CHAPTER 5 EMT EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS (150 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ) WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. The nose, chin, umbilicus (navel), and spine are examples of ___________
anatomic structures.
A. midline
B. proximal
C. superior
D. midaxillary
Answer: A
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144
2. The ___________ plane separates the body into left and right halves.
A. sagittal
B. coronal
C. transverse
D. midsagittal
Answer: D
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144
3. A 5-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of the forearm near the
wrist. He has possibly sustained a fracture of the:
A. proximal forearm.
B. superior forearm.
,C. dorsal forearm.
D. distal forearm.
Answer: D
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144-145
4. A fracture of the humerus just above the elbow would be described as a:
A. distal humerus fracture.
B. proximal elbow fracture.
C. distal forearm fracture.
D. proximal humerus fracture.
Answer: A
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144-145
5. The topographic term used to describe the location of body parts that are
closer toward the midline or center of the body is:
A. lateral.
B. medial.
C. midaxillary.
D. midclavicular.
Answer: B
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144-145
6. The topographic term used to describe the part of the body that is nearer to the
feet is:
A. dorsal.
B. inferior.
C. internal.
D. superior.
Answer: B
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144-145
,7. In relation to the wrist, the elbow is:
A. distal.
B. medial.
C. lateral.
D. proximal.
Answer: D
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144-145
8. In relation to the chest, the back is:
A. ventral.
B. inferior.
C. anterior.
D. posterior.
Answer: D
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144-145
9. Which of the following anatomic terms is synonymous with the word "dorsal"?
A. medial
B. posterior
C. palmar
D. anterior
Answer: B
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144-145
10. A young male jumped from a tree and landed feet first. What aspect of his
body has sustained the initial injury?
A. palmar
B. plantar
C. dorsal
D. ventral
, Answer: B
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 145
11. The ___________ of the heart is the inferior portion of the left ventricles.
A. apex
B. base
C. dorsum
D. septum
Answer: A
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 145
12. Movement or motion away from the body's midline is called:
A. flexion.
B. extension.
C. adduction.
D. abduction.
Answer: D
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 145
13. A patient has fractured both femurs. Anatomically, these injuries would be
described as being:
A. medial.
B. proximal.
C. bilateral.
D. unilateral.
Answer: C
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 146
14. Relative to the kidneys, the liver is:
A. medial.
B. dorsal.
ANSWERS (150 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ) WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. The nose, chin, umbilicus (navel), and spine are examples of ___________
anatomic structures.
A. midline
B. proximal
C. superior
D. midaxillary
Answer: A
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144
2. The ___________ plane separates the body into left and right halves.
A. sagittal
B. coronal
C. transverse
D. midsagittal
Answer: D
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144
3. A 5-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of the forearm near the
wrist. He has possibly sustained a fracture of the:
A. proximal forearm.
B. superior forearm.
,C. dorsal forearm.
D. distal forearm.
Answer: D
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144-145
4. A fracture of the humerus just above the elbow would be described as a:
A. distal humerus fracture.
B. proximal elbow fracture.
C. distal forearm fracture.
D. proximal humerus fracture.
Answer: A
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144-145
5. The topographic term used to describe the location of body parts that are
closer toward the midline or center of the body is:
A. lateral.
B. medial.
C. midaxillary.
D. midclavicular.
Answer: B
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144-145
6. The topographic term used to describe the part of the body that is nearer to the
feet is:
A. dorsal.
B. inferior.
C. internal.
D. superior.
Answer: B
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144-145
,7. In relation to the wrist, the elbow is:
A. distal.
B. medial.
C. lateral.
D. proximal.
Answer: D
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144-145
8. In relation to the chest, the back is:
A. ventral.
B. inferior.
C. anterior.
D. posterior.
Answer: D
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144-145
9. Which of the following anatomic terms is synonymous with the word "dorsal"?
A. medial
B. posterior
C. palmar
D. anterior
Answer: B
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 144-145
10. A young male jumped from a tree and landed feet first. What aspect of his
body has sustained the initial injury?
A. palmar
B. plantar
C. dorsal
D. ventral
, Answer: B
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 145
11. The ___________ of the heart is the inferior portion of the left ventricles.
A. apex
B. base
C. dorsum
D. septum
Answer: A
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 145
12. Movement or motion away from the body's midline is called:
A. flexion.
B. extension.
C. adduction.
D. abduction.
Answer: D
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 145
13. A patient has fractured both femurs. Anatomically, these injuries would be
described as being:
A. medial.
B. proximal.
C. bilateral.
D. unilateral.
Answer: C
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 146
14. Relative to the kidneys, the liver is:
A. medial.
B. dorsal.
