The function of hemoglobin is to carry ________ from the lungs throughout the body.

A. plasma
B. waste
C. red blood cells
D. oxygen


Answer: D

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SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).You and your partner are called to a one-vehicle collision. A car has collided with a telephone pole. You arrive on the scene and notice that the police are controlling the traffic and that the power company has turned the power off. The patient is a 65-year-old male who is unconscious in the driver's seat. He is breathing and has a pulse. There is a starburst crack in the windshield, and the patient is unrestrained. As your crew is approaching the scene, the local Advanced Life Support Crew arrives.As an Emergency Medical Responder on this call, the first responsibility for you and your crew would be to:

A. ensure that the patient has an open airway. B. ensure that it is safe for you and your crew to enter the area. C. determine the need for advanced resources. D. determine the number of patients needing your care.

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Some newborns have a congenitally small mandible that causes a narrowing of the airway, called ____.

A. Pierre Robin syndrome B. myelomeningocele C. omphalocele D. macrosomia

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The auricle and cilia are part of the _____

a. inner ear b. middle ear c. labyrinth d. external ear

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What is the name of the sac that encloses the heart?

a. epicardium c. pericardium b. pleura d. mediastinum

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