A monthly quiz to test your ambulance knowledge:
Quiz 3
1) In a ketotic diabetic coma which of the following will primarily occur?:
a: metabolic acidosis
b: respiratory acidosis
c: metabolic alkalosis
d: respiratory alkalosis
2) Which of the following is not a clinical sign of a tension pneumothorax?:
a: cyanosis
b: tachycardia
c: sudden hypertension
d: sudden dyspnoea
3) The definition of emphysema is:
a: pus within the pleural cavity
b: air within the pleural cavity
c: collapse of one or more lung
d: over-distension of the alveoli
4) Which brain structure is concerned with the control of hunger,thirst,temperature,
fear and rage?:
a: basal ganglia
b: thalamus
c: pituitary gland
d: hypothalamus
5) The jelly like substance which maintains the shape of the eye is the:
a: aqueous humour
b: vitreous humour
c: choroid
d: sclera
6) Tendons attach:
a: bone to bone
b: muscle to bone
c: muscle to muscle
d: ligament to bone
7) The bones of the spinal column are described as:
a: short bones
b: long bones
c: irregular bones
d: flat bones
8) Which of the following effects is not producedby the sympathetic nerves?:
a: constriction of the bronchi
b: increase in the heart rate
c: dilation of coronary arteries
d: reduction in peristalsis
9) You would suspect a raise in intracranial pressure if a patient presented with:
a: a temperature rise and a fall in blood pressure
b: a rise in pulse rate and a fall in blood pressure
c: a reduction in pulse rate and a rise in blood pressure
d: a fall in temperature and a decrease in pulse rate
10) Which of the following is not a function of the myelin sheath of the neurone:
a: acting as an insulator
b: protecting the axon from pressure and damage
c: speeding up impulses through the axon
d: secretion of neurotransmitter substances
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