EMT Medical Terminology Questions With All
Correct Answers
Acidosis correct answer -an acid condition of the body - can occur with
decreased ventilations - not enough carbon dioxide is eliminated. With water,
CO2 becomes carbonic acid.
Alkalosis correct answer -an alkaline condition of the body - can occur
with hyperventilation - blowing off too much carbon dioxide
Adjuncts correct answer -things that help - so oxygen assist in the delivery
of oxygen
Agitation correct answer -an emotional state of being restless, anxious,
nervous
Aggravation correct answer -an emotional state of being angry, or
extremely unhappy about something
Algorithm correct answer -an illustrative method to summarize
assessment and treatment information. Memory aids.
Antecubital correct answer -pertaining to the front of the elbow - a place
to start an IV
Arthritis correct answer -an inflammation of the joints
Aspirate correct answer -to suck into
Atrophy correct answer -a wasting of tissue - when leg is not in use it
wastes away
Bifurcate correct answer -to split in two - the trachea bifurcates at the
carina into two main stem bronchi
Blunt trauma correct answer -an injury that was caused by a blunt object -
no break in the skin
, Child correct answer -pediatrics- a child is over 1 year old but less than 14
Compromise correct answer -to make worse - compromised airway
Contraindicated correct answer -a condition that renders a treatment
improper or undesirable
Copious correct answer -large amounts
Dermatology correct answer -the study of the skin
Ectopic correct answer -out of the ordinary (pregnancy, pacemaker, beats)
Edema correct answer -swelling of tissue due to excessive fluid in the area
Electrodes correct answer -the "leads" placed on a patient's chest for ECG
Embolus correct answer -a lump of something traveling through the blood
vessel (air, fat from a fracture or blood clot)
Emphysema correct answer -means trapped air - a chronic respiratory
disease that involves trapping air
Epistaxis correct answer -medical term for nosebleed
Epidemiology correct answer -the study of the distribution of illness &
injury across a population and the applying this knowledge to help control
disease
Etiology correct answer -the study of the cause of a disease
Evisceration correct answer -an open wound where internal organs are
visible on the outside such as an abdominal evisceration
Exacerbate correct answer -to make worse - increased severity of
symptoms
Expedite correct answer -to hurry along, to do quickly
Correct Answers
Acidosis correct answer -an acid condition of the body - can occur with
decreased ventilations - not enough carbon dioxide is eliminated. With water,
CO2 becomes carbonic acid.
Alkalosis correct answer -an alkaline condition of the body - can occur
with hyperventilation - blowing off too much carbon dioxide
Adjuncts correct answer -things that help - so oxygen assist in the delivery
of oxygen
Agitation correct answer -an emotional state of being restless, anxious,
nervous
Aggravation correct answer -an emotional state of being angry, or
extremely unhappy about something
Algorithm correct answer -an illustrative method to summarize
assessment and treatment information. Memory aids.
Antecubital correct answer -pertaining to the front of the elbow - a place
to start an IV
Arthritis correct answer -an inflammation of the joints
Aspirate correct answer -to suck into
Atrophy correct answer -a wasting of tissue - when leg is not in use it
wastes away
Bifurcate correct answer -to split in two - the trachea bifurcates at the
carina into two main stem bronchi
Blunt trauma correct answer -an injury that was caused by a blunt object -
no break in the skin
, Child correct answer -pediatrics- a child is over 1 year old but less than 14
Compromise correct answer -to make worse - compromised airway
Contraindicated correct answer -a condition that renders a treatment
improper or undesirable
Copious correct answer -large amounts
Dermatology correct answer -the study of the skin
Ectopic correct answer -out of the ordinary (pregnancy, pacemaker, beats)
Edema correct answer -swelling of tissue due to excessive fluid in the area
Electrodes correct answer -the "leads" placed on a patient's chest for ECG
Embolus correct answer -a lump of something traveling through the blood
vessel (air, fat from a fracture or blood clot)
Emphysema correct answer -means trapped air - a chronic respiratory
disease that involves trapping air
Epistaxis correct answer -medical term for nosebleed
Epidemiology correct answer -the study of the distribution of illness &
injury across a population and the applying this knowledge to help control
disease
Etiology correct answer -the study of the cause of a disease
Evisceration correct answer -an open wound where internal organs are
visible on the outside such as an abdominal evisceration
Exacerbate correct answer -to make worse - increased severity of
symptoms
Expedite correct answer -to hurry along, to do quickly
