EMT M's

Question 1

malleolus

Answer 1

ankle bone

Question 2

mandible

Answer 2

lower jaw

Question 3

manubrium

Answer 3

upper quarter of the sternum

Question 4

Mean arterial pressure / MAP

Answer 4

average pressure during one cardiac cycle

Question 5

mastoid process

Answer 5

1” bony mass, posterior to the ear opening

Question 6

maxillae

Answer 6

upper jaw, holds upper teeth

Question 7

MDI

Answer 7

small canister for oral medications

Question 8

meconium

Answer 8

fetal stool; dark green substance in amniotic fluid; distress/disease in newborn; can be aspirated (blocking airway) during delivery

Question 9

medial

Answer 9

closer to midline

Question 10

mediastinum

Answer 10

located between lungs

Question 11

medulla oblongata

Answer 11

inferior to spinal cord; coordinates HR, breathing, swallowing, etc

Question 12

melena

Answer 12

black. bloody stool

Question 13

menarche

Answer 13

first period

Question 14

meninges

Answer 14

3 protective layers of brain and spinal cords

Question 15

meningitis

Answer 15

Inflammation of the meninges

Question 16

meningococcal meningitis

Answer 16

highly contagious meningitis

Question 17

menopause

Answer 17

cessation (stopping) of menstruation, 4th or 5th decade of life

Question 18

mental model

Answer 18

what’s going on

Question 19

metabolism

Answer 19

cellular respiration; production of energy

Question 20

metacarpals

Answer 20

hand bones

Question 21

metatarsals

Answer 21

foot bones

Question 22

metered-dose inhaler

Answer 22

mini-canister, administer medication into lungs via mouth

Question 23

methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

Answer 23

MrSA,

Question 24

midbrain

Answer 24

controls consciousness

Question 25

midsagittal plane

Answer 25

left/right equal halves

Question 26

Mild airway obstruction

Answer 26

foreign body in airway, but adequate air movement is occurring

Question 27

minute volume

Answer 27

air in and out of lungs in 1 minute

Question 28

miosis

Answer 28

excessively constricted pupil; often bilateral; after nerve agents

Question 29

miscarriage

Answer 29

passage of a fetus before 20 weeks, spontaneous abortion

Question 30

MOI

Answer 30

mechanism of injury; force onto body that causes injury

Question 31

morality

Answer 31

code of conduct

Question 32

moro reflex

Answer 32

grab reflex in children/infants

Question 33

motor nerves

Answer 33

nerves that carry info

Question 34

mucosal atomizer device

Answer 34

device that changes liquid to a spray and pushes into nosil

Question 35

mucous membranes

Answer 35

linings of body cavity that communicates with the environment

Question 36

multigravida

Answer 36

previous pregnancies

Question 37

mutagen

Answer 37

mutates and damages DnA

Question 38

myocardial contractility

Answer 38

ability for heart to contract

Question 39

myocardial contusion

Answer 39

heart bruise

Question 40

myocardium

Answer 40

heart tissue