Respiratory System
What is Respiration?
The movement of oxygen from outside to the cells within the body and the removal of carbon dioxide from the body back into the environment.
What does the endocrine system produce?
Hormones
Does the Parasympathetic or Sympathetic system constrict the airways?
Parasympathetic system
By what age is the brain fully developed?
25
What is a medical device used to hold body tissues together?
Suture
What are the Lungs?
Organs that remove oxygen from the air and pass it into the bloodstream and exchanges it for carbon dioxide.
What does the Pancreas produce?
Insulin
Is taste and smell chemical or physical input?
Chemical input
Through the blood pumped OUT by the heart, what is carried to cells?
Oxygen + nutrients
What is the name of the technique used to close the wound?
Stitches
What is another name for the Larynx?
What organ is sometimes part of the endocrine system, related to reproduction
The placenta
How fast does it take pain fibers conduct nerve impulses?
2mph
What is the main passageway connecting the trachea to the lungs called?
Bronchus (Plural: Bronchi)
What needs to be removed by your doctor at a later date or in some cases left in permanently?
Non absorbable sutures
What is Bronchitis?
An infection that inflames the air sacs of the lungs, filling them with fluid and affecting the ability to breathe.
What does the thyroid regulate?
Metabolism
What part of the nervous system carries signals away from the brain and towards muscles, glands, and organs that intend to carry out the required motor function?
Motor neurons
Name two functions of the liver.
Bile production → breaks down fats for digestion
Filters blood → blood from stomach and intestines is removed of toxins
Process glucose
Regulates amino acid levels
Prevents blood from clotting
What tool’s primary purpose is to grasp, retract, or stabilize tissue?
Tissue Forcep
How many times in a minute do adults breathe on average?
12-15 times
Where is the Thymus located?
The upper chest
What are one of the components of motor neurons?
Soma/Dendrites/Axon
Which artery transports blood to the kidneys?
Renal artery
What type of suture Leads to better security, but at the cost of increased potential for infection?
Braided suture