Blood
What is hematopoiesis?
Blood cell production
What is Raynauds' Disease?
Periodic episodes of vasospasm in the fingers and toes
What structure exists in the nasal cavity that sounds like a type of shell?
What are Conchae?
What does the Nephron do?
Filters blood and forms urine
What is George's favorite massage?
Lomi lomi
What are erythrocytes?
Cells that transport 02 and CO2 to and from the body cells
What are the main purposes of the Spleen?
Stores lymphocytes and serves as a reservoir for blood
Do the chambers of the nasal cavity cause internal heat or air conditioning?
Air conditioning
What are the peritubular capillaries?
Network of blood vessels surrounding the renal tubules.
How would you address a blind client?
Say the client's name, then yours, refrain from touching them-ask first
Platelets are also known as this:
Thrombocytes
Heat, redness and swelling can all be signs of this:
What is inflammation?
Where does sound resonance occur?
Sinuses
What is Renin?
Secreted by juxtaglomerular cells when BP drops in the afferent arteriole.
What is Meissner's corpusle?
They Have ENCAPSULATED NERVE ENDINGS for fine discriminative touch and low-frequency vibrations.
What are the name of white blood cells that support immunity?
Leukocytes
If someone has had lymph nodes removed or damaged, what must you be careful with?
Lymphedema and swelling
T/F 12-16 is the average number of breaths/minute for a resting adult
True
What is the process called when waster filtration from the blood through a semipermeable membrane through a machine?
Dialysis
What system is fight or flight?
Sympathetic Nervous System
What is a myocardial infarction more commonly known as?
What is a Heart attack?
What is GERD?
Periodic regurgitation of gastric contents into the esophagus
Where does gas exchange occurs where in the respiratory system?
Alveoli
What is the Hilum?
The indentation of the kidney
What is the Placenta?
A flattened organ located in the pregnant uterus that nourishes the developing fetus by exchanging nutrients and wastes with the mother.