Paramedic Semester 1 midterm Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
A paramedic is considered a health care professional, and as such
should: -
correct answer ✅meet societal expectations whether he or she is
on or off duty
When lifting, the paramedic should spread his or her legs ______
apart. -
correct answer ✅Shoulder width
The first and second cervical vertebrae are called the: -
correct answer ✅atlas and axis
Which of the following structures comprise the different types of
tissues that work together to perform a particular function? -
correct answer ✅organs
The basic structure of nervous tissue that responds to
environmental changes by transmitting impulses is the: -
correct answer ✅neuron
, Paramedic Semester 1 midterm Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
The part of the nervous system that prepares the body to deal with
an emergency is the ______ nervous system -
correct answer ✅sympathetic
The fight-or-flight response is characterized by all of the following
physiological responses, EXCEPT: -
correct answer ✅Decreased sympathetic tone and pupil
construction
Patients with decision-making capacity: -
correct answer ✅have the right to refuse all or part of the
emergency medical care offered to them
Which of the following structures comprise the axial skeleton? -
correct answer ✅Skull, face, thoracic cage, vertebral column
When oxygen levels are low or absent, the cells revert to a process
of: -
correct answer ✅anaerobic metabolism
An advance directive is MOST accurately defined as a: -
correct answer ✅written document that expresses the wants,
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
A paramedic is considered a health care professional, and as such
should: -
correct answer ✅meet societal expectations whether he or she is
on or off duty
When lifting, the paramedic should spread his or her legs ______
apart. -
correct answer ✅Shoulder width
The first and second cervical vertebrae are called the: -
correct answer ✅atlas and axis
Which of the following structures comprise the different types of
tissues that work together to perform a particular function? -
correct answer ✅organs
The basic structure of nervous tissue that responds to
environmental changes by transmitting impulses is the: -
correct answer ✅neuron
, Paramedic Semester 1 midterm Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
The part of the nervous system that prepares the body to deal with
an emergency is the ______ nervous system -
correct answer ✅sympathetic
The fight-or-flight response is characterized by all of the following
physiological responses, EXCEPT: -
correct answer ✅Decreased sympathetic tone and pupil
construction
Patients with decision-making capacity: -
correct answer ✅have the right to refuse all or part of the
emergency medical care offered to them
Which of the following structures comprise the axial skeleton? -
correct answer ✅Skull, face, thoracic cage, vertebral column
When oxygen levels are low or absent, the cells revert to a process
of: -
correct answer ✅anaerobic metabolism
An advance directive is MOST accurately defined as a: -
correct answer ✅written document that expresses the wants,
