Unit 2: The Human Body Ch. 4-6

Question 0

Brady

Answer 0

Slow

Question 1

Tachy

Answer 1

Rapid

Question 2

Anatomical position

Answer 2

When you refer to right and left; this is the patient’s right and left

Question 3

Supine

Answer 3

Lying on back facing up

Question 4

Prone

Answer 4

Lying on stomach

Question 5

Right lateral recumbent

Answer 5

Lying on right side (recovery postion)

Question 6

Left lateral recumbent

Answer 6

Lying on left side (recovery position)

Question 7

Medial

Answer 7

Toward the midline

Question 8

Midline

Answer 8

Imaginary vertical line drawn through the center of the body dividing it into equal parts

Question 9

Lateral

Answer 9

Away from the midline

Question 10

Superior

Answer 10

Toward the head

Question 11

Inferior

Answer 11

Toward the feet

Question 12

Distal

Answer 12

Farther from the point of attachment

Question 13

Proximal

Answer 13

Closer to the point of attachment

Question 14

Anterior/ventral

Answer 14

Toward the front

Question 15

Posterior/dorsal

Answer 15

Toward the back

Question 16

Superficial

Answer 16

Toward the surface

Question 17

Cranial cavity

Answer 17

Contains the brain

Question 18

Thoracic cavity (chest)

Answer 18

Contains the heart, lungs, great vessels trachea, and esophagus

Question 19

Abdominal cavity

Answer 19

Contain the stomach, intestines, liver, galbladder, pancreas, spleen, appendix, and kidneys.

Question 20

Anatomy

Answer 20

Study of structure

Question 21

Topographic anatomy

Answer 21

Looks at the external surfaces and the shapes given by underlying structures

Question 22

Gross anatomy

Answer 22

Structures visible to the naked eye

Question 23

Microscopic anatomy

Answer 23

Only visible through microscope

Question 24

Physiology

Answer 24

The study of biological function

Question 25

Homeostasis

Answer 25

Body's state of balance between all the body processes

Question 26

Ligaments

Answer 26

Structures that attach bone to bone

Question 27

Cranium

Answer 27

Part of the skull containing the brain

Question 28

Immovable joints

Answer 28

Bone joints that are fused together Ex: parietal bones of the cranium

Question 29

Slightly movable joints

Answer 29

Bones of these joints that have a limited range of motion Ex: joints that make up the spinal column

Question 30

Freely movable joints

Answer 30

Bones at these joints have a great range of motion

Question 31

Voluntary muscle

Answer 31

Skeletal or striated muscle, is under voluntary control

Question 32

Involuntary muscle

Answer 32

Is also called smooth muscle, not under conscious control

Question 33

Cardiac muscle

Answer 33

Only found in the heart

Question 34

Respiration

Answer 34

Refers to exchange of gases in the cells

Question 35

Inspiration

Answer 35

Inhalation

Question 36

Expiration

Answer 36

Exhalation

Question 37

Pharynx

Answer 37

Throat

Question 38

Larynx

Answer 38

The voice box

Question 39

Trachea

Answer 39

The wind pipe

Question 40

Bronchi

Answer 40

Part of the airway branching of the trachea

Question 41

Alveoli

Answer 41

Structure at the end of the bronchioles where gas exchange occurs

Question 42

Diaphragm

Answer 42

Major muscle of the respiratory system

Question 43

Atria

Answer 43

Superior chambers of the heart

Question 44

Ventricle

Answer 44

Inferior chambers of the heart

Question 45

Coronary arteries

Answer 45

Arteries supplying the heart muscle with blood

Question 46

Arteries

Answer 46

Carry blood away from the heart E As arteries become smaller they are called arterioles

Question 47

Capillaries

Answer 47

are very thin blood vessels where the exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes between the blood and cells occurs

Question 48

Veins

Answer 48

Carry blood back to the heart Venules are small veins that connect the capillaries to the veins

Question 49

Central nervous system

Answer 49

Brain and spinal cord

Question 50

Peripheral nervous system

Answer 50

Nerves that transmit impulses to and from the central nervous system

Question 51

Somatic nervous system

Answer 51

Voluntary nervous system

Question 52

Autonomic nervous system

Answer 52

Involuntary nervous system

Question 53

Epidermis

Answer 53

Outermost layer of the skin

Question 54

Dermis

Answer 54

Middle layer of the skin

Question 55

Subcutaneous layer

Answer 55

Innermost layer of skin, mostly fat

Question 56

Stomach

Answer 56

Organ in the digestive system where material is churned with digestive systems

Question 57

Kidney

Answer 57

Organ of the urinary system that filters blood

Question 58

Ureter

Answer 58

Tube that carries urine from kidney to the urinary bladder

Question 59

Urinary bladder

Answer 59

Organ that stores urine

Question 60

Urethra

Answer 60

Canal that carries urine from the urinary bladder out of the body