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1
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What are the 5 divisions of the spine, and their locations?

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  1. Cervical - neck
  2. Thoracic - thorax, ribs, upper back
  3. Lumbar - lower back
  4. Sacral - back wall pelvis
  5. Coccyx - tail bone
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How many bones are in each spinal division?

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Cervical - 7
Thoracic - 12
Lumbar - 5
Sacral - 5
Coccyx - 4

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What is the integumentary system?

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our skin
- water balance
- temperature control
- excretion
- shock/ impact absorption

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What are the layers of skin?

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epidermis - outer
dermis - inner layer, rich in nerves, blood vessels
subcutaneous layers- layers of fat and tissue

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5
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what are the solid organs?

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  • spleen
  • liver
  • pancreas
  • kidneys
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What are the hollow organs?

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  • stomach
  • gallbladder
  • duodenum
    -large intestine
  • small intestine
  • bladder
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What organs are in the right upper quadrant?

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right kidney
gallbladder
colon
pancreas

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what organs are in the right lower quadrant?

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appendix
colon
small intestine
ureter
major vein and artery to leg

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what organs are in the left upper quadrant?

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left kidney
stomach
spleen
colon
pancreas

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what organs are in the left lower quadrant?

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colon
small intestine
ureter
major vein and artery to left leg

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What is the Anatomy of the Thoracic Cavity?

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-spans from collarbone to diaphragm

-inhale ~ diaphragm contracts and flatten
-exhale ~ diaphragm relaxes and moves upwards

-cavity is packed with organs, major blood vessels, and lung tissue. ~ heart, aorta, vena cava, lungs, diaphragm, 12 ribs, sternum, thoracic, spine

  • diaphragm is shaped like an umbrella
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What organs are a part of the endocrine system?

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Hypothalamus
pineal gland
pituitary gland
parathyroid gland
thyroid gland
heart
kidney
thymus
adipose tissue
digestive track
pancreatic islets
adrenal glands (medulla and cortex)
gonads (ovary and testes

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what are the organs in the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems?

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eyes
salivary and parotid glands
blood vessel
sweat glands
lungs
heart
liver
gall bladder
pancreas
stomach
intestines
rectum
kidneys
bladder
vagina
penis

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what is the midclavicular terms?

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line through middle of each clavicle

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15
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what is the midline?

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line down centre of the body - right half left half

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16
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what does proximal mean?

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closer to the torso

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17
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what does superior mean?

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towards the head

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18
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what does inferior mean?

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away from the head, compared with a structure closer to the head

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what does lateral mean?

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to the side, away from the midline

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what does medial mean?

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towards the midline of the body

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21
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what is the mid auxiliary line?

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vertical line from middle of the armpit to the ankle

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What are the layers (meninges) of the brain?

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  1. bone
  2. epidural space
  3. dura mater
  4. subdural space
  5. arachnoid
  6. subarachnoid space
  7. pia mater
  8. intracerebral
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23
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how much of the body is water?

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60%

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24
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what percentage of a cell is water?

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70%

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25
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What does unilateral mean?

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limited to one side of the body

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26
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what does ventral/anterior mean?

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the front

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27
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What does bilateral mean?

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both sides

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28
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what does distal mean?

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farther away from the torso

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29
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what does dorsal/posterior mean?

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back of the body/ hand/ foot

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30
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what position is supine?

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laying on back

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31
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what is anatomic positioning?

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person standing, facing forwards, with palms forwards

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32
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what is fowler position?

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a sitting position

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33
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what is prone position?

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laying on stomach face down

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34
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what is recovery position?

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laying on sode

35
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what does the dorsalis pedis artery do?

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supply the feet with blood

36
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what is the femoral artery

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artery that supply’s legs with blood

37
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what is hypoperfusion?

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the body’s inability to properly supply cells with blood to grant them oxygen and nutrients

38
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what is perfusion?

