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West Coast EMT Block Exam 2 – 2025/ 2026 Test Bank
with Verified Questions & Answers (PDF Study
Guide)||Latest Exam!!!
What is the electrical conduction system of the heart? -
Answer-- A network of specialized tissue that is capable of
conducting electrical current runs throughout the heart.
- The flow of electrical current causes smooth, coordinated
heart contractions.
- The contractions produce the pumping action of the
heart.
- Each mechanical contraction is associated with two
electrical processes: 1. Depolarization: electrical charges
on the surface of the muscle cell change from positive to
negative 2. Repolarization: the heart returns to its resting
state, and the positive charge is restored to the surface
- Electrical impulses begin high in the atria at the sinoatrial
node, travel to the atrioventricular node and bundle of His,
and then move through the Purkinje fibers to the
ventricles.
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What are the layers of the blood vessels? - Answer-
Adventitia (outer layer), tunica media (middle layer), tunica
(intima) inner layer
What is the function of the adventitia (outlet layer)? -
Answer-- provides structural support and shape to the
vessel
What is the function of the tunica media (middle layer)? -
Answer-- composed of elastic and muscular tissue which
regulates the internal diameter of the vessel
What is the function of the tunica intima (inner layer)? -
Answer-- consists of an endothelial lining which provides a
frictionless pathway for the movement of blood
Name all 6 pulses - Answer-- Carotid artery pulse
- Femoral artery pulse
- Radial artery pulse
- Brachial artery pulse
- Posterior tibial artery pulse
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- Dorsalis pedis pulse
Where is the Carotid artery pulse located? - Answer-- At
the upper portion of the neck
Where is the femoral artery pulse located? - Answer-- In
the groin
Where is the Radial pulse located? - Answer-- At the wrist
at the base of the thumb
Where is the Brachial artery pulse located? - Answer--
Medial aspect of the arm, midway between elbow and
shoulder
Where is the Posterior tibia artery pulse located? -
Answer-- Posterior to the medial malleolus
Where is the Dorsalis pedis artery pulse located? -
Answer-- On the top of the foot
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What is Inhalation? - Answer-- Active, muscular part of
breathing that draws air into the airway and lungs
- Also a medication delivery route
What is Exhalation? - Answer-- Passive part of the
breathing process
- Diaphragm and the intercostal muscles relax
- forcing air out of the lungs
What is Respiration? - Answer-- Physiologic process of
exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide
- in context of environment emergencies it is the loss of
body heat as warm air in the lungs is exhaled into the
atmosphere and cooler air is inhaled
What is Ventilation? - Answer-- Exchange of air between
the lungs and the environment
- Spontaneously by the patient or with assistance from
another person, such as an EMT
West Coast EMT Block Exam 2 – 2025/ 2026 Test Bank
with Verified Questions & Answers (PDF Study
Guide)||Latest Exam!!!
What is the electrical conduction system of the heart? -
Answer-- A network of specialized tissue that is capable of
conducting electrical current runs throughout the heart.
- The flow of electrical current causes smooth, coordinated
heart contractions.
- The contractions produce the pumping action of the
heart.
- Each mechanical contraction is associated with two
electrical processes: 1. Depolarization: electrical charges
on the surface of the muscle cell change from positive to
negative 2. Repolarization: the heart returns to its resting
state, and the positive charge is restored to the surface
- Electrical impulses begin high in the atria at the sinoatrial
node, travel to the atrioventricular node and bundle of His,
and then move through the Purkinje fibers to the
ventricles.
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What are the layers of the blood vessels? - Answer-
Adventitia (outer layer), tunica media (middle layer), tunica
(intima) inner layer
What is the function of the adventitia (outlet layer)? -
Answer-- provides structural support and shape to the
vessel
What is the function of the tunica media (middle layer)? -
Answer-- composed of elastic and muscular tissue which
regulates the internal diameter of the vessel
What is the function of the tunica intima (inner layer)? -
Answer-- consists of an endothelial lining which provides a
frictionless pathway for the movement of blood
Name all 6 pulses - Answer-- Carotid artery pulse
- Femoral artery pulse
- Radial artery pulse
- Brachial artery pulse
- Posterior tibial artery pulse
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- Dorsalis pedis pulse
Where is the Carotid artery pulse located? - Answer-- At
the upper portion of the neck
Where is the femoral artery pulse located? - Answer-- In
the groin
Where is the Radial pulse located? - Answer-- At the wrist
at the base of the thumb
Where is the Brachial artery pulse located? - Answer--
Medial aspect of the arm, midway between elbow and
shoulder
Where is the Posterior tibia artery pulse located? -
Answer-- Posterior to the medial malleolus
Where is the Dorsalis pedis artery pulse located? -
Answer-- On the top of the foot
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What is Inhalation? - Answer-- Active, muscular part of
breathing that draws air into the airway and lungs
- Also a medication delivery route
What is Exhalation? - Answer-- Passive part of the
breathing process
- Diaphragm and the intercostal muscles relax
- forcing air out of the lungs
What is Respiration? - Answer-- Physiologic process of
exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide
- in context of environment emergencies it is the loss of
body heat as warm air in the lungs is exhaled into the
atmosphere and cooler air is inhaled
What is Ventilation? - Answer-- Exchange of air between
the lungs and the environment
- Spontaneously by the patient or with assistance from
another person, such as an EMT
