CH 5: Medical Terminology

Question 1

With regard to medical​ terminology, a prefix ​is:

Answer 1

added to the beginnings of roots or words to modify or qualify their meaning.

Question 2

Which of the following are the abdominal regions created by drawing two imaginary lines intersecting at the​ navel?

Answer 2

abdominal quadrants

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 posterior aspect of the calf distal to the knee.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the location of the midaxillary​ line?

Answer 5

A line from the center of the armpit extending vertically down the side of the chest

Question 6

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 6

wrist

Question 7

While transporting a patient with a traumatic wound to the​ back, you call in a report to the receiving hospital over the radio. Due to radio static and background noise in the Emergency​ Department, the physician has had to ask you twice to repeat if the wound was superior or inferior. Why would this distinction be​ important?

Answer 7

The location of the wound is important in determining which types of resources to have available when the patient arrives