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39 Cards in this Set
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Quadrants
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The way to describe the sections of the abdominal cavity
-Right upper quadrant (RUQ) -Right lower quadrant (RLQ) -Left upper quadrant (LUQ) -Left lower quadrant (LLQ) |
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Bilateral
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appears on both sides of the midline
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Skeletal system provides what?
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-gives us our recognizable human form
-protects or vital internal organs -allows for movement -storage of calcium -creation of various types of blood cells |
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ligament
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Connecting bones to other bones
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Tendons
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connects muscles to bones
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Cartilage
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soft, semi flexible material that is found within the joints
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Thoracic cavity contains what?
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-heart
-lungs -esophagus -great vessels |
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Three types of muscles
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-skeletal
-smooth -cardiac |
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Circulatory System
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a complex arrangement of connected tubes
-arteries -arterioles -capillaries -venules -veins |
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systemic circulation
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carries oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle through the body to the right atrium
(left ventricle to right atrium) |
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pulmonary
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carries oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle through the lungs and back to the left atrium
(right ventricle to left atrium) |
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coronal plane
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front/back
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transverse (axil) plane
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top/bottom
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sagittal (lateral) plane
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left/right
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contralateral
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controls opposite side
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ipsylateral
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controls same side
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capillary
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connects arterioles to venules
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spleen
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-under rib cage
-left upper quadrant of the abdomen -processes blood |
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plasma
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sticky yellow fluid that carries the blood cells and nutrients
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red blood cells
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contains hemoglobin
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hemoglobin
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responsible for carrying oxygen
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white blood cells
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helps body immune defense mechanisms against infections
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platelets
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-tiny dick-shaped elements
-form blood clots, mechanism that stops bleeding |
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diastole
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when muscle of the ventricle relaxes, the ventricle fills with blood
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systole
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when the cardiac muscle of the left ventricle contracts, it pumps blood from the ventricle into the aorta
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blood pressure
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pressure the blood exerts against the walls of the arteries as it passes through them
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perfusion
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circulation of blood in an organ or tissue in adequate amounts to meet the cells current needs
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average adult as approximately _____ L or blood in the vascular system.
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6
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Children have less that ____ to ____ L of blood depending on age and sixe.
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2 to 3
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Infants have only about ____ mL of blood.
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300
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If loose of blood is to great what could happen to a patient?
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the adjustment fails and the patient goes into shock
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what is responsible for the fight or flight response?
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sympathetic nervous system
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Two hormones that are secreted to stimulate the heart and blood vessels
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epinephrine and norepinephrine
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alpha-adrenergic receptors
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found in the blood vessels
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beta-adrenergic receptors
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found in the heart and lungs
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nervous system is divided into two main portions
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-central nervous system
-somatic nervous system |
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brain
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controlling organ of the body
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cerebrum
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the largest part of the brain makes up about three fourths of the brain
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the brain is composed of what four lobes?
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-frontal
-parietal -temporal -occipital |
