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63 Cards in this Set
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Supine |
Face up |
Laying position |
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Prone |
Face down |
Laying position |
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Mediastinium |
Thoracic space between lungs |
Thoracic |
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Pulmonary circulation |
To the lungs |
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Systemic circulation |
To all the body except the lungs |
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Midline |
Running down the centre of the body |
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Lateral |
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Medial |
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Quadrants |
Divide the abdominal cavity |
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Ventricular Fibrillation |
Heart arrhythmia that doesn't provide adequate blood flow |
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Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) |
Heart arrhythmia that doesn't provide adequate blood flow |
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Asystole |
Flatline |
Heart rythm |
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Artery |
Carries blood away from the heart. |
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NSR |
Normal Synus Rythm |
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Aorta |
Main artery leaving the heart |
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Superior Vena Cava |
Vain that takes blood from the head, neck, shoulders, and upper extremities to the heart. |
Vein |
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Inferior Vena Cava |
Vein that takes blood from the abdomen, pelvis, and lower extremities to the heart |
Vein |
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Carotid pulse |
Felt in the anterior neck adjacent and just lateral to the thyroid cartilage |
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Radial Pulse |
Felt at the wrist |
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Femoral pulse |
Felt in the groin in the anterior crease between the leg and abdomen at the middle of the crease |
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Systolic Pressure |
The maximum pressure occurring at the peak of the left ventricle contraction |
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Diastolic pressure |
The minimum pressure during relaxation of the left ventrical |
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Central nervous system |
Brain and spinal cord, connecting to the peripheral nerves |
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Peripheral Nervous System |
Sensory and motor nerves that connect the central nervous system to the various body organs |
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Sensory nerves |
Carry information about heat, cold, taste or pain to the central nervous system |
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Motor nerves |
Carry messages to the muscles from the central nervous system, causing them to contract or relax |
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Meninges |
Three layers of tissue that partially support the brain |
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Occlusion |
Blockages usually caused by blood clots |
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) |
Clear, watery fluid suspending the brain |
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Carotid Artery |
In the neck |
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Subclavian artery |
Just under the clavical (collarbone) |
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Brachial artery |
Upper arm artery |
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Radial artery |
Artery in the wrist |
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Femoral artery |
Artery on the inside of the thigh |
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Popliteal artery |
Artery on the inside of the knee |
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Posterior Tibial artery |
Artery on the inside of the ankle |
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Dorsalis pedis |
Artery on the top of the foot |
Artery |
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Internal jugular |
Vein in the neck |
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Subclavian vein |
Vein under the clavical |
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Cephalic vein |
Vein in the upper arm |
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Femoral vein |
Vein in the inside of the thigh |
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Greater sapheneous vein |
Vein on the inside of the knee |
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Superior aorta |
Artery from the heart to the upper body |
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Inferior Aorta |
Main artery from the heart to the lower body |
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Anterior |
To the front |
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Posterior |
To the back |
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Peritoneum |
Lining of the abdominal cavity. One later covers the organs, another lines the cavity |
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Cortex |
Hard outside of bones |
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Periosteum |
A layers of connective tissue that covers the bones |
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Zygoma |
Cheek bone |
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Maxilla |
Upper jaw |
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Mandible |
Lower jaw |
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Cervical vertebra |
7 bones in the neck |
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Thoracic vertebra |
12 bones in the upper back |
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Lumbar vertebra |
5 bones that form the lower back |
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Sacrum |
5 fused vertebra that are part of the pelvis |
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Coccyx |
4 fused vertebra, the tailbone |
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Scapula |
Shoulder blade |
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Patella |
Kneecap |
Bone |
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Carpals, metacarpals |
Hand bones |
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Tarsals, metatarsals |
Foot bones |
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Phalanges |
Fingers and toes |
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Subcutaneous tissue |
A layer of connective tissue and fat that connects the skin to the muscles. |
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