CHAP 5 Flashcards
acetabulum
The pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits the hip joint
acromioclavicular joint
the joint where the acromion and clavicle meet
acromion process
the highest portion of the shoulder
alveoli
microscopic sacs of the lungs where gas exchange with the bloodstream takes place
anterior
the front of the body or body part
aorta
the largest artery in the body. It transport blood from the left ventricle to begin systemic circulation
appendix
The small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in the right lower quadrant
arteriole
the smallest kind of artery
artery
any blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
atria
the two upper chambers of the heart
right atrium
receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body
left atrium
receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs
automaticity
the ability of the heart to generate and conduct on its own
autonomic nervous system
the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions
bilateral
on both sides
bladder
organ of the renal system; resivoir for urine
bronchi
The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs
calcanues
the heel bone
capillary
a thin-walled microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrients waste exchange with bodes cells take place
cardiac conduction system
a system of specialized muscle tissues that conducts electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat
cardiac muscles
specialized involuntary muscles found only in the heart
cardiovascular system
the system made up of the heart and the blood vessels. Sometimes called circulatory system
central nervous system CNS
the brain and spinal cord
coronary arteries
blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart