Blood
This is the portion of blood that is mostly water
What is plasma?
This is the heart's pacemaker
What is the sinoatrial (SA) node?
You know it as the smallest structure within the lungs
What is the alveoli?
This fold of the peritoneum is referred to as the "Fatty Apron"
What is the Greater Omentum?
This is the location of the kidneys
What is bilateral and retroperitoneal?
This is another name for platelets
What are thrombocytes?
This is the term for a rapid heartrate
What is tachycardia?
This structure covers over the tracheal opening to prevent food and fluid from entering the respiratory system
What is the epiglottis?
This is the first portion of the large intestine
What is the cecum?
This larger artery supplies blood to the renal artery
What is the abdominal aorta?
This is a blood clot that is on the move
What is an embolus?
This is the membrane that surrounds the heart
What is the pericardium?
These structures keep the trachea from collapsing
What are cartilage rings?
This chemical is produced in the stomach and chemically breaks down food and protects against pathogens.
What is hydrochloric acid?
When urine drips into the calyces, it travels here next
What is the renal pelvis?
This type of blood is the universal donor
What is type O?
This is the term for chest pain
What is angina pectoris?
This is the most superior portion of the pharynx
What is the nasopharynx?
This substance emulsifies fats in the duodenum
What is bile?
This is the muscle that aids in emptying the bladder
What is the detrusor muscle?
Name one of the 5 Leukocytes
What are monocytes, neutrophils, lymphocytes, eosinophils, basophils
As blood passes from the right atrium, it goes through this valve
What is the tricuspid valve?
This process places a tube in the patients' trachea so they can be mechanically ventilated
What is endotracheal intubation?
This peritoneal fold holds the liver in place
What is the falciform ligament?
This is the terminal portion of the urinary system
What is the urethra?