CH 5: Medical Terminology

Question 1

With regard to anatomical​ locations, which of the following is not​ true?

The foot is distal to the knee.

The mouth is proximal to the nose.

The ears are located on the lateral aspect of the head.

The umbilicus is located on the ventral aspect of the body.

Answer 1

The mouth is proximal to the nose.

Question 2

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The term lateral is best defined​ as:

Answer 2

to the side.

Question 3

You and your EMT partner are responding to a medical aid call in the rural West County area. The dispatcher advises that the caller is reporting the patient as having a history of​ “plegia.” Why would it be beneficial to have the dispatcher clarify a prefix for the word plegia​?

Answer 3

Without a clarifying​ prefix, it is difficult for the EMTs to effectively prepare for the type of patient they may encounter.

Question 4

A postal worker has been attacked by a dog during her mail delivery route. The patient is a​ 54-year-old female with several dog bites on her lower extremities and left arm. The worst of these bites is located on the back of her right leg just above the ankle. How can you explain the location of this injury using anatomical​ landmarks?

Answer 4

The bite is located on the anterior aspect of the calf just distal to the knee.

Question 5

To check the distal pulse of a patient with an injury to the​ forearm, the EMT would check for a pulse in which​ location?

Answer 5

wrist (its distal to the elbow)

Question 6

The wrist is​ ________ to the elbow.

Answer 6

The wrist is distal to the elbow; further from the torso
and nearer the free end of the extremity.