Lungs
Grapelike air sacs.
What is alveoli?
The upper, non-moveable jawbones.
What is maxillae?
The largest part of the brain and is sometimes called the gray matter.
What is the cerebrum?
Regulates all other endocrine glands and is located at the base of the skull.
What is the pituitary gland?
Shock resulting from lack of blood volume.
What is hypovolemic?
Layer of smooth, glistening tissue covering each lung.
What is pleura?
The cheek bones.
What are zygomas?
The brain and spinal cord.
What is the central nervous system?
Regulates glucose metabolism as well as other functions and produces insulin and glucagon.
What is the pancreas?
Shock resulting from a severe allergic reaction.
What is anaphylactic?
Dome-shaped muscle that divides the thorax from the abdomen.
What is the diaphragm?
The lower, moveable portion of the jaw.
What is the mandible?
Without this, very specialized muscular activities such as writing would be impossible.
What is the cerebellum?
Responsible for stress response, fight or flight reaction, and is located above the kidneys.
What is the adrenal gland?
Shock resulting from severe infection.
What is septic?
Layer of pleura that covers the lungs.
What is visceral pleura?
Lies between the temporal and occiput regions.
What are parietal bones?
Responsible for heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory rate.
What is the medulla oblongata?
A wavelike contraction of smooth muscle.
What is peristalsis?
Shock resulting from injury to the nervous system such as a spinal injury. May result in vasodilation.
What is neurogenic?
Layer of pleura that lines the chest wall.
What is the parietal pleura?
Large opening at the base of the skull.
What is the foramen magnum?
Responsible for respiratory patterning and depth.
What is the pons?
Passes from the renal pelvis of each kidney along the surface of the posterior abdominal wall.
What is ureter?
Shock associated with impaired heart function. Prevents waste and nutrients from moving around the body effectively.
What is cardiogenic?