Body Intro
What term describes the body being straight with feet slightly apart, palms up.
Anatomical Position
What are the three layers of skin from superficial to deep?
Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis
What type of bone has trabeculae in it?
Spongy
What attaches muscle to bone?
Tendons
What are the four lobes of the brain?
Frontal, Parietals, Occipital, Temporal
Which term describes toward the head? Towards the back of the body?
Superior; Posterior
The pigment that protects the body from UV radiation
Melanin
List a bone from the appendicular skeleton
Anything from the limbs and/or girdles (shoulder and pelvic)
What membrane covers the entire muscle
Epimysium
What are the four regions of the brain?
Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Diencephalon and Brainstem
The knee is _____ to the foot
Proximal
Which of the following epidermal layers is only found in thick skin like that on the palms of your hands?
Stratum Lucidum
Immovable joints in the skull are called what?
Fibrous joints
What term describes a muscle ability to respond to a stimulus
Excitability
What is the purpose of a neuron?
To transmit messages throughout the body using chemical and electrical impulses.
What cavity holds the lungs (be specific)
Pleural cavity
Describe 2 immediate medical concerns when treating an individual with severe burns
Shock from fluid loss and infection
What are 3 reasons why should you properly splint a broken bone?
Prevent other injuries, reduce pain and swelling and maintaining proper alignment for healing.
What two things do your muscles need in order to keep functioning properly
Oxygen and ATP
What are the three small bones behind the eardrum called?
Ossicles (incus, malleus, stapes)
You received a cut below your left axillary area. What region of the abdominopelvic cavity does that fall into?
According to the Rule of Nines, if an individual burned his chest, head and neck regions, approximately what percentage of the body would be burned?
18% - 9 for chest and 9 for head/neck
what type of fracture describes a piece of bone breaks off where a tendon or ligament attaches.
Avulsion
What happens when calcium ions reach the neuromuscular junction?
Acetylcholine is released across the synaptic cleft which initiates the muscle contraction
What are the 5 sensory receptors
Mechanoreceptors
Chemoreceptors
Thermoreceptors
Photoreceptors
Nociceptors