Block 2 Flashcards
What divides the body into the front and back portion?
Frontal or Coronal Plane
What Plane divides the body into top and bottom?
Transverse (axial) plane
What plane divides the body into left and right?
Sagittarius (lateral) plane
What are fibrous tissues that connect bones to each other?
Ligaments
What are ropelike structures that connect muscles to bones?
Tendons
What is the smooth connective tissue that covers the ends of bones at mobile joints?
Cartilage
How bones are in the Spinal Cord?
33
What are the names and numbers of the 5 sections in the Vertebrae?
Cervical - C1 - C7 (7) Thoracic - 12 Lumbar - 5 Sacrum - 5 Coccyx - 4
What is it when the body comprises the rest of the Sternum except for a narrow, cartilaginous tip inferiorly?
Xiphoid Process
What is formed when bones come in contact?
Joint (articulation)
How many bones are in the hand ?
8
What is the top and bottom of the foot referred to?
Bottom = Plantar surface
Top = Dorsum
What does the Skeletal System store?
Calcium
What is the simple movement of air between the lungs and the environment?
Ventailation
What is Respiration?
The process of gas exchange
What is the body’s backup system to control respiration?
Hypoxia drive
What is Tidal Volume?
The amount of air that is moved into or out of the lungs during a single breath (500 mL in an adult)
How do you calculate Minute Volume?
Respiratory Rate x Tidal Volume
Which side of the heart pumps blood to the body?
Left
Which side supplies blood to the lungs and is a low-pressure pump?
Right
What is a normal adult heart rate?
60-100 beats/min
What do Arteries do?
Carry blood from the heart to all body tissues
What is the muscle contraction phase?
Systole
What is diastole?
When the muscle of the ventricle relaxes, the ventricle fills with blood
