Bones
These two bones make up the forearm
What are the radius and ulna?
This is the largest artery in the body
What is the aorta?
This is the large main airway which paramedics can intubate
What is the trachea?
This is the long tube that connects the mouth and oropharynx to the stomach
What is the esophagus?
This pair of organs is responsible for producing urine
What are the kidneys?
This is the bone that we EMTs can use a traction splint on
What is the femur?
This is the chamber into which oxygenated blood coming from the lungs enters the heart
What is the left atrium?
These are the two main gases that are exchanged by the lungs during breathing
What are oxygen and carbon dioxide?
In addition to producing insulin and glucagon, this organ also secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum
What is the pancreas?
The liver is located in this abdominal quadrant
What is the right upper quadrant (RUQ)?
This is the proper name for the bone known as the "shoulder blade"
What is the scapula?
These arteries come directly off the aortic root to perfuse the heart muscle itself
What are the coronary arteries?
What are alveoli?
This is the third section of the small intestine, after the duodenum and jejunum
What is the ileum?
A common location for an ectopic pregnancy to occur is inside this structure
What is a fallopian tube?
This is the number of thoracic vertebrae in the spine
What is twelve?
This is the valve that separates the right atrium from the right ventricle
What is the tricuspid valve?
This is a small flap that can temporarily close off the airway to allow for swallowing
What is the epiglottis?
Bile is typically stored in this organ
What is the gallbladder?
This LUQ organ is responsible for recycling old RBCs and plays an important role in the immune system
What is the spleen?
The ethmoid bone, the sphenoid bone, and the vomer are located in this part of the body
What is the face/head?
In a normal healthy heart, this is the node that originates the electrical signal to cause the heartbeat (the natural pacemaker)
What is the SA (sinoatrial) node?
Along with emphysema, this is one of the lung diseases under the umbrella term "COPD" (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), often characterized by inflamed bronchi, coughing up mucus, and wheezing
What is chronic bronchitis?
This clinically significant structure is typically located at "McBurney's Point"
What is the appendix?
Ascites (fluid buildup in the abdomen) is typically associated with failure of this organ
What is the liver?