Sternum

just endured. The beast moved to the man on the floor and picked him up. "old meat to rot" uttered the beast, throwing the body onto another hook. This time the man would not keep breathing, the hook severing his spine, resting on the inside of his sternum. With a harsh push, the beast flung the now lifeless corpse on a chain down the room, into the vastness of other…

“Get up!” yelled another. “Fight!” The dazed Torrin soldiers closed in around the carriage. The soldiers were better equipped than their assailants, but what the enemy lacked in weaponry (many rushed from the forest armed with wooden clubs and dressed in cloth), they made up for in numbers—numbers, numbers, numbers—man after man after man swarmed forward to besiege the better armed escort. As the two groups clashed together, Okori rushed between the carriage’s windows. She needed an escape route…

Task 2 Part A Cebita Santhosh Q1. The three main types of blood vessels in the circulatory system are veins, arteries and capillaries. The veins carry deoxygenated blood from the capillaries back to the heart. The arteries carry blood away from the heart to your tissues. The capillaries are the smallest of the body's blood vessels, only one cell thick and are found in the muscles and lungs. Q2. Eating too much salt can raise your blood pressure because of the extra water stored in the…

carpal bones • Cuboid bone (ankle bone) • 3. Flat Bones "Flat bones" as the name suggests, have a thin shape. They can sometimes offer mechanical protection to soft tissues. • Cranial bones (protecting the brain) o Frontal bone o Parietal bones • Sternum (protecting organs in the thorax)• 4. Irregular Bones "Irregular bones" do not have a standard shape. These bones have different purposes in the body. • Atlas bone • Axis bone • Hyoid bone 5. Sesamoid Bones "Sesamoid bones" are usually…

the blood vessels and round the body. The heart is enclosed by the pericardium. The pericardium is a double layered serous sac. The heart is located between the two lungs in the middle of the chest; it will be behind and slightly to the left of the sternum. ANATOMY BOOK The heart consists of various tissue types (Revision World, 2015). The most important muscle the heart has in it is called the cardiac muscle (Revision World, 2015). Each cell that contributes to the heart is called myogenic;…

Have someone call 911 or a local emergency number. 2. Lay baby on its stomach on your lap with head slanting downwards and give 5 back blows. 3. If object remains lodged, turn baby on back and give 5 chest compressions: use 2 fingers and depress sternum ½ to 1 inch for each thrust. Unconscious 1. Look for and remove foreign object seen in mouth. 2. Give 1 rescue breath covering both baby’s nose and mouth with your mouth. If air does not go in … 3. Give 5 chest compressions. Children and…

protracted chest compressions.’’ (Lau, 1994) According to Jevon (2002) I should “locate the xiphisternum, place the middle finger on this point, and the index finger on … sternum just above. Slide the heel of the other hand down to meet them.’’ (See Appendix 6) I also learned body size is significant when performing chest compressions. The sternum should be compressed approximately 4-5cm for a normal-sized adult’’ (Resuscitation Council UK, 2000a). ‘’Lesser degrees of compression in smaller…

Aadinath, often referred to as the Shopkeep, is a demon that runs a hole-in-the-wall black market that sells mystic and unscrupulous items. As the End of Days draws near, he has become a recluse of sorts, and refuses to associate himself more than need be with the rest of the Fallen. Aadinath appears to be slightly taller than Natalie, putting him at 5'5" or 5'6". He has ruffled, tawny hair that fades into an undercut in the back. He has sharp, amber eyes with low lids and thin, pointed…

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, is an emergency procedure taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing for someone who is in cardiac arrest (“Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation”). Cardiac arrest is the sudden loss of blood flow from the heart’s spontaneous shut down (“Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation”). Some people think of the fake dummies used in CPR classes or learning about it at swim lessons. Some people think of Bee Gee’s song “Stayin’ Alive”, but there’s a lot more to…

Alleviate Back Pain with These Inversion Table Exercises Inversion tables are not only very beneficial for people suffering from back pain, but are also very easy to use. When suspended upside down you simply let gravity do all the work to reap the benefits. No movement is necessary to decompress the spinal column and pressure on the discs as well as nerve roots are reduced naturally while using the table. The type of stretching you can accomplish with an inversion table is just as good as a…