Medical Terminology & Anatomic Position
Describes a patient having difficulty breathing
dyspnea
Sweat glads are located
Dermis
Appendicular skeleton consists of
arms, legs, their connection points, and pelvis
Central Nervous System (CNS) consists of
brain and spinal cord
Right upper quadrant (RUQ) contains
liver, gallbladder, portion of colon
Palmer refers to vs planter refers too
palm and bottom of foot
Endocrine glands release
Hormones
The spine divided into five sections and number of vertebrae in each
Cervical- 7
Thoracic- 12
Lumbar- 5
Sacrum- 5
Coccyx-4
3 major subdivisions of brain
Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Brain stem
3 main functions of urinary system
Control fluid balance, filter and eliminate waste, control pH balance
Flexation vs Extension
Bending of joint vs straightening of joint
Serves of insulator and as an energy reservoir
Subcutaneous tissue
Three type of muscles
Skeletal, Smooth, Cardiac
Somatic nervous system controls
Voluntary muscles
T/F
Ureters, bladder, and urethra are solid organs
F
The topographic term used to describe the location of an injury that is toward the midline center of the body
Medial
Adrenal glands regulate
Stress response, fight-or-flight response
Type of muscle under direct control of the brain
Smooth
2 types of Automatic nervous system responses
Sympathetic and parasympathetic
Produces enzymes and mucus to aid in digestion
Small intestine
Breakdown Hyperemesis
hyper/emesis
hyper- excessive
emesis vomiting
Pancreas primarily regulates
Glucose metabolism
By- product of muscle movement
heat
brain to muscles
Connected to the intestine by bile ducts
Liver