EMT-Basic questions and answers 2026\2027 A+ Grade
medial
- correct answer toward the midline of the body
lateral
- correct answer to the side, away from the midline of the body
bilateral
- correct answer on both sides
mid-axillary line
- correct answer a line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle
anterior
- correct answer the front of the body or body
posterior
- correct answer the back of the body or body part
ventral
- correct answer referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior
dorsal
- correct answer referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for
posterior
superior
- correct answer toward the head.
,inferior
- correct answer away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head
proximal
- correct answer closer to the torso
distal
- correct answer farther away from the torso
torso
- correct answer the trunk of the body; the body without the head and the extremities
palmer
- correct answer referring to the palm of the hand
plantar
- correct answer referring to the sole of the foot
mid-clavicular
- correct answer the line through the center of the clavical
abdominal quadrants
- correct answer 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
- correct answer lying on the back
recovery position
- correct answer lying on the side. also called the lateral recumbent position
Fowler's Position
- correct answer a sitting position
, Right Upper Quadrant
- correct answer Liver, Right Kidney, Colon, Pancreas, Gallbladder
Left Upper Quadrant
- correct answer Liver, Spleen, Left Kidney, Stomach, Colon Pancreas
Right Lower Quadrant
- correct answer Right Kidney, Colon, Small Intestines, Major artery and vein to the right leg, Ureter,
Apendix
Left Lower Quadrant
- correct answer Left kidney, colon, small intestines, major artery and vein to the left leg, ureter
Trendelenburg Position
- correct answer a position in which the patients feet and legs are higher than the head (Shock position)
musculoskeletal system
- correct answer system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit
movement
skeleton
- correct answer the bones of the body
muscle
- correct answer tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part
ligament
- correct answer tissue that connects bone to bone
tendon
- correct answer tissue that connects muscle to bone
medial
- correct answer toward the midline of the body
lateral
- correct answer to the side, away from the midline of the body
bilateral
- correct answer on both sides
mid-axillary line
- correct answer a line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle
anterior
- correct answer the front of the body or body
posterior
- correct answer the back of the body or body part
ventral
- correct answer referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior
dorsal
- correct answer referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for
posterior
superior
- correct answer toward the head.
,inferior
- correct answer away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head
proximal
- correct answer closer to the torso
distal
- correct answer farther away from the torso
torso
- correct answer the trunk of the body; the body without the head and the extremities
palmer
- correct answer referring to the palm of the hand
plantar
- correct answer referring to the sole of the foot
mid-clavicular
- correct answer the line through the center of the clavical
abdominal quadrants
- correct answer 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
- correct answer lying on the back
recovery position
- correct answer lying on the side. also called the lateral recumbent position
Fowler's Position
- correct answer a sitting position
, Right Upper Quadrant
- correct answer Liver, Right Kidney, Colon, Pancreas, Gallbladder
Left Upper Quadrant
- correct answer Liver, Spleen, Left Kidney, Stomach, Colon Pancreas
Right Lower Quadrant
- correct answer Right Kidney, Colon, Small Intestines, Major artery and vein to the right leg, Ureter,
Apendix
Left Lower Quadrant
- correct answer Left kidney, colon, small intestines, major artery and vein to the left leg, ureter
Trendelenburg Position
- correct answer a position in which the patients feet and legs are higher than the head (Shock position)
musculoskeletal system
- correct answer system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit
movement
skeleton
- correct answer the bones of the body
muscle
- correct answer tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part
ligament
- correct answer tissue that connects bone to bone
tendon
- correct answer tissue that connects muscle to bone
