Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, Life Span Development Flashcards
The inside of a person’s thigh is also known as which aspect of the thigh?
Medial
What is another term for the frontal aspect of the body?
Anterior
The elbow is which aspect to the wrist?
Proximal
What are the abdominal regions created by drawing 2 imaginary lines intersecting at the navel known as?
Abdominal quadrants
Define mid-axillary line.
A line drawn from the center of the armpit, extending vertically down the side of the chest.
What are the 2 major portions of the skull?
Cranium and face
What is another name for the eye socket?
Orbit
What are the 2 most easily injured portions of the spine?
Cervical and lumbar
What is the inferiormost portion of the sternum?
Xiphoid process
Are the carpals part of the lower extremity?
No
What is the bone on the thumb side of the forearm?
Radius
What type of muscles control the size of the bronchioles in the lungs?
Smooth muscles
What structure closes over the trachea to protect it during swallowing?
Epiglottis
What respiratory process requires the active use of muscles?
Inhalation
What structure receives deoxygenated blood from the body via the vena cavae?
Right atrium
What is the strongest and most muscular part of the heart?
Left ventricle
A clot cannot form without which blood component?
Platelets
What is the pulse palpated on the top of the foot called?
Dorsalis pedis pulse
Which organ secretes insulin after a person eats a large meal?
Pancreas
Which organ functions as a reservoir for blood that can be used in case of blood loss?
Spleen
Do all arteries carry blood away from the heart?
Yes
Which blood pressure (diastolic or systolic) is the pressure against the walls of the blood vessels as blood is ejected from the heart and circulates through the body?
Systolic
Failure of the liver would result in what?
The inability to detoxify harmful substances in the bloodstream.
Which layer of the skin is exposed to the environment?
Epidermis
Which is the only moveable bone the face?
Mandible
