Why am I here
patient standing facing you palms facing forward
anatomic position
divides the body into front and back portions
Coronal plane (frontal plane)
Plasma accounts for what percentage of the blood
55%
Red blood cells are known as?
erythrocytes
leukocytes
normal resting heart rate (HR)
60-100bpm
divides the body into top and bottom
transverse plane (axial)
amount of blood moved by one beat
Stroke Volume
amount of blood moved in one minute
Cardiac Output
Where is the spleen located?
LUQ
Where is the Liver located
RUQ
divides body into left and right; not necessarily equally parts
sagittal plane (lateral)
area of resp sys that has no alveoli & where little or no exchange of gas occurs
Dead space
muscle found within the blood vessels and intestines
smooth muscle
carry blood from the heart to body tissue as the tissue needs it
-contract to accommodate loss of blood volume and increase blood pressure
artery
heart muscle, able to create and conduct its own electrical impulses
cardiac muscle
divides body equally left and right
midsagittal plane (midline)
bone on the thumb side of the forearm
radius
bone on the lateral side of the leg
fibula
4 major bones of cranium
occipital, temporal, parietal, and frontal
oil-like substance that allows the ends of the bones to glide over each other as opposed to rubbing and grating over each other
synovial fluid
gives framework of human shape and protects internal organs, allows for motion of the body, store calcium
skeleton
back up system to control respiration
hypoxic drive
located immediately to the posterior of the trachea, transports food and liquids to the stomach
esophagus
5 fused vertebra under lumbar spine, joined to Iliac bones of the pelvis
sacrum