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23 Cards in this Set
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Anterior |
Front Surface |
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capillary |
Connects Arterioles and Veinules |
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anatomic position |
Standing facing Forward palms forwards |
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superior |
Closer to head / higher |
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midline |
vertical line from middle of forehead to floor |
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carotid |
Major artery supplying blood to head and brain |
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medial |
Closer to midline |
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inferior |
Farther from head / lower |
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femoral |
Major artery that supplies blood to the lower extremities |
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proximal |
Closer to midline |
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brachial |
Major artery of upper arm |
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distal |
Farther from midline |
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flexion |
Bending of a joint |
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radial |
Major artery of lower arm |
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posterior |
Back or dorsal surface of body |
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Understand the body's topographic anatomy, including the anatomic position and the planes of the body |
Topographic anatomy- the superficial landmarks of the body Anatomic position- this a position of reference in which the patient stands facing you, arms at the side, with the palms of the hands forward. Use the patients left and right as the reference point Planes of the Body: Coronal-front and back, Transverse- top and bottom, Sagittal-left and right, Midsaggittal (midline)-left and right-equal halves. |
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Explain the following directional terms: anterior (ventral), posterior (dorsal), right, left, superior,inferior, proximal, distal, medial, lateral, superficial, and deep. |
Anterior (ventral)- the front surface of the body Posterior (dorsal)- the back surface of the patient Right- the patient's right Left- the patient's left Superior- closest to the head Inferior- closest to the feet Proximal- closest to the point of attachmentDistal- farthest from the point of attachmentMedial- closest to the midline Lateral- farthest to the midline Superficial- closest to the surface of the skin Deep- furthest from the surface of the skin |
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Describe the prone, supine, Fowler's, Trendelenburg's, and shock positions of the body. |
The Fowler's position- named after Dr. Fowler who placed his patients in supine position on an incline with their feet higher than than their head to keep blood in the core of the body. Trendelenburg's position- is exactly the same as Fowler's except the feet are 6 to 12 inches higher than the head and the patient is on a backboard or stretcher. Shock position/modified Trendelenburg's position- the head and torso are supine, and the lower extremities are elevated 6 to 2 inches to help increase the blood flow to the brain. |
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Identify the anatomy and physiology of the skeletal system |
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Describe the physiology of the musculoskeletal system. |
It has several functions- movement- whose byproduct is heat. Shivering is an essential function to maintain homeostasis. |
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Discuss the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system. |
the respiratory system consists of all the structures of the body that contribute to respiration or the process of breathing. It includes the nose, mouth, throat, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles which are all air passages or airways. It also includes the lungs, diaphragm, and the muscles of the chest wall. |
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Discuss the life support chain, aerobic metabolism and anaerobic metabolism. |
Life support chain- the links within the chain of survival include early access to an emergency response system early access to CPR, early access to defibrillation (if necessary), and early advanced care. aerobic metabolism- the process of making ATP that uses oxygen. Waste products are CO2 and H2O.anaerobic metabolism- any time that available oxygen is limited to portions of the body, cells will switch to anaerobic metabolism. This is when we create ATP without oxygen. byproduct/waste product is lactic acid |
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Define pathophysiology. |
is the study of the functional changes that occur when the body reacts to a particular disease. |
