EMT Final Exam Newest Version (2026)
Complete Questions and Answers 100% Correct
(A+)
‣ medial -✓✓toward the midline of the body
‣ lateral -✓✓to the side, away from the midline of the body
‣ bilateral -✓✓on both sides
‣ mid-axillary line -✓✓a line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the
ankle
‣ anterior -✓✓the front of the body or body
‣ posterior -✓✓the back of the body or body part
‣ ventral -✓✓referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior
‣ dorsal -✓✓referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A
synonym for posterior
‣ superior -✓✓toward the head.
‣ inferior -✓✓away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is
closer to the head
‣ proximal -✓✓closer to the torso
‣ distal -✓✓farther away from the torso
‣ torso -✓✓the trunk of the body; the body without the head and the extremities
‣ palmer -✓✓referring to the palm of the hand
,‣ plantar -✓✓referring to the sole of the foot
‣ mid-clavicular -✓✓the line through the center of the clavical
‣ abdominal quadrants -✓✓four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the
location of a pain or injury: the right upper quadrant, the left upper quadrant, the
right lower quadrant and the left lower quadrant
‣ supine -✓✓lying on the back
‣ recovery position -✓✓lying on the side. also called the lateral recumbent position
‣ Fowler's Position -✓✓a sitting position
‣ Right Upper Quadrant -✓✓Liver, Right Kidney, Colon, Pancreas, Gallbladder
‣ Left Upper Quadrant -✓✓Liver, Spleen, Left Kidney, Stomach, Colon Pancreas
‣ Right Lower Quadrant -✓✓Right Kidney, Colon, Small Intestines, Major artery
and vein to the right leg, Ureter, Apendix
‣ Left Lower Quadrant -✓✓Left kidney, colon, small intestines, major artery and
vein to the left leg, ureter
‣ Trendelenburg Position -✓✓a position in which the patients feet and legs are
higher than the head (Shock position)
‣ musculoskeletal system -✓✓system of bones and skeletal muscles that support
and protect the body and permit movement
‣ skeleton -✓✓the bones of the body
‣ muscle -✓✓tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part
‣ ligament -✓✓tissue that connects bone to bone
, ‣ tendon -✓✓tissue that connects muscle to bone
‣ skull -✓✓the bony structure of the head
‣ cranium -✓✓the top, back and sides of the skull
‣ mandible -✓✓the lower jaw bone
‣ maxillae -✓✓the two fused bones forming the upper jaw
‣ nasal bones -✓✓the nose bones
‣ orbits -✓✓the bony structures around the eyes, the eye sockets
‣ zygomatic arches -✓✓form the structure of the cheeks
‣ vertebrae -✓✓the 33 bones of the spinal column
‣ thorax -✓✓the chest
‣ sternum -✓✓breastbone
‣ manubrium -✓✓the superior portion of the sternum
‣ xiphoid process -✓✓inferior portion of the sternum
‣ pelvis -✓✓the basin-shaped bony structure that supports the spine and is the point
of proximal attachment for the lower extremities
‣ ilium -✓✓the superior and widest portion of the pelvis
‣ ischium -✓✓the lower, posterior portions of the pelvis
‣ pubis -✓✓the medial anterior portion of the pelvis
‣ acetabulum -✓✓the pelvis socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the
femur fits to form the hip joint
Complete Questions and Answers 100% Correct
(A+)
‣ medial -✓✓toward the midline of the body
‣ lateral -✓✓to the side, away from the midline of the body
‣ bilateral -✓✓on both sides
‣ mid-axillary line -✓✓a line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the
ankle
‣ anterior -✓✓the front of the body or body
‣ posterior -✓✓the back of the body or body part
‣ ventral -✓✓referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior
‣ dorsal -✓✓referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A
synonym for posterior
‣ superior -✓✓toward the head.
‣ inferior -✓✓away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is
closer to the head
‣ proximal -✓✓closer to the torso
‣ distal -✓✓farther away from the torso
‣ torso -✓✓the trunk of the body; the body without the head and the extremities
‣ palmer -✓✓referring to the palm of the hand
,‣ plantar -✓✓referring to the sole of the foot
‣ mid-clavicular -✓✓the line through the center of the clavical
‣ abdominal quadrants -✓✓four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the
location of a pain or injury: the right upper quadrant, the left upper quadrant, the
right lower quadrant and the left lower quadrant
‣ supine -✓✓lying on the back
‣ recovery position -✓✓lying on the side. also called the lateral recumbent position
‣ Fowler's Position -✓✓a sitting position
‣ Right Upper Quadrant -✓✓Liver, Right Kidney, Colon, Pancreas, Gallbladder
‣ Left Upper Quadrant -✓✓Liver, Spleen, Left Kidney, Stomach, Colon Pancreas
‣ Right Lower Quadrant -✓✓Right Kidney, Colon, Small Intestines, Major artery
and vein to the right leg, Ureter, Apendix
‣ Left Lower Quadrant -✓✓Left kidney, colon, small intestines, major artery and
vein to the left leg, ureter
‣ Trendelenburg Position -✓✓a position in which the patients feet and legs are
higher than the head (Shock position)
‣ musculoskeletal system -✓✓system of bones and skeletal muscles that support
and protect the body and permit movement
‣ skeleton -✓✓the bones of the body
‣ muscle -✓✓tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part
‣ ligament -✓✓tissue that connects bone to bone
, ‣ tendon -✓✓tissue that connects muscle to bone
‣ skull -✓✓the bony structure of the head
‣ cranium -✓✓the top, back and sides of the skull
‣ mandible -✓✓the lower jaw bone
‣ maxillae -✓✓the two fused bones forming the upper jaw
‣ nasal bones -✓✓the nose bones
‣ orbits -✓✓the bony structures around the eyes, the eye sockets
‣ zygomatic arches -✓✓form the structure of the cheeks
‣ vertebrae -✓✓the 33 bones of the spinal column
‣ thorax -✓✓the chest
‣ sternum -✓✓breastbone
‣ manubrium -✓✓the superior portion of the sternum
‣ xiphoid process -✓✓inferior portion of the sternum
‣ pelvis -✓✓the basin-shaped bony structure that supports the spine and is the point
of proximal attachment for the lower extremities
‣ ilium -✓✓the superior and widest portion of the pelvis
‣ ischium -✓✓the lower, posterior portions of the pelvis
‣ pubis -✓✓the medial anterior portion of the pelvis
‣ acetabulum -✓✓the pelvis socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the
femur fits to form the hip joint
