Respiratory System
This is where air exchange occurs in the lungs.
What are aveoli?
The lower chambers of the heart.
What are the ventricles.
The lower jaw is made up of this bone.
What is the mandible?
The spleen is located in this abdominal quadrant.
What is the upper left quadrant?
Of the following, this is NOT an endocrine gland:
Gall Bladder, Parathryoid, Thyroid, Ovaries.
What is the Gall Bladder?
This 'respiratory' muscle divides the thorax and the abdominal muscles.
What is the diaphragm?
This artery is the only artery that carries oxygen depleted blood.
What is the pulmonary artery?
The name of the opening in the base of the skull through which the brain connects to the spinal cord.
What is the foramen magnum?
This organ consists of several portions including the cecum and the sigmoid colon.
What is the large intestine?
The adrenal glands are located above these organs.
What are the kidneys?
The smooth glistening tissue covering the lungs.
What is the pleura?
The normal heart rate range for an adult at rest.
What is 60 to 100 beats per minute?
The total number of vertebrae which make up the spine.
What is 33?
Glucagon is produced in this organ.
What is the pancreas?
This endocrine gland is active only in children.
What is the thymus?
The level of this gas in the blood is primarily responsible for controlling the respiratory rate of healthy adults.
What is carbon dioxide?
The two opposing forces that cause fluids and other material to travel in and out of the capillaries to the interstitial tissue and cells.
What are hydrostatic pressure and oncotic pressure?
The finger joints, elbow, and knee are all this type of joint.
What is a hinge joint?
The kidneys and this organ are retro-peritoneal organs because the lie behind the abdominal cavity.
What is the pancreas?
Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, and Insulin are examples of these substances produced by the endocrine organs.
What are hormones?
Minute volume.
What is the amount of air that enters and leaves the lungs in one minute?
Minute Volume = Respiratory Rate x Tidal Volume
The middle layer of arteries, where the cardiac muscles are located, is known as this.
What is the tunica media?
These muscles are located on the posterior of the humerus.
What are the triceps?
This organ is the primary organ for the storage of sugars and starches for the immediate use of the body for energy.
What is the liver?
People with diabetes convert these substances into glucose to meet their body's needs.
What are fats and proteins