Paramedic Semester 1 Final Study Guide

What is the vertebral foramen?

• The part of the vertebrae the spinal cord passes through

• The opening at the base of the skull

• The anterior portion of the vertebrae

• The posterior portion of the vertebrae

What does the phrenic nerve do?

• Controls your diaphram

• Controls the parasympathetic nervous system

• Controls the sympathetic nervous system

• Controls the face

What does the vagus nerve do?

• Controls the parasympathetic nervous system

• Controls the face

• Controls the sympathetic nervous system

• Controls the diaphram

What do multiple tissues make?

• An organ

• A tissue

• A cell

• An organ system

What do multiple cells make?

• A tissue

• An organ

• An organ system

• A cell

What do multiple organelles make?

• A cell

• An organ

• An organ system

• Tissues

What do multiple organs make up?

• An organ system

• An organ

• A tissue

• A cell system

When is anaerobic metabolism used?

• When there is a lack of O2 for cells to use

• When there is a lack of glucose for cells to use

• Normally

• Never

When is aerobic metabolism used

• Normally

• Never

• When there is no O2 to use

• When there is no glucose to use

What is the pressure the LV must pump against called?

• Afterload

• Preload

• Systolic

• Diastolic