Basic EMT Chapter Combination Quiz

Define "auscultation".

• The process of feeling a patient's body for abnormalities.

• The process of listening to internal body sounds.

• The process of measuring blood pressure.

• The process of examining a patient's eyes with a light.

What does "lateral" mean?

• Toward the midline of the body.

• Away from the midline of the body.

• Pertaining to the front of the body.

• Pertaining to the back of the body.

What is the meaning of "proximal"?

• Closer to the trunk of the body.

• Farther from the trunk of the body.

• Pertaining to the upper extremities.

• Pertaining to the lower extremities.

What does "supine" position refer to?

• Lying face down.

• Lying face up.

• Sitting upright.

• Kneeling.

What is the meaning of "distal"?

What does "medial" mean?

• Toward the midline of the body.

• Away from the midline of the body.

• Pertaining to the front of the body.

• Pertaining to the back of the body.

What is the meaning of "palpation"?

• The process of feeling a patient's body for abnormalities.

• The process of listening to internal body sounds.

• The process of measuring blood pressure.

• The process of examining a patient's eyes with a light.

What does "prone" position refer to?

• Lying face down.

• Lying face up.

• Sitting upright.

• Kneeling.

Define "posterior".

• Pertaining to the front of the body.

• Pertaining to the back of the body.

• Pertaining to the upper extremities.

• Pertaining to the lower extremities.

What does "anterior" mean?

• Pertaining to the front of the body.

• Pertaining to the back of the body.

• Pertaining to the upper extremities.

• Pertaining to the lower extremities.