Class Test 1 Review

Front 1

Suction on infants _____ first?

Back 1

Nose

Front 2

After age 40 what are your highest risks for death?

Back 2

Disease and Injury

Front 3

Personal space is how far?

Back 3

1.5 to 4 feet

Front 4

Highest level of prehospital care is?

Back 4

Paramedic

Front 5

Paramedics are concerned with?

Back 5

Advocate for patient

Front 6

Certified or licensed?

Back 6

Depends on the individual state

Front 7

Certification is?

Back 7

the process by which an agency or association grants recognition to an individual who has met its qualifications.

Front 8

Licensure is?

Back 8

a process of occupational regulation.

Front 9

Reciprocity is?

Back 9

the process by which an agency grants automatic certification or licensure to an individual who has comparable certification or licensure from another agency.

Front 10

Diffusion?

Back 10

The tendency of molecules to move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

Front 11

The bodies PH is in what range?

Back 11

7.35 - 7.45

Front 12

Interior of the heart is the?

Back 12

Endocardium

Front 13

Ion with a positive charge?

Back 13

Cation

Front 14

What is Osmosis?

Back 14

The passage such as water through a membrane.

Front 15

Acidosis

Back 15

High concentration of hydrogen ions, ph below 7.35

Front 16

Dermis

Back 16

contains nerve endings

Front 17

Red blood cells comprise

Back 17

40-52 percent of blood little less for females

Front 18

Thrombosis is

Back 18

clot formation

Front 19

Cerebrum

Back 19

part of your brain that controls your personality

Front 20

Cerebellum

Back 20

part of your brain that deals with balance

Front 21

Hypothalamus regulates

Back 21

body temperature

Front 22

Portion of the brain that controls motor actions.

Back 22

Cerebrum. Cerebellum fine tunes motor control.

Front 23

Pulmonary Veins transport

Back 23

oxygenated blood from lungs to heart.

Front 24

An adult has how many teeth?

Back 24

32

Front 25

Surfactant

Back 25

A compound secreted by cells in the lungs that regulates the surface tension of the fluid that lines the alveoli,Which is important for keeping alveoli open for gas exchange.

Front 26

Cardiac output is

Back 26

SV (stroke Volume) x HR (Heart Rate)

Front 27

BP is measured by

Back 27

blood pressure = cardiac output X peripheral resistance

Front 28

Sepsis is

Back 28

Sepsis is a condition in which the body is fighting a severe infection that has spread via the bloodstream

Front 29

Minute Volume is

Back 29

is the volume of air inhaled (inhaled minute volume) or exhaled (exhaled minute volume) from a person's lungs in one minute.

Front 30

Concentration of O2 in the atmosphere

Back 30

Dry air contains roughly (by volume) 78.09% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.039% carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.

Front 31

What converts glucose to glycogen?

Back 31

The liver

Front 32

Organ that stimulates the production of glycogen.

Back 32

The Pancreas

Front 33

Glycogen is stored in

Back 33

The liver and the primary energy stores being held in adipose tissue.

Front 34

What percentage of water is in the body

Back 34

60% in adult male

Front 35

What is the principal buffer of the body?

Back 35

bicarb

Front 36

What does homeostasis mean?

Back 36

The tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, esp. as maintained by physiological processes

Front 37

What organ system controls the body?

Back 37

The endocrine system by use of hormones

Front 38

What percentage of oxygen does your brain use?

Back 38

25 percent