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the body’s ability to supply the cells and tissues with oxygen, and remove of waste in the body

39
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What do the pulmonary arteries do?

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carry deoxygenated blood from lungs to the right ventricle

40
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what do the pulmonary veins do?

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carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium

41
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What organs are a part of the nervous system?

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brain
spinal cord
nerves

42
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What does our parasympathetic nervous system control?

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•feed/breed - digestion and reproduction
-slows our heart rate and blood pressure when resting

43
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what does our sympathetic nervous system do?

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•fight or flight - epinephrine and norepinephrine
-brachial tubes dialite- gas exchange
-makes heart pump faster and harder

44
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what do the carotid arteries do?

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carries blood from the heart to the head

45
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what are the 2 central pulses

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carotid and femoral

46
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what do the coronary arteries do?

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supply the heart with blood

47
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what is the diastolic blood pressure?

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pressure in the arteries when left ventricle is refilling

48
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what is automaticity?

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the hearts ability to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own

49
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what is our autonomic nervous system?

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division of peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor function

50
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what blood pressure do we measure?

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arterial blood pressure

51
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what are our blood structures?

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plasma
red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets

52
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what is our blood function?

A

transport oxygen
protect against pathogens
promote clotting
temperature control

53
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where is the brachial artery?

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upper arm

54
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what is a capillary?

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thin walled, blood vessel. exchanges oxygen, nutrients, waste, and co2 with body cells

55
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what is the cardiac conduction system?

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specialized muscle tissues that conducts electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat.

56
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what is cardiac muscle?

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involuntary muscle found in the heart only

57
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what is the function of our nervous system?

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sensory information processing
coordinate body response

58
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what is a vein

A

any vessel running to the heart

59
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what is the purpose of our venae cavae?

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run blood from body to the right atrium

60
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what is the order that blood flows through the body?

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  1. body
  2. inferior/superior vena cava
  3. right atrium
  4. tricuspid valve
  5. right ventricle
  6. pulmonary artery
  7. lungs
  8. pulmonary veins
  9. left atrium
  10. mitral/bicuspid valves
  11. left ventricle
  12. aortic valve
  13. aorta
  14. body
61
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what do white blood cells do?

A

fight infection

62
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What is the aorta?

A

largest artery
carrie’s blood from left ventricle to begin systemic circulation

63
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what does an artery do?

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carry blood away from heart

64
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what pulses are peripheral?

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radial
brachial
tibial
dorsalis pedis

65
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what does our posterior tibial artery do?

A

supplies foot with blood

66
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what does our central nervous system do?

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controls all basic body functions, responding to external changes

67
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what does our peripheral nervous system do?

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provides complete network of motor and sensory nerve fibres, which connect the system to the body

68
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what is the cranium?

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bony structure, forehead, top, back, and upper skull

69
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what are temporal bones?

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bones forming sides of skull and floor of cranial cavity

70
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what is the mandible?

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the lower jawbone

71
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what is the temporomandibular joint?

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loveable joint between the mandible and temporal bone

72
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what is the maxillae?

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2 fused bones forming the upper jaw

73
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what are the nasal bones?

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bone that form the upper third or bridge of the noise

74
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what is our molar bone?

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the cheekbone

75
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what are orbits?

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eye sockets

76
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what are bones?

A

hard, felixible, living structures.

provide support for body and organs

77
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What are joints?

A

where bones meet

78
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what is the appendicular skeleton?

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our extremities

79
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what is our axial skeleton?

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skull, spine, ribs, sternum

80
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what are the 3 functions or the musculoskeletal system?

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give body shape
protect internal organs
body movement

81
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what do ligaments do?

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connect bone to bone

82
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what do tendons do?

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connect muscle to bone

83
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what is placenta?

A

organ of pregnancy

exchanges oxygen, nutrients, waste between mother and fetus

84
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what is the umbilical cord?

A

fetal structure containing the blood vessels that carry blood to and from placenta

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