The Human Body / Directional Terms Flashcards
The left side of the heart receives blood from:
Pulmonary Veins
The diaphragm separates what two cavities?
Thoracic Cavity
Abdominal Cavity
In directional terms, the sternum is ____ to the spinal column.
Anterior
List three responses from stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system.
Decreased blood pressure
Decreased respiratory rate
Decreased heart rate
Increased digestive activity
Pupil constriction
(Part of the autonomic nervous system that helps the body relax and digest.)
You are treating an unresponsive patient who is breathing adequately. You place the patient in the left lateral position to keep the patient’s airway open and clear. What is another name for the position in which you have placed the patient.
Recovery position
In directional terms, the shoulder is ____ to the elbow.
Proximal
The central nervous system has two components, list them.
Brain
Spinal cord
List three structures of the lower airway.
Trachea
Bronchi
Bronchioles
Alveoli
List the three types of muscle (do not list voluntary and involuntary)
Smooth
Myocardial (Cardiac)
Skeletal
In the healthy adult patient, the impulse to breathe is a result of what happening in the CSF
Increased levels of CO2
A patient has fractured both femurs, Anatomically these injuries would be described as:
Bilateral
Which of the blood vessels are the smallest in size? What is their primary function?
Capillaries
Gas and nutrient exchange
In terms of the anatomy, medial means nearer to the:
Midline / center of the body
The circulation of blood in through an organ is called:
Perfusion
List the three parts of the brain.
Brain stem
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
