Cardiovascular System
👉 This chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body.
✅ What is the left ventricle
👉 This structure is commonly known as the voice box.
✅ What is the larynx?
👉 This part of the brain controls balance and coordination.
✅ What is the cerebellum?
👉 This type of muscle is under voluntary control.
✅ What is skeletal muscle?
👉 This organ begins chemical digestion of carbohydrates.
✅ What is the mouth (salivary amylase)?
👉 These vessels carry blood away from the heart.
✅ What are arteries?
👉 Gas exchange occurs in these tiny air sacs.
✅ What are alveoli?
👉 Nerves that carry information to the CNS are called ____.
✅ What are afferent (sensory) nerves?
👉 The place where two bones meet is called a ____.
✅ What is a joint?
👉 Bile is produced by this organ.
✅ What is the liver?
👉 Which valve prevents backflow from the left ventricle into the left atrium?
✅ What is the mitral (bicuspid) valve?
👉 Which muscle is primarily responsible for inspiration?
✅ What is the diaphragm?
👉 Which neurotransmitter is most associated with muscle contraction?
✅ What is acetylcholine?
👉 Calcium is stored primarily in this body system.
✅ What is the skeletal system?
👉 Most nutrient absorption occurs in this part of the GI tract.
✅ What is the small intestine?
👉 A patient with low blood pressure and dizziness likely has decreased ____.
✅ What is cardiac output?
👉 A patient with emphysema will have difficulty with which phase of breathing?
✅ What is expiration?
👉 Damage to the left hemisphere of the brain most often affects ____.
✅ What is language/speech?
👉 A patient with low calcium is at risk for which condition?
✅ What is tetany or muscle spasms?
👉 Removal of the gallbladder primarily affects digestion of ____.
✅ What are fats?
👉 How does increased afterload affect stroke volume?
✅ What is decreased stroke volume?
👉 What happens to oxygen levels when alveoli are filled with fluid, as in pulmonary edema?
✅ What is decreased oxygen diffusion / hypoxemia?
👉 Why can spinal cord injuries above C5 affect breathing?
✅ What is impaired diaphragm innervation?
👉 Why are elderly patients at higher risk for fractures?
✅ What is decreased bone density (osteoporosis)?
👉 Why can severe vomiting cause metabolic alkalosis?
✅ What is loss of gastric acid (hydrogen ions)?