Emt Flashcards Anatomy And Physiology- Medical Terminology

Front 1

parts of the Head
4

Back 1

cranium, face, mandible, neck

Front 2

parts of Torso
3

Back 2

thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Front 3

parts of Abdominal
2

Back 3

diaphragm, quadrants: RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ

Front 4

Anterior
(ventral)

Back 4

front

Front 5

Posterior (dorsal)

Back 5

back

Front 6

Midline

Back 6

line that goes directly down the middle of the body

Front 7

Mid-clavicular

Back 7

line that goes directly down through both nipples splitting body into thirds

Front 8

Mid-Axillary

Back 8

line that goes directly through the middle of the side view of a person

Front 9

Superior

Back 9

anything that is above

Front 10

Inferior

Back 10

anything that is below

Front 11

Prone

Back 11

a person lying face down

Front 12

Supine

Back 12

a person lying face up

Front 13

Distal

Back 13

farther from the midline

Front 14

Proximal

Back 14

closer to the midline

Front 15

Lateral -(Bilateral)

Back 15

(Bilateral) the outside of the leg\ arms

Front 16

Medial

Back 16

the inside of the legs\ arms

Front 17

Lateral Recumbent

Back 17

recovery position lying on side with knees slightly bent

Front 18

Fowler’s Position

Back 18

sitting up with knees bent or straight

Front 19

Semi Fowlers

Back 19

reclining more

Front 20

Trendelenburg

Back 20

Shock Position - head lower than feet

Front 21

Hand

Back 21

Palmer

Front 22

Foot

Back 22

Planter

Front 23

IDIOPATHIC

Back 23

problem is not known

Front 24

PARA-

Back 24

# of times given live birth

Front 25

GRAVIDA

Back 25

# of pregnancies

Front 26

MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Back 26

tissue death in heart when a clot blocks a vain

Front 27

ANGINA

Back 27

chest pain because of a restriction of blood flow to heart cause of plaque build up

Front 28

PERICARDITIS

Back 28

protective film around heart becomes inflamed

Front 29

HYPOVOLEMIA

Back 29

low volume of blood or water in body

Front 30

HYPERTENSION

Back 30

high Blood Pressure

Front 31

BRADYCARDIA

Back 31

a heart rate of 60 BPM or below

Front 32

TACHYCARDIA

Back 32

a heart rate of 100 BPM or above

Front 33

SYNCOPE

Back 33

when someone faints and wakes up almost immediately

Front 34

DYSPNEA

Back 34

difficulty breathing

Front 35

APNEA

Back 35

not breathing at all

Front 36

TACHYPNEA

Back 36

fast breathing 30 breaths per minute

Front 37

BRADYPNEA – (Respiratory Depression)

Back 37

slow breathing 10 or below

Front 38

ORTHOPNEA

Back 38

has be sitting up to breath

Front 39

SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA

Back 39

air underneath the skin

Front 40

ASPIRATION

Back 40

clearing the airway

Front 41

HYPOXIA

Back 41

low oxygen in blood

Front 42

HEMOPTYSIS

Back 42

coughing up blood (from lungs)

Front 43

PRIAPISM

Back 43

prolonged erection (caused by neurological or spinal cored injury)

Front 44

CREPITATION (CREPITUS)-

Back 44

skin feels crispy

Front 45

ORTHOPEDICS

Back 45

study of muscle skeletal injury’s

Front 46

ORTHOPAEDICS

Back 46

study of muscle skeletal injury’s

Front 47

OROPHARYNGEAL

Back 47

airway tool used through mouth

Front 48

NASOPHARYNGEAL

Back 48

airway tool used through nose

Front 49

OROTRACHEAL

Back 49

advanced airway tool

Front 50

NASOTRACHEAL

Back 50

advanced airway tool

Front 51

DIAPHORETIC

Back 51

very sweaty

Front 52

PROXIMAL

Back 52

closer to midline

Front 53

PAROXYSMAL

Back 53

acute \sudden onset

Front 54

5150

Back 54

mentally incapable to make decisions (crazy)

Front 55

5170

Back 55

incapable to make decisions because of intoxication, drugs, alcohol

Front 56

CSF

Back 56

cerebral spinal fluid

Front 57

AMI

Back 57

acute myocardial infarction

Front 58

MI

Back 58

myocardial infarction

Front 59

LOC

Back 59

loss/level of Consciousness

Front 60

ALOC

Back 60

altered level of Consciousness

Front 61

DLOC

Back 61

decreased level of Consciousness

Front 62

Hx

Back 62

medical history

Front 63

N/V

Back 63

nausea and vomiting
( [positive {+}] or [negative{ - }] )

