Test 1 Flashcards
Trauma
Caused by external force
Medical
Internal
How many vertebrae are in the body?
33
Name vertebrae in order?
- Cervical spine (neck)
- Thoracic spine (upper back)
- Lumbar spine (lower back)
- Sacrum (base of spine)
- Coccyx (tailbone)
Two bones come together ?
Joint
Bone to bone?
Ligament
Bone to muscle?
Tendon
Name a an example of a FUSED bone
Skull
Name an example of HINGE
Elbow and knees
Name an example of a ball & socket
Shoulder and hips
Name all the places where you can get ur pulse?
- Radial on your wrist
- Carotid on your neck
- Brachial on your elbow
- Femoral on your groin
Medial
Closer to the midline of the body
Lateral
Away from the midline
Proximal
Means CLOSEST
Distal
Means DISTANT
Superior
Closer to the head
Inferior
Closer to the feet
Purpose of the Respiratory System?
Moves oxygen in the body and removes carbon dioxide
Larynx
Voice box
What is the purpose of the epiglottis?
It’s a tiny flapper valve that keeps food from entering the larynx.
What is the circulatory system responsible for?
Responsible for pumping blood through the body.
Right atrium
Receives blood from the veins of the body
Left atrium
Receives blood from the lungs
Right ventricle
Bottom chamber that pump blood to the lungs
Left ventricle
Bottom chamber that pump blood throughout the body and the most muscular chamber of the heart.
Three major arteries
Neck or carotid artery, the groin or femoral artery, and the wrist or the radial artery.
Plasma
A clear , straw-colored fluid
Functions of the skeletal system
- Support the body
- protect vital structures
- manufacture red blood cells
Shoulder girdles consists of what?
Clavicle, scapula, humerus
Name the upper arm bone and the two forearm bones
Humerus , radius, ulna
The pointed structure at the bottom of the sternum is called?
Xiphoid process
Serves as the link between the body and the lower extremities
Pelvis
The longest and strongest bone in the body ?
Femur
Two bones in ur shins?
Tibia, fibula
Kneecap is called?
Patella
What are the 3 types of muscles?
Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac
Skeletal muscles
Provide both support and movement. They are attached to bones by tendons. They cause movement by alternately contracting and relaxing. Also called voluntary muscles
Smooth muscles
Carry out the automatic functions of the body. No control over smooth muscles, so they are called involuntary muscles.
Cardiac muscles
Found only in the heart. It has rich blood supply and can live only a few minutes without an adequate supply of oxygen.
Musculoskeletal system
When skeletal and muscular systems are considered together
Nervous system
Governs the body’s functioning
The nervous system consists of?
The brain, spinal cord, and the individual nerves throughout the body.
Digestive system
Breaks down food into a form that can be carried by the circulatory system to the cells of the body.
Body part that produces of bile
Liver
Bile
Produced by the liver. Stored in the gallbladder and released in to the intestine to help digest fat.
Pancreas produces what?
Insulin
Genitourinary system
Responsible for the body’s reproductive functions and for the removal of waste products from the bloodstream.
Three major functions of the skin
- Protects against harmful substances in the environment
- Regulates body temperature
- transmits information from the outside environment to the brain.
