Anatomic Terms
Combined regions thigh, knee, leg, ankle, and foot.
What is the lower extremity?
refers to the lay term "Adam's Apple"
What is thyroid cartilage?
Member of the Endocrine system that produces sperm
What is testis?
A steady-state environment of the body that allows for normal functions necessary to live.
What is homeostasis?
Condition/dysfunction that prevents the peripheral blood vessels from constricting when needed, this forces the vessels into uncontrolled dilation
What is loss of tone?
Body region made up of the cranium and face.
What is the head?
Structures include a pump, a container, and fluid
What is the Cardiovascular system?
Organs of the renal system used to filter blood and regulate fluid levels in the body.
What is the kidneys?
Adjustments the body makes to correct imbalances
What is compensation?
The amount of blood ejected by the heart during one minute of contractions
What is cardiac output?
The directional term that is synonymous with posterior, referring to the back.
What is dorsal?
this structure removes water from waste as it moves toward elimination from the body
What is the colon or large intestine?
The pathway that connects the bladder to the outside world by which urine leaves the body
What is the Urethra?
This alternative form of energy production that occurs in the body's cells in the absence of oxygen.
What is anaerobic metabolism?
System responsible for the changes that occur during the "fight or flight" response
What is the autonomic nervous system?
This medical term duo refers to position in relation to the mid-line or sagittal plane
What is medial and lateral?
This body system, containing the largest organ of the body, functions to protect, balance water and temperature, excrete, and provide shock absorption.
What is the integumentary system?
A group of blood cells, aka leukocytes, namely neutrophil, monocyte, basophil, lymphocyte, and eosinophil
What are White Blood Cells?
Means of gases movement from one area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration
What is diffusion?
Type of hypoperfusion that results from a volume loss
What is hypovolemic shock?
Side placement position that is supported in an unconscious patient without trauma to keep the airway patent
What is the lateral recumbent position?
Organ that produces bile, breaks down fat, stores sugar, and detoxifies the blood of harmful substances
What is the liver?
The breakdown of glucose with the assistance of oxygen to produce energy
What is aerobic metabolism?
The portion of tidal volume that does not reach the alveoli
What is dead air space?
Patient state of organ failure and death that results from sustained hypoperfusion
What is irreversible shock?