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Anatomical plane that divides the body into left and right halves.
What is the Sagittal/Midsagittal Plane?
This muscular tube lies posterior to the trachea and uses peristalsis to move food from the mouth to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
Main function of the endocrine system in the human body:
What is to maintain homeostasis?
The Left Heart pumps deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?
What is Oxygenated?
I am the resting membrane potential of a neuron.
What is –70 mV?
This type of motion decreases the angle between two body parts.
What is flexion?
This enzyme, secreted by the salivary glands, begins the chemical breakdown of carbohydrates in the mouth.
What is amylase?
Name AT LEAST 3 symptoms most commonly associated with Cushing’s Syndrome.
What is Moon face, buffalo hump, central obesity, weak arms and legs, skin sensitivities, abdominal stretch marks?
The Pulmonary Veins carry deoxygenated veins: True or False?
What is FALSE?
I am a demyelinating disease that attacks the Schwann cells of the peripheral nervous system.
What is Gullian-Barre Syndrome?
This bone articulates with both the scapula and the ulna.
What is the Humerus?
This artery supplies blood to the midgut, including the lower duodenum and 2/3 of the transverse colon.
What is the superior mesenteric artery?
Primary function of progesterone following ovulation:
What is to maintain the uterine lining to support potential pregnancy?
Name the condition that involves decreased oxygen saturation & a mutated protein.
What is Sickle Cell Anemia?
I am the region of the spinal cord that innervates the bowel & bladder.
What is the sacral region?
This muscle connects the cervical vertebrae to the scapula and elevates the scapula.
What is the levator scapulae?
A child presents with weight loss, diarrhea, and nutrient deficiencies. Biopsy reveals flattened villi in the small intestine. This condition is triggered by an immune response to this specific protein component found in wheat, barley, and rye.
What is gluten (causing celiac disease)?
This is the reason people with Type 1 Diabetes must take insulin for the rest of their lives.
What is their immune system destroys the cells that produce insulin?
Name the condition that can lead to cyanosis. Name the anatomy that is affect and why.
What is Ebstein Anomaly? The Tricuspid Valve is malformed making the Right Atrium larger & the Right Ventricle Smaller.
Dysfunction in this neuroanatomical structure is strongly correlated with ADHD.
What is the thalamus?
All of the muscles that make up the rotator cuff:
What is the Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, and Subscapularis muscles?
This condition, often caused by alcohol or gallstones, presents with severe upper abdominal pain, elevated serum lipase or amylase (3x normal), and inflammation visible on imaging. It occurs when digestive enzymes begin to autodigest the organ that normally secretes them.
What is acute pancreatitis?
Pregnancy is most likely to occur during this phase of the menstrual cycle, when an egg is released from the ovary. (NAME AND DAY RANGE)
What is ovulation, around day 14?
Name the condition can lead to pulmonary hypertension and WHY.
Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD). VSD causes mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood due to a hole in the septum. This same blood will still be pumped through the pulmonary artery to the lungs through a left to right SHUNT. This can cause pulmonary hypertension.
A 16-year-old boy suddenly falls to the floor and has a brief episode of staring with blinking, lasting ~30 seconds. He gets up after the episode and resumes activity with no confusion. He has no recollection of the event per witnesses. What would we expect their sodium & potassium levels to be?
hypernatremia (high sodium) and hyperkalemia (high potassium)