The Brain
speech pathologist
A patient who is not breathing on their own will often be ________________ to establish an airway
intubated or placed on a ventilator
The most common test you need to take to apply to most colleges is called the _________
SAT
Which organ of the body removes a lot of the medication you ingest before it even reaches your systemic circulation?
Liver
A nurse with a master's degree is called an APN.. what does APN stand for?
advanced practice nurse
The part of the brain responsible for the Coordination of movement is the
cerebellum
The trachea branches into two __________
Bronchi
Name 2 of the 3 layers of the skin.
Subcutaneous fatty layer (Hypodermis), epidermis, or dermis
If 30 mg of a medication with a half-life of 3 hours is injected into a patient, how many mg will be in the patient after 6 hours?
7.5 mg
What is the word that means "to make observations and get information" as it pertains to an emergency scene or patient
Assessment
The number of minutes that the brain can live without oxygen is 2-3, 5-6, 9-10, 15-16.
5-6 minutes
The flap that covers the trachea when you swallow is called the _________________
epiglottis
What percent of the surrounding air is oxygen?
21%
The type of medication that kills bacteria, but NOT viruses is called..
antibiotics
Bright red skin is often a sign of this type of poisoning.
Carbon monoxide
The tiny gland in the brain that produces Human Growth Hormone (and other things) is called the
Pituitary gland
The contraction of this muscle causes a drop in air pressure in the thoracic cavity causing air to rush in
Diaphragm
To increase your reading level and prepare for the PSAT and SAT, you can read interesting passages on ___________________.org
readtheory
A brand name for ibuprofen is..
Advil, Motrin
Which of the following is an absorbable suture material? catgut, Dacron, nylon, silk, cotton
catgut
The broad band of nerve fibers that connects the two sides of the brain is called the _________
corpus callosum
The tiny sacs in the lungs where the exchange of Oxygen and Carbon dioxide occurs across the capillaries are called ____________
alveoli
The name of the item that tightens a tourniquet is...
windlass
The active ingredient in Tylenol is..
acetaminophen
Which of the following is the most proximal part of the leg? thigh, calf, toes, ankle
thigh