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Chapter 7 Flashcards

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Physiology

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Function of the living body and it’s parts

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Anatomy

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Structure of the body and the relationship of it parts to each other

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Lateral recumbent

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Patient lying on left or right side

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Sagittarius plane

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Vertical plane that divides the body into right and left segments

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Frontal or coronal plane

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Plane that divides the body into front and back halves

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Transverse or horizontal plane

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Plane that divides the body into top and bottom halves

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Midline

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Line drawn vertically through the middle of the patients body

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Midaxillary line

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Imaginary line vertically from the middle of the patients arm pit down to the ankle

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Anterior plane

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Patients front

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Posterior plane

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Patients back

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Transverse line

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Imaginary line horizontally through the patients waist

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Anterior

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Towards the front

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Posterior

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Towards the back

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Superior

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Towards the head or above the point of reference

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Inferior

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Toward the feet or below the point of reference

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Dorsal

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Towards the back

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Ventral

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Towards the front or belly

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Medial

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Towards the midline or center of the body

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Lateral

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Refers to the left or right of the midline

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Proximal

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Near the point of reference

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Distal

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Distant or far from the point of reference

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Plantar

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Sole of the feet

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Palmar

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Palm of the hand

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Flexion

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Bending towards the body

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Extension

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Straightening away from the body

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Abduction

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Movement away from the midline

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Adduction

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Movement towards the midline

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Pronation

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Turning the forearm so the palm of the hand is turned towards the back

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Supination

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Turning the forearm so the palm of the hand is turned towards the front

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Artery

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Carries blood away from the heart

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Aorta

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Supply all other arteries with blood, the major artery from the heart

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Coronary arteries

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Vessels that supply the heart itself with blood

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Carotid arteries

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Supply the brain and head with blood

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Femoral arteries

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Major artery of the thigh and supplies the groin and leg with blood

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Dorsalis pedis arteries

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Artery in the foot, can be felt on top of the big toes

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Posterior tibial arteries

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Travels from the calf to the foot, can be felt by the ankle

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Brachial arteries

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Major artery of the upper arm, can be felt at the front of the elbow, used when determining blood pressure

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Radial arteries

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Major artery of the arm distal to the elbow joint. Can be felt on the wrist

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Pulmonary arteries

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Carry oxygen depleted blood to the lungs, where the blood is oxygenated and returned to the heart for circulation through out the body

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Arteriole

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Smallest kind of artery, carry blood from the arteries into the capillaries

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Capillary

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Tiny blood vessel that connects an arteriole to a venule

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Venule

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Smallest branch of the veins, connected to the distal ends of capillaries

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Vein

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Carries blood back to the heart

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Venae cavae

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Carry oxygen depleted blood back to the right atrium where it begins circulation through the heart and lungs

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Pulmonary veins

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Carry oxygen rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium

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Red blood cells

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Carry oxygen to the body cells, and carry carbon dioxide away from the cells

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White blood cells

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Part of the body’s immune system and help to defend against infection

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Platelets

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Essential to the formation of blood clots

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Plasma

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Liquid part if the blood, which carries blood cells and transports nutrients to all tissue

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Blood pressure

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Force exerted by the blood on the interior walls of the arteries

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Systolic blood pressure

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Exerted against the walls of the arteries whe the left ventricle contracts

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Diastolic blood pressure

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Pressure exerted against the walls of the arteries when the left ventricle is at rest

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Hydrostatic pressure

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The force exerted on the inside of the vessel walls as a result of the blood pressure and volume

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Edema

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Swelling occurring in the tissues

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Perfusion

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The delivery of oxygen, glucose and other nutrients to the cells of all organ systems and the elimination of carbon dioxide

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Hypoperfusion

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Insufficient supply of oxygen to some of the body’s cells and the inadequate elimination of carbon dioxide that results from inadequate circulation

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Where is the tricuspid valve?

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Between the right atrium and the right ventricle

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Where is the pulmonary valve?

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At the base of the pulmonary artery in the right ventricle

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Where is the bicuspid aka mitral valve?

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Between the left atrium and the left ventricle

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Where is the aortic valve?

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At the base of the aortic artery in the left ventricle

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What is the aorta?

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Major artery from the heart that supplies blood to all other arteries

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What are coronary arteries?

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Supply the heart with blood

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What are carotid arteries?

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Supply the brain with blood

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What are Femoral arteries?

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Major arteries of the thigh

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What is the pulmonary arteries?

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Carry blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart

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What is the superior vena cava?

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Enters the top of the right atrium, carrying oxygen depleted blood from the upper body

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What is the inferior vena cava?

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Enters the bottom of the right atrium, carrying oxygen depleted blood from the lower body

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What is hypoperfusion?

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An insufficient supply of oxygen and other nutrients to the body’s cells and the inadequate elimination of carbon dioxide

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What does the nervous system control?

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Voluntary and involuntary activity of the body

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What does the central nervous system consist of?

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Brain and spinal cord

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What are afferent nerves?

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Carry sensory information from the body to the spinal cord

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What is a efferent nerve?

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Carry motor information from the brain and spinal cord to the body

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What does the sympathetic nervous system do?

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Is activated when the body is challenged AKA fight or flight

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What is the parasympathetic nervous system?

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Returns the body functions to normal or depresses body functions

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What is RAS?

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Reticular activating system - aka wake or sleep center

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Alpha 1?

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Causes the vessels to constrict

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Alpha 2

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Regulate the release of alpha 1

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Beta 1

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Effects everything related to the heart

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Beta 2

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Causes the smooth muscles to dilate, especially I the bronchioles

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What is the acetabulum.

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Pelvic socket

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Where is the xiphoid process?

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Bottom of the sternum

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Where is the acromion located?

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End of the clavicle

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Where is the manubrium located?

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Superior portion of the sternum

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What is the calcaneus?

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What is visceral pleura?

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Thin layer of tissue over the lungs

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What is the parietal pleura?

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Layer of tissue that covers the internal chest wall

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Sinoatrial node

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What does the pancreas do?

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Produces insulin - islets of langerhans

Secretes pancreatic juices that aid in digestion

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What does the liver do?

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Produces bile, which aids in digestion

Stores sugars

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What does the spleen do?

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Filters blood and is used as storage for blood

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What does the gallbladder do?

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Stores bile

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What does the small intestine do?

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Food is broken down and nutrients are absorbed

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What does the large intestine do AKA colon?

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Absorbers water from food waste

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What is between the vertebra?

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Intervertebral

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