What is the term for removing tissue from a living person for laboratory examination
What is a biopsy
100
To give back blows or abdominal thrusts, where would you position yourself?
What is Standing behind the victim.
100
What is the largest artery of the body
What is the aorta
100
What is the mechanical process by which oxygen is inspired deep into the lungs and carbon dioxide is exhaled
What is ventilation
100
What is the term for the deliberate inhalation of hydrocarbons (aka spray paint)
What is huffing
200
Which body system is made up of the heart and blood vessels, distributes oxygen and nutrients throughout the body while removing wastes from the cells
What is the cardiovascular system
200
If the first 2 rescue breaths do not make the chest clearly rise, what is your next step?
What is retilting the head and giving another ventilation
200
Which blood vessel carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body
What is an artery
200
Name the thin dome shaped muscle that forms the inferior border of the thoracic cavity and separates the contents of the chest from the abdomen
What is the diaphragm
200
What is the term for a blood pressure that his higher than its normal range
What is hypertension
300
What body system is made up of the brain and spinal cord
What is the Central nervous system
300
What is the ratio of compressions to breaths for an adult in two rescuer CPR?
What is 30 compressions and 2 rescue breaths
300
Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart
What is a vein
300
What is the term for a simple airway-opening maneuver accomplished with one hand placed on the patient's forehead and two or three fingers of the other hand positioned beneath the chin. The chin is then lifted gently upward as the head is tilted backward.
What is the the Head tilt-chin left maneuver
300
What is the term for the muscle of the heart
What is the myocardium
400
What division of medicine is a specialized medical practice devoted to the care of the young
What is pediatrics
400
What is the ratio of compressions to breaths for a child in two rescuer CPR?
What is 15 compressions and 2 rescue breaths
400
What is the major artery in the neck
What is the carotid artery
400
What is the air conduit that extends from the lower portion of the throat into the chest
What is the trachea
400
What is the term for an excessive quantity of a drug which when taken or administered, can have toxic or lethal consequences
What is an overdose
500
Which body system is made up of the skeleton and muscles: the 206 bones, the joints, cartilage, ligaments, and all of the muscles of the body
What is the musculoskeletal system
500
What is the correct way to place your hands to give compressions for an adult?
What is placing the heel of one hand on the center of the chest (on the lower half of the sternum). Place the other hand on top
500
What ventricle of the heart contracts, sending oxygen rich blood through the arteries of the body
What is the left ventricle
500
Name the respiratory disorder characterized by difficulty breathing, wheezing, coughing, and mucus secretions. Patients are prescribed an inhaler for this condition.
What is asthma
500
What is the term for the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of the arteries.