TEST BANK (EMT) Emergency Care 12th Edition Limmer Questions & Answers with rationales (Chapter1-10) GURANTEED A+ PASS!!!

TEST BANK (EMT)
Emergency Care 12th
Edition Limmer
Questions & Answers
with rationales
(Chapter1-10)
GURANTEED A+
PASS!!!

,medial - ANSWER>>>toward the midline of the body

lateral - ANSWER>>>to the side, away from the midline of the body

bilateral - ANSWER>>>on both sides

mid-axillary line - ANSWER>>>a line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle

anterior - ANSWER>>>the front of the body or body

posterior - ANSWER>>>the back of the body or body part

ventral - ANSWER>>>referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior

dorsal - ANSWER>>>referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for
posterior

superior - ANSWER>>>toward the head.

inferior - ANSWER>>>away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to the
head

proximal - ANSWER>>>closer to the torso

distal - ANSWER>>>farther away from the torso

torso - ANSWER>>>the trunk of the body; the body without the head and the extremities

palmer - ANSWER>>>referring to the palm of the hand

plantar - ANSWER>>>referring to the sole of the foot

mid-clavicular - ANSWER>>>the line through the center of the clavical

abdominal quadrants - 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 - ANSWER>>>lying on the back

recovery position - ANSWER>>>lying on the side. also called the lateral recumbent position

Fowler's Position - ANSWER>>>a sitting position

Right Upper Quadrant - ANSWER>>>Liver, Right Kidney, Colon, Pancreas, Gallbladder

Left Upper Quadrant - ANSWER>>>Liver, Spleen, Left Kidney, Stomach, Colon Pancreas

Right Lower Quadrant - ANSWER>>>Right Kidney, Colon, Small Intestines, Major artery and vein to the
right leg, Ureter, Apendix

Left Lower Quadrant - ANSWER>>>Left kidney, colon, small intestines, major artery and vein to the left
leg, ureter

, Trendelenburg Position - ANSWER>>>a position in which the patients feet and legs are higher than the
head (Shock position)

musculoskeletal system - ANSWER>>>system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the
body and permit movement

skeleton - ANSWER>>>the bones of the body

muscle - ANSWER>>>tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part

ligament - ANSWER>>>tissue that connects bone to bone

tendon - ANSWER>>>tissue that connects muscle to bone

skull - ANSWER>>>the bony structure of the head

cranium - ANSWER>>>the top, back and sides of the skull

mandible - ANSWER>>>the lower jaw bone

maxillae - ANSWER>>>the two fused bones forming the upper jaw

nasal bones - ANSWER>>>the nose bones

orbits - ANSWER>>>the bony structures around the eyes, the eye sockets

zygomatic arches - ANSWER>>>form the structure of the cheeks

vertebrae - ANSWER>>>the 33 bones of the spinal column

thorax - ANSWER>>>the chest

sternum - ANSWER>>>breastbone

manubrium - ANSWER>>>the superior portion of the sternum

xiphoid process - ANSWER>>>inferior portion of the sternum

pelvis - ANSWER>>>the basin-shaped bony structure that supports the spine and is the point of proximal
attachment for the lower extremities

ilium - ANSWER>>>the superior and widest portion of the pelvis

ischium - ANSWER>>>the lower, posterior portions of the pelvis

pubis - ANSWER>>>the medial anterior portion of the pelvis

acetabulum - ANSWER>>>the pelvis socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to
form the hip joint

femur - ANSWER>>>the large bone of the thigh

patella - ANSWER>>>kneecap

tibia - ANSWER>>>the medial and larger bone of the lower leg