A monthly quiz to test your ambulance knowledge:
Quiz 6
1) The commonest sign or symptom in patients suffering from left ventricular failure is:
a: dyspnoea
b: ventricular dysrhythmias
c: haemoptysis
d: confusion
2) The Circle of Willis is located:
a: within the brain stem
b: at the base of the brain
c: within the sagittal sinus
d: within the kidney
3) The life span of a mature red blood cell is said to be:
a: 100 days
b: 110 days
c: 120 days
d: 130 days
4) The phrenic nerve that supplies the diaphragm arises from the:
a: 3rd cervical nerve
b: 3rd 7 4th cervical nerves
c: 3rd, 4th & 5th cervical nerves
d: 6th cervical nerve
5) What structures divide the lungs into lobes?
a: mounds
b: fissures
c: membranes
d: convolutions
6) At what level of the spinal column does the trachea end?
a: 3rd thoracic vertebra
b: 4th thoracic vertebra
c: 5th thoracic vertebra
d: 6th thoracic vertebra
7) Which of the following is the largest cartilage of the larynx?
a: thyroid
b: epiglottis
c: arytenoid
d: cricoid
8) The muscles of the pharynx are controlled by the:
a: 5th & 6th cranial nerves
b: 6th & 7th cranial nerves
c: 7th & 8th cranial nerves
d: 9th & 10th cranial nerves
9) The blood group representing the highest percentage of the population is:
a: A
b: B
c: AB
d: O
10) During systole the pressure in the left ventricle of a normal adult should be:
a: 80 mm Hg
b: 90 mm Hg
c: 120 mm Hg
d: 160 mm Hg
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