Standing
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orders should be followed when physician contact is not possible
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The nose, chin, umbilicus (navel), and spine are examples of _____ anatomic structures.
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A) midline
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B) proximal
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C) superior
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D) midaxillary - ✔✔A) midline
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A 5-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of the forearm near the wrist. He has
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possibly sustained a fracture of the:
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A) proximal forearm
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B) superior forearm
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C) dorsal forearm
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D) distal forearm - ✔✔D) distal forearm
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The topographic term used to describe the location of body parts that are closer toward the
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midline or center of the body is:
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A) lateral
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B) medial
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C) midaxillary
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D) midclavicular - ✔✔B) medial
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The topographic term used to describe the part of the body that is nearer to the feet is:
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A) dorsal
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B) inferior
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C) internal
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EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recommended by the:
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A) National Registry of EMTs
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B) individual state's EMS protocols
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C) National Association of EMTs
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D) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - ✔✔D) National Highway Traffic
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Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher. Because the stretcher
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was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to another emergency medical
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technician (EMT) several days later. What route of transmission does this scenario describe?
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A) direct contact
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B) indirect contact
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C) airborne transmission
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D) vector-borne transmission - ✔✔B) indirect contact
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What type of stress reaction occurs when an EMT is exposed to many insignificant stressors over
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a period of several months or years?
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A) acute stress reaction
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B) cumulative stress reaction
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C) posttraumatic stress reaction
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D) critical incident stress reaction - ✔✔B) cumulative stress reaction
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To minimize the risk of litigation, the EMT should always:
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A) transport patients to the hospital of their choice
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B) provide competent care that meets current standards
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C) use universal precautions with every patient encounter
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,D) utilize at least four personnel when moving a patient - ✔✔B) provide competent care that
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meets current standards
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Which of the following is NOT considered to be protected health information (PHI)?
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A) patient history
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B) treatment rendered
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C) location of the call
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D) assessment findings - ✔✔C) location of the call
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The manner in which the EMT must act or behave when caring for a patient is called the:
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A) EMT oath
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B) code of ethics
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C) standard of care
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D) scope of practice - ✔✔C) standard of care
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Which of the following MOST accurately defines negligence?
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A) transport of a mentally incompetent patient against his or her will
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B) deviation from the standard of care that may result in further injury
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C) transferring patient care to a provider with a lower level of training
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D) providing care that is consistent with care provided by other EMTs - ✔✔B) deviation from the
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standard of care that may result in further injury
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Ethnocentrism is defined as: || || ||
A) understanding that people from different cultural backgrounds respond to pain and stress
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differently
B) suspecting that a person has an ulterior motive based on the tone of his or her voice when
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
answering a question || ||
C) subconsciously forcing your cultural values onto a patient because you feel that yours are more
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acceptable
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,D) considering your own cultural values as more important when interacting with people of a
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different culture - ✔✔D) considering your own cultural values as more important when
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interacting with people of a different culture || || || || || ||
The patient care report (PCR) ensures:
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A) research data
|| ||
B) legal protection
|| ||
C) quality assurance
|| ||
D) continuity of care - ✔✔D) continuity of care
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Immediately after being dispatched to a residence for an elderly patient with diabetic || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
complications, you should: || ||
A) confirm with dispatch that you received the call information
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B) ask the dispatcher to obtain a medical history from the caller
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C) ask the dispatcher if the patient is conscious or unconscious
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D) request that law enforcement secure the scene before you arrive - ✔✔A) confirm with dispatch
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that you received the call information
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Medical control gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the patient's condition. After
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confirming that you heard the physician correctly, you should: || || || || || || || ||
A) carry out the order and then carefully document it on the run form
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B) advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification
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C) state that you will not carry out the order because it is inappropriate
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D) obtain consent from the patient and then carry out the order as usual - ✔✔B) advise the
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physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification
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Which of the following statements regarding standing orders is MOST correct?
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A) Standing orders have less legal authority than orders given via radio
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B) Standing orders require you to contact medical control first
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, C) Standing orders only highlight the care that you may provide
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D) Standing orders should be followed when physician contact is not possible - ✔✔D) Standing
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orders should be followed when physician contact is not possible
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The nose, chin, umbilicus (navel), and spine are examples of _____ anatomic structures.
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A) midline
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B) proximal
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C) superior
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D) midaxillary - ✔✔A) midline
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A 5-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of the forearm near the wrist. He has
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possibly sustained a fracture of the:
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A) proximal forearm
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B) superior forearm
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C) dorsal forearm
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D) distal forearm - ✔✔D) distal forearm
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The topographic term used to describe the location of body parts that are closer toward the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
midline or center of the body is:
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A) lateral
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B) medial
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C) midaxillary
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D) midclavicular - ✔✔B) medial
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The topographic term used to describe the part of the body that is nearer to the feet is:
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A) dorsal
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B) inferior
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C) internal
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