Study Guide Flashcards
An example of a “ball and socket” joint is the…
Hip
The humerus/femur are classified under the appendicular skeletal system. Other long bones include the radius/ulna and tibia/ fibula
The kidneys are located behind the…
Peritoneum
The kidneys lie behind the peritoneum, in an area known as the retroperitoneal spaces
During swallowing, the larynx is covered by the…
Epiglottis
The entrance of the trachea is guarded during swallowing by a leaf-shaped cartilage called the epiglottis, which covers the opening of the larynx
The protein in epidermal cells that makes the skin relatively waterproof is…
Keratin
Digestion that breaks food into tiny pieces is…
Mechanical
Mechanical digestion breaks food into tiny pieces and mixes them with digestive juices
Functional units of the lungs that are air sacs are called…
Alveoli
The respiratory system consists of a structural design of a tube with many branches ending in millions of extremely tiny, very thin walled sacs called alveoli
The thin membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the white of the eye is the…
Conjunctiva
In what quadrant is the liver located…
Upper right
The liver is the largest gland in the body and is a dark reddish brown color. The liver located in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen just below the diaphragm where it is protected by the lower ribs.
The mucous membrane the lines the inner surface of the eyelid is called…
Conjunctiva
The mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid is call the conjunctiva. Mucous from the conjunctiva helps lubricate the eye.
Select the term that refers to a severe allergic response
Anaphylactic shock
Approximately 60% of the plasma proteins are formed by…
Albumins
Egg cells are produced where?
Ovarian follicles
A patient diagnosed with epistaxis has…
A bloody nose
Epistaxis is a bloody nose
Where do you find the pulse from the patient’s dorsalis pedis artery?
Top of foot
The pulse of the dorsalis pedis artery, is palpable at the prominent arch of the top of the foot between the first and second metatarsal bones. It can be felt in approximately 90% of people.
When a muscle contracts, it becomes…
Shorter and thicker
The insertion end of the tendon is attached to bone that will move when the tendon contracts. The origin end of the tendon is attached to less movable bone.
