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Anatomy I
Anatomy II
100
What is the Arachnoid layer.
The middle layer of the brain is called this.
100
What is the radial.
The two most common sites for palpating the pulse on an adult are the carotid and this other location.
100
Chronic Obstuctive Pulmonary Disease.
What is COPD?
100
What is the Pancreas.
This organ produces insulin and digestive enzymes to aid in the breakdown of certain foods.
100
What is the right upper quadrant.
The liver, kidney, colon, pancreas and gallbladder are all primarily located in which quadrant?
200
What is Subdural Hematoma / Bleeding.
This refers to bleeding that occurs between the outer layer and the middle layer of the brain covering.
200
What is millimetres of mercury.
Blood Pressure is measured in this unit of measurement?
200
Glasgow Coma Scale.
What is GCS?
200
What is the sympathetic response system.
This is commonly referrred to as the fight or flight response?
200
What is the Tibia.
This is the larger weight bearing bone of the lower leg.
300
What is Basular / Skull.
Battle's Signs and Raccoon Eyes are signs of what type of injury.
300
What is 6.
Eyes - Open to pain Verbal - Incomprehensible sounds Motor - Abnormal extension Calculate this Pt's GCS.
300
Automated External Defibrillator.
What is AED?
300
What is the SA Node
This is commonly reffered to as the "pacemaker" of the heart. - The normal point of origin of the hearts electrical impulse.
300
What is Alveoli.
Tiny air-sacks in the lung tissue where the gas exchange actually takes place is referred to has this?
400
What is Foramen Magnum.
The skull is a closed cavity with a hole at the bass of the skull - called this.
400
What is carbon monoxide.
What gas binds to hemoglobin more easily than oxygen?
400
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
What is SARS?
400
What is Sacral.
The spine is made up off 5 types of vertabrae: Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Coccyx and which other type.
400
What is the Integumentary system.
Skin is the largest organ in the human body - Name the correct body system that consists of the skin, hair, and nails?
500
What is Cushing's Triad.
Progressively increasing blood pressure, decreasing pulse rate and irregular respiratory rate is known as this.
500
Pin-point constriction of pupils.
What is Miosis or myosis?
500
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
What is SIDS?
500
What is the Vena Cava.
Blood enters the right atrium via this large major/greater vessel?
500
What is pulmonary circulation.
The process of blood travelling from the right side of the heart to the lungs and back to the left side of the heart is referred to has this?
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