EMT-B SCRIPT 2026 DETAILED EMS CONTENT AND ACCURATE ANSWERS STUDY RESOURCE

EMT-B SCRIPT 2026 DETAILED EMS
CONTENT AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
STUDY RESOURCE

◉ scapula.
Answer: Shoulder Blade


◉ acromion process.
Answer: the highest portion of the shoulder


◉ acromioclavicular joint.
Answer: the joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet


◉ humerus.
Answer: the bone of the upper arm between the shoulder and the
elbow


◉ radius.
Answer: the lateral bone of the forearm


◉ carpals.

,Answer: wrist bones


◉ metacarpals.
Answer: hand bones


◉ joints.
Answer: the point where two bones come together


◉ voluntary muscle.
Answer: muscle that can be conscious controlled; attaches to bones;
forms the major muscle mass of the body, responsible for movement


◉ involuntary muscle.
Answer: muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but
cannot be consciously controlled


◉ cardiac muscle.
Answer: specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart; has
its own blood supply; contracts on its own


◉ automaticity.
Answer: the ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical
impulses on its own

, ◉ respiratory system.
Answer: the system of the nose, mouth, throat, lungs, and muscles
that bings oxygen into the body and expels carbon dioxide


◉ oropharynx.
Answer: the area directly posterior to the mouth


◉ nasopharynx.
Answer: the area directly posterior to the nose


◉ pharynx.
Answer: the area directly posterior to the mouth and nose. It is made
up of the oropharynx and the nasopharynx


◉ epiglottis.
Answer: a leaf-shaped structure that prevents food and foreign
matter from entering the trachea


◉ larynx.
Answer: the voice box