Chapter 4, Choking Flashcards
What is the def for Anatomical Position?
The basis for all medical terms that refer to the body position.
What are the four Anatomical positions?
Supine position- person lying face on back.
Prone Positions- Person lying face down on stomach.
Right and left lateral recumbent position-Person lying on right or left side.
Fowler’s position- person lying on back with upper body elevated at a 45/60 angle.
What is the def of body cavities?
The space in the body contains organs, such as the heart, lungs and liver
What are the five major body cavities?
Cranial Spinal Thoracic Abdominal Pelvic
What is a body system made of ?
Made up of billions of microscopic cells, basic units of all living tissue
What is a organ made of
a collection of similar tissues acting together to perform a specific body function
What is def of body system?
A group of organs and other structures, that adapt to perform specific body function.
What are all the body systems?
Respiratory Circulatory Nervous Musculoskeletal Integumentary Endocrine Digestive Genitourinary
True or False
In order for the body to work all the body systems have to work together?
True
What are injury’s associated with the Musculoskeletal System?
Fracture Dislocation Subluxation Strains Sprains
What are injury’s associated with the Respiratory system ?
Hyperventilation
Respiratory arrest
What are injury’s associated with the Circulatory System ?
by blood clot, severe bleeding, failure of the heart
Cardiac arrest
What are injury’s associated with the Nervous Systems ?
Unconscious Conscious Speech Senses Motor
What are injury’s associated with the Integumentary System ?
Burns, Cuts, Scrapes
Extreme temps
Increase chance of infection
What are symptoms of respiratory distress ?
Conscious or Unconscious
Anxious
Lips and nails cyanotic.
