These cone shaped organs fill with air during breathing.
What are the lungs.
100
This type of blood is know as the universal donor.
What is Type O.
100
The first aid procedure for treating a laceration with severe bleeding. (four steps)
What is cover, direct pressure, elevation and pressure points.
100
What is the main muscle used when breathing. It contracts when one exhales and relaxes as one inhales.
What is the diaphragm.
200
Two branches from the trachea that lead to each lung.
What are the bronchial tubes.
200
This type of blood is known as the universal recipient.
What is Type AB.
200
What do the letters A, B, C stand for when checking a victim's ABC's in an emergency.
What is Airway, breathing and circulation.
200
Small air sacs at the end of the bronchioles where gas exchange takes place.
What are the alveoli.
300
This is another name for the throat.
What is the pharynx.
300
Condition where the body does not receive sufficient amount of oxygen due to a deficiency of red blood cells.
What is Anemia.
300
For a standing, conscious victim, which technique would be used to force air out of the lungs in order to push out an object that is blocking the airway.
What is the Heimlich Maneuver.
300
The name for inflammation of the bronchial tubes, often caused by a severe cold.
What is Bronchitis.
400
This type of respiration is the gas exchange between blood an body cells.
What is internal respiration.
400
This chamber of the heart receives blood rich in Carbon Dioxide from the body.
What is the Right Atrium.
400
Assuming someone is trained in and comfortable doing CPR including breathes on a victim, how many compressions should be done during each cycle?
What is 30.
400
This is the main artery that carries blood with oxygen from the heart to the rest of the body.
What is the Aorta.
500
This disease causes the alveoli to disintegrate making it difficult for air to pass out of the lungs.
What is emphysema.
500
What type of blood cells help clot blood.
What are platelets.
500
Another name for a heart attack.
What is myocardial infarction.
500
The difference between an artery and a vein in regards to the direction of blood flow.
Arteries carry blood from the heart and veins carry blood to the heart.