Practice Tests

Question 1

Name 4 functions of blood

Answer 1

Transport heat, oxygen, CO2 and nutrients and antibodies

Question 2

Composition of blood

Answer 2

55% plasma

45% blood cells

Question 3

What does globin mean

Answer 3

Protein

Question 4

What does angio, VAS and Vaso mean?

Answer 4

Vessels

Question 5

Apart from O2 CO2 and water vapour what else is respiration used for?

Answer 5

Ventilate lungs

Maintain blood pH

Question 6

Function of pharynx

Answer 6

Warming 
Filtering 
Humidifying 
Food passage
Airway
Taste

Question 7

Function of larynx

Answer 7

Protection of lower airway
Speech
Passage of air

Question 8

Name lower respiratory tract

Answer 8

Trachea
Bronchioles
Bronchus
Alveoli

Question 9

Function of pleura

Answer 9

Lubricator and protect lungs

Question 10

Two parts of brain that control breathing

Answer 10

Medulla oblongata

Pond varolii

Question 11

How many spinal nerves are there

Answer 11

31 pairs

Question 12

What is a reflex action?

Answer 12

An involuntary response to a sensory stimulus

Question 13

Signs and symptoms of smoke inhalation

Answer 13

Soot around nose and mouth
Hoarse voice
Singed hair
Swelling around face

Question 14

Define primary blast injuries

Answer 14

Ears
Lungs
Sinus

Injury caused by blast wave

Question 15

3 main food groups

Answer 15

Protein
Carbs
Fats

Question 16

Functions of liver

Answer 16

Glucose to glycogen 
Produce vitamin A
Storage of vitamin and iron 
Metabolise Alcohol 
Inactivation of drugs

Question 17

Complications of burns

Answer 17

Shock
Infection
Scarring

Question 18

Types of poison

Answer 18

Corrosive non corrosive

Question 19

2 functional parts of the peripheral nervous system

Answer 19

Sensory and motor

Question 20

How much glucagon is given IM

Answer 20

1 mg

Question 21

Signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia

Answer 21

Thirst 
Headache 
Fatigue 
Sweating 
Confusion 
Nausea

Question 22

What is serous membran in abdomen

Answer 22

Peritoneum

Question 23

Contraindication for NG

Answer 23

Mid face trauma
Coagulation disorder
Recent nasal surgery

Question 24

Contra indications for catherisation

Answer 24

Pelvic injury
Urethral bleeding
UTI

Question 25

4 ways heat can leave the body

Answer 25

Convection
Conduction
Radiation
Evaporation

Question 26

Indication for orotracheal intubation

Answer 26

Head chest injury
Definitive airway
Airway obstruction from facial trauma

Question 27

Defib safety points

Answer 27

Playtex 
Perspiration
Patches
Piercings 
Pacemaker

O2