EMS 202 LATEST 2026 CORE EXAM MANUAL QUESTIONS
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✔✔What happens when blood volume is lost from the body?
Select one:
a. Arterial blood is diverted to the skin and muscles.
b. The veins dilate to increase systemic perfusion.
c. Widespread vasodilation causes blood pressure to decrease.
d. The arteries contract to increase the blood pressure - ✔✔The arteries contract to
increase the blood pressure
✔✔What is the function of the fallopian tubes?
Select one:
a. To connect the ovaries
b. To produce progesterone and estrogen
c. To supply blood to the uterine lining
d. To transport a mature egg to the uterus - ✔✔To transport a mature egg to the uterus
✔✔Which of the following is NOT true of the lymphatic system?
Select one:
a. It circulates oxygen, nutrients and hormones to the cells.
b. Its vessels closely parallel the major arteries in the body.
c. It relies on muscle movement to circulate lymph.
d. It circulates waste products of metabolism away from cells - ✔✔Its vessels closely
parallel the major arteries in the body
✔✔Which of the following structures does NOT contain smooth muscle?
Select one:
a. Skeletal system
b. Urinary system
c. Gastrointestinal tract
d. Blood vessels - ✔✔Skeletal system
✔✔Which of the following systems is responsible for releasing hormones that regulate
body activities?
Select one:
a. Nervous
b. Skeletal
c. Reproductive
d. Endocrine - ✔✔Endocrine
✔✔According to the terminal drop hypothesis:
Select one:
a. most late-stage adults retain high brain function until 1 month before death.
b. a person's physical health begins to decline after the age of 75 years.
, c. most elderly patients experience depression after the death of a loved one.
d. mental function is presumed to decline in the 5 years preceding death. - ✔✔mental
function is presumed to decline in the 5 years preceding death.
✔✔Age-related changes in the renal system result in:
Select one:
a. dilation of the blood vessels that supply the nephrons, which allows the kidneys to
maintain their function.
b. the formation of large amounts of urine secondary to an increase in kidney mass of
up to 20%.
c. a decreased ability to clear wastes from the body and a decreased ability to conserve
fluids when needed.
d. a significant increase in filtration, which causes the excretion of large amounts of
water from the body. - ✔✔a decreased ability to clear wastes from the body and a
decreased ability to conserve fluids when needed.
✔✔Children of which age group are considered toddlers? - ✔✔1-3 years
✔✔Factors that contribute to a decline in the vital capacity of an elderly patient include
all of the following, EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. a loss of respiratory muscle mass.
b. decreased residual volume.
c. increased stiffness of the thoracic cage.
d. increased surface area available for air exchange - ✔✔increased surface area
available for air exchange.
✔✔In late adults, the amount of air left in the lungs after expiration of the maximum
amount of air:
Select one:
a. decreases, resulting in widespread collapsing of the alveoli and impaired diffusion of
gases.
b. decreases, which increases diffusion in the lungs and causes an accumulation of
carbon dioxide.
c. remains unchanged because the lungs have become accustomed to years of
breathing pollution.
d. increases, which hampers diffusion of gases because of the stagnant air that remains
in the alveoli. - ✔✔increases, which hampers diffusion of gases because of the stagnant
air that remains in the alveoli
✔✔The anterior fontanelle fuses together between the ages of:
Select one:
a. 6 and 8 months.
b. 3 and 4 months.
c. 7 and 14 months.
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✔✔What happens when blood volume is lost from the body?
Select one:
a. Arterial blood is diverted to the skin and muscles.
b. The veins dilate to increase systemic perfusion.
c. Widespread vasodilation causes blood pressure to decrease.
d. The arteries contract to increase the blood pressure - ✔✔The arteries contract to
increase the blood pressure
✔✔What is the function of the fallopian tubes?
Select one:
a. To connect the ovaries
b. To produce progesterone and estrogen
c. To supply blood to the uterine lining
d. To transport a mature egg to the uterus - ✔✔To transport a mature egg to the uterus
✔✔Which of the following is NOT true of the lymphatic system?
Select one:
a. It circulates oxygen, nutrients and hormones to the cells.
b. Its vessels closely parallel the major arteries in the body.
c. It relies on muscle movement to circulate lymph.
d. It circulates waste products of metabolism away from cells - ✔✔Its vessels closely
parallel the major arteries in the body
✔✔Which of the following structures does NOT contain smooth muscle?
Select one:
a. Skeletal system
b. Urinary system
c. Gastrointestinal tract
d. Blood vessels - ✔✔Skeletal system
✔✔Which of the following systems is responsible for releasing hormones that regulate
body activities?
Select one:
a. Nervous
b. Skeletal
c. Reproductive
d. Endocrine - ✔✔Endocrine
✔✔According to the terminal drop hypothesis:
Select one:
a. most late-stage adults retain high brain function until 1 month before death.
b. a person's physical health begins to decline after the age of 75 years.
, c. most elderly patients experience depression after the death of a loved one.
d. mental function is presumed to decline in the 5 years preceding death. - ✔✔mental
function is presumed to decline in the 5 years preceding death.
✔✔Age-related changes in the renal system result in:
Select one:
a. dilation of the blood vessels that supply the nephrons, which allows the kidneys to
maintain their function.
b. the formation of large amounts of urine secondary to an increase in kidney mass of
up to 20%.
c. a decreased ability to clear wastes from the body and a decreased ability to conserve
fluids when needed.
d. a significant increase in filtration, which causes the excretion of large amounts of
water from the body. - ✔✔a decreased ability to clear wastes from the body and a
decreased ability to conserve fluids when needed.
✔✔Children of which age group are considered toddlers? - ✔✔1-3 years
✔✔Factors that contribute to a decline in the vital capacity of an elderly patient include
all of the following, EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. a loss of respiratory muscle mass.
b. decreased residual volume.
c. increased stiffness of the thoracic cage.
d. increased surface area available for air exchange - ✔✔increased surface area
available for air exchange.
✔✔In late adults, the amount of air left in the lungs after expiration of the maximum
amount of air:
Select one:
a. decreases, resulting in widespread collapsing of the alveoli and impaired diffusion of
gases.
b. decreases, which increases diffusion in the lungs and causes an accumulation of
carbon dioxide.
c. remains unchanged because the lungs have become accustomed to years of
breathing pollution.
d. increases, which hampers diffusion of gases because of the stagnant air that remains
in the alveoli. - ✔✔increases, which hampers diffusion of gases because of the stagnant
air that remains in the alveoli
✔✔The anterior fontanelle fuses together between the ages of:
Select one:
a. 6 and 8 months.
b. 3 and 4 months.
c. 7 and 14 months.
