EMT-Basic {LATEST 2026 -2027 update}
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
Exhalation - correct answer a passive process in which the intercostal muscles and
the diaphragm relax, causing the chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out of
the lungs
Cardiovascular system/circulatory system - correct answer the system made up of the
heart and the blood vessels
Atria - correct answer the two upper chambers of the heart, there is a right (receives
unoxygenated blood returning from the body) and the left (which sends oxygen-rich
blood to the body)
,Ventricles - correct answer the two lower chambers of the heart. There is a right
(which sends oxygen poor blood to the lungs) and the left (sends oxygen rich blood to
the body)
Venae cavae - correct answer the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava.
Return blood from the body to the right atrium
Valve - correct answer a structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid
in only one direction
Cardiac conduction system - correct answer a system of specialized muscle tissues
which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat
Artery - correct answer any blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
,Coronary arteries - correct answer blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart
Aorta - correct answer the largest artery in the body. Transports blood from the left
ventricle to begin systemic circulation
Pulmonary arteries - correct answer vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle
of the heart to the lungs
Carotid arteries - correct answer large neck arteries, one on each side of the neck,
that carry blood blood from the heart to the head
Femoral artery - correct answer the major artery supplying the leg
Brachial artery - correct answer artery of the upper arm; site of the pulse checked
during infant cpr
, Radial artery - correct answer artery of the lower arm. It is felt when taking the pulse
at the wrist
Posterior tibial artery - correct answer artery supplying the foot, behind the medial
ankle
Dorsalis pedis artery - correct answer artery supplying the foot, lateral to the large
tendon of the big toe
Arteriole - correct answer the smallest kind of artery
Capillary - correct answer a thin-walled, microscopic blood vessel where the
oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with the body's cells takes place
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
Exhalation - correct answer a passive process in which the intercostal muscles and
the diaphragm relax, causing the chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out of
the lungs
Cardiovascular system/circulatory system - correct answer the system made up of the
heart and the blood vessels
Atria - correct answer the two upper chambers of the heart, there is a right (receives
unoxygenated blood returning from the body) and the left (which sends oxygen-rich
blood to the body)
,Ventricles - correct answer the two lower chambers of the heart. There is a right
(which sends oxygen poor blood to the lungs) and the left (sends oxygen rich blood to
the body)
Venae cavae - correct answer the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava.
Return blood from the body to the right atrium
Valve - correct answer a structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid
in only one direction
Cardiac conduction system - correct answer a system of specialized muscle tissues
which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat
Artery - correct answer any blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
,Coronary arteries - correct answer blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart
Aorta - correct answer the largest artery in the body. Transports blood from the left
ventricle to begin systemic circulation
Pulmonary arteries - correct answer vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle
of the heart to the lungs
Carotid arteries - correct answer large neck arteries, one on each side of the neck,
that carry blood blood from the heart to the head
Femoral artery - correct answer the major artery supplying the leg
Brachial artery - correct answer artery of the upper arm; site of the pulse checked
during infant cpr
, Radial artery - correct answer artery of the lower arm. It is felt when taking the pulse
at the wrist
Posterior tibial artery - correct answer artery supplying the foot, behind the medial
ankle
Dorsalis pedis artery - correct answer artery supplying the foot, lateral to the large
tendon of the big toe
Arteriole - correct answer the smallest kind of artery
Capillary - correct answer a thin-walled, microscopic blood vessel where the
oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with the body's cells takes place
