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West Coast EMT Block 2 Exam 2022/2023 with 100% correct answers
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What is the process for electrical impulses of the heart? - SA node (the heart's pacemaker) - Upper atrias contract - AV node sends impluses to ventricles - ventricles contract What are the... different layers of blood vessels and what are the functions? Tunica adventitia (outermost) - prevents collapse of blood vessel and provides protection Tunica media (middle) Tunica intima (innermost) Where is the temporal pulse? In front of ear on the temple Where is the carotid pulse? side of neck Where is the radial pulse? Thumb side of wrist Where is the brachial pulse? inside of elbow. Check pulse here for patients under 1 year of age. where is the apical pulse? 5th intercostal space, use a stethoscope to hear. where is the femoral pulse? groin area where is the popliteal pulse? behind the knee where is the pedal pulse? top of foot what is ventilation? movement of air in and out of the lungs what is inhalation? Muscular Part of breathing, diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract. Moving air into the lungs. what is exhalation? A passive process during which the lungs recoil as the respiratory muscles relax and the thorax decreases in size. Air moves out of lungs. what is respiration? The process of transferring energy from glucose which goes on in every cell. Oxygen/CO2 moving in and out of the cells/lungs What is negative pressure breathing? Muscle contractions expand lungs, lowering air pressure inside and allow air to be pulled into lungs. what is the uvula? free projection hanging down from the middle of the soft palate. Prevents food from entering the nasal cavity. What is the epiglottis and what does it do? It is a flap of skin that is at the base of the tongue. it opens and closes during breathing, preventing food from entering the airways. What is the vallecula? An anatomic space or "pocket" located between the base of the tongue and the epiglottis. It is an important landmark for endotracheal intubation. [Show More]
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