Front 64

CHF

Back 64

congestive heart failure

Front 65

SOB

Back 65

shortness of breath

Front 66

C/C

Back 66

chief complaint

Front 67

B/P

Back 67

Blood Pressure

Front 68

Central Nervous System
3

Back 68

* Brain
* Brain Stem
* Spinal Cord

Front 69

Peripheral Nervous System
3

Back 69

* Peripheral Nerves
* Sensory Receptors

Front 70

EMT Assessment: Central NS
6

Back 70

* LOC

* Alert, eyes open or closed

* Oriented Disoriented

* Time, Place, Event

* Unresponsive

* Response to Stimulus

Front 71

EMT Assessment: Peripheral NS
4

Back 71

* Sensation: Distal, Medial, level, Normal
* Strength: Weak, Strong, Equal
* Movement: equal; unequal; ability
* Response: normal; abnormal

Front 72

EMT Assessment:
Respiratory System
5

Back 72

* Airway:
* Breathing:
* Lungs: Audible, Auscultation
* Stability: Intervention, Compromised
* Visual: skin color, effort

Front 73

Circulatory System (Cardiovascular System)
6

Back 73

* Heart: Hollow, muscular organ
* Arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins
* Entirely closed system
* Two Circuits:
* Delivery – oxygen and nutrients to body
* Removal - of cellular waste from system

Front 74

EMT Assessment:
Circulatory System (Cardiovascular System)
6

Back 74

* General impression
* Pulses; Radial, Carotid, quality
* BP: baseline
* Profusion
* Interventions: need immediate?
* Ongoing: changes, compromising

Front 75

Integumentary System (Skin)
4

Back 75

* Largest Organ
* Protects body from environment
* regulate body temp
* Transmit information from environment to the brain.

Front 76

EMT Skin Assessment:
4

Back 76

* Circulatory System: Color
* Respiratory System: Color
* Nervous System: temp, wet/dry/color
* Indications: Mechanism, underlying trauma

Front 77

Musculoskeletal System (Skeletal System) Functions:
5

Back 77

* Support
* Protections
* Movement
* Mineral Storage
* Hemopoiesis

Front 78

Musculoskeletal System (Muscular System)
Three Types of Muscle

Back 78

* Smooth - automatic
* Skeletal - voluntary
* Cardiac - heart mussel

Front 79

Muscular System
Three main Functions

Back 79

* Movement
* Maintain pressure
* generate heat

Front 80

parts of the Skull
5

Back 80

* Cranium
* Frontal
* Parietal
* Temporal
* Occipital
* Foreman Magnum (Cervical vertebra)

Front 81

parts of the Face
7

Back 81

* Orbit
* Nasal
* Zygoma
* Maxilla
* Mandible
* Nasal
* Zygoma

Front 82

parts of Spinal Column
5

Back 82

* Cervical
* Thoracic
* Lumbar
* Sacral
* Coccygeal

Front 83

# of things in each segment of the spinal column
Cervical

Back 83

7

Front 84

# of things in each segment of the spinal column
Thoracic

Back 84

12

Front 85

# of things in each segment of the spinal column
Lumbar

Back 85

5

Front 86

# of things in each segment of the spinal column
Sacral

Back 86

5

Front 87

# of things in each segment of the spinal column
Coccygeal

Back 87

4

Front 88

parts of Thorax (Chest)
8

Back 88

* Ribs (12)
* Rib Cartilage
* Scapula
* Clavicle
* Suprasternal Notch (Jugular)
* Manubrium
* Angle of Louis
* Xiphoid Process

Front 89

parts of sternum
4

Back 89

* Suprasternal Notch (Jugular)
* Manubrium
* Angle of Louis
* Xiphoid Process

Front 90

# or ribs

Back 90

12

Front 91

parts of Pelvis
6

Back 91

* Pubic Bone
* Iliac Crest
* Ilium
* Sacrum
* Coccyx
* Ichium (ischial tuberosity)

Front 92

Upper Extremities
4

Back 92

* Humerous
* Radius
* Ulna
* Olecranon Process

Front 93

Lower Extremities
4 or 3

Back 93

Lower Extremities

* Femur
* Patella
* Tibia
* Fibula
(Tib-Fib)