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The Human Body Flashcards

1
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What is the anatomical position?

A

Patient stands facing you, arms at side, palms forward.

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2
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What does bilateral mean?

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Appears on both sides of the midline

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3
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Name five things the skeleton does?

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  1. Gives human form
  2. Protects organs
  3. Produces red blood cells
  4. Stores calcium
  5. Allows movement
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4
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Name four things the skeletal system contains?

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Bones
Ligaments
Tendons
Cartilage

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5
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What is the axial skeleton?

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Foundation in which arms and legs are hung

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6
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What three things are included in the axial skeleton?

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Skull
Spinal column
Thorax (chest)

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7
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What is the foremen magnum?

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Opening at the base of skull to allow brain to connect to spinal chord

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8
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What are the five sections of the spinal column. And how many vertebrae are in each?

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Cervical-7
Thoracic-12
Lumbar-5
Sacrum-5
Coccyx-4
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9
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What four things does the thoracic cavity contain?

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Heart
Lungs
Esophagus
Great vessels

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10
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What five things are in the appendicular skeleton?

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Arms
Legs
Their connection points
Pelvis
Upper and lower extemities
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11
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Where is the upper extremity location?

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From the shoulder girdle to fingertips

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12
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What is the supporting bone of the arm?

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Humerus

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13
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What does the forearm consists of?

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Radius (lateral side) and Ulna (medial side)

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14
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How is the pelvic bone formed?

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Fusion of the ilium

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15
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What is the longest bone in body?

A

Femur

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16
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What is the shin bone called?

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Tibia

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17
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What three things does the muscular skeletal system provide?

A

Form
Upright posture
Movement

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18
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What is bi product of contraction and relaxation?

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Heat

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19
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What does epiglottis do?

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Prevents food from entering airway (trachea)

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20
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What organ is the dividing line between upper and lower airway?

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Larynx

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21
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What forms the lowest portion of the larynx?

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Cricoid cartilage/cricoid ring

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22
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Where is the carina?

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The bottom of the trachea that divides the left and right bronchioles

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23
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What is the smooth glistening tissue that covers lungs?

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Pleura

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24
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What controls breathing?

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Brain stem (medulla oblingata)
Hypoxia drive is back up
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25
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What initiates respiration?

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Dorsal respiratory group (DRG)

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26
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The amount of air moved into or out of lungs in a single breath is called what?

A

Tidal volume

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27
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What is the average tidal volume for an average adult?

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500ML

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28
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What is the normal rate for respiration?

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12-20 breaths per minute

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29
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What are the five complex arrangement of tubes (from biggest to smallest) in the circulatory system?

A 
Arteries 
Arterioles
Capillaries
Venues
Veins
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30
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What does systematic circulation involve? How about pulmonary circulation?

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The body. The lungs.

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31
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What is myocardium?

A

Cardiac muscle in the heart

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32
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What are the two chambers that divide the heart?

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Atriums and ventricles

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33
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Describe the blood flow into and out of the heart?

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  • Vena cava
  • Right atrium
  • Right ventricle
  • Left pulmonary artery
  • Lungs
  • Right pulmonary vein
  • Left atrium
  • Left ventricle
  • Aorta
  • Arteries
34
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What is the normal resting heart rate?

A

60-100 beats per minute

35
Q

What is stroke volume?

A

Amount of blood moved in one beat

36
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What is cardiac output?

A

Amount of blood moved in one minute

37
Q

How long does it take for blood volume to circulate through body?

38
Q

What does spleen do?

A

Filters blood

39
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What is systole?

A

When left ventricle contracts. It pumps blood into the aorta

40
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What is diastole?

A

When ventricle relaxes and fills with blood

41
Q

How do you read blood pressures?

A

Systolic over diastolic

42
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What is perfusion?

A

Circulation to meet adequate needs of cells

43
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What are 6 functions of blood?

A 
Fighting infection
Transporting oxygen
Transporting carbon dioxide
Controlling ph
Transporting waste and nutrients
Clotting
44
Q

What is responsible for fight or flight response?

A

Sympathetic nervous system

45
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What does parasympathetic nervous system do?

A

Tries to get body back to homeostasis

46
Q

What two body parts does the nervous system consist of?

A

Brain

Spinal cord

47
Q

What is the largest part of brain?

48
Q

What does the peripheral nervous system involve?

A

Everything besides brain and spinal cord

49
Q

What are the three layers of skin c alled?

A

Epidermis
Dermis
Subcutaneous tissue

50
Q

What are three functions of skin?

A

Protecting the body
Regulate body temperature
Transmit information from environment to brain

51
Q

What is located in the right upper quadrant?

52
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What is in the left upper quadrant?

53
Q

What is in the right lower quadrant?

54
Q

What is the umbilicus?

A

Belly button

55
Q

What three things do enzymes convert food into?

A

Basic sugars
Fatty acids
Amino acids

56
Q

What is pathophysiology?

A

The study of functional changes that occur when body reacts to disease

57
Q

What is the cartilaginous tip of the sternum called?

A

Xiphoid process

58
Q

What imaginary line divides the body from front to back?

A

Coronal plane

59
Q

What imaginary line divides the body from top to bottom?

A

Transverse (axial) plane

60
Q

What imaginary line divides the body from left to right?

A

Sagittal (lateral) plane

61
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What does anterior (ventral) mean?

A

In the front

62
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What does posterior (dorsal) mean?

A

In the back

63
Q

What does superior mean?

A

Closer to the head

64
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What does inferior mean?

A

Closer to the feet

65
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What does proximal mean?

A

“Closer to”

66
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What does distal mean?

A

“Away from”

67
Q

What is flexion?

A

Bending of a joint

68
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What is extension?

A

Straightening of a joint

69
Q

What is adduction?

A

Motion toward the midline

70
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What is abduction?

A

Motion away from the midline

71
Q

What is prone position?

A

Patient laying on stomach

72
Q

What is supine position?

A

Patient laying on back

73
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What is shock position?

A

Patient laying on back with feet elevated

74
Q

What is fowler position?

A

Patient is sitting and leaning against wall

75
Q

What is recovery position?

A

Patient is laying on the left side

76
Q

Which muscles are involuntary?

A

Smooth muscles and Cardiac muscles

77
Q

Which muscles are voluntary?

A

Skeletal muscles

78
Q

Which muscles are found in the heart?

A

Cardiac muscles

79
Q

The somatic nervous system is responsible for what kind of movements?

A

Voluntary movements

80
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The automatic nervous system is responsible for what kind of movements?

A

Involuntary movements

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