Body Positions/Directional Terms
A part of the body that is farther away from the center of the body than another part
Distal
This bone protects the brain
Skull
There are this many chambers in the heart
The location in which gas exchange takes place
Alveoli
The most common locations to check a pulse on an adult are Radial, Carotid, and _________
Femoral
A part of the body that is closer to the feet than another part of the body
inferior
The largest and strongest bone in the body
Femur
This chamber pumps oxygenated blood to the body
Left Ventricle
This structure separates the upper and lower airways
Vocal cords
The appendix is in this anatomical region
Right Lower Quadrant
To lay on ones back facing upwards
Fingers and toes are also called this
Phalanges
The only vessel that carries oxygenated blood back to the heart
Pulmonary vein
While the right lung has three lobes the left lung has this many
Two
The autonomic nervous system is made of these two divisions
sympathetic and parasympathetic
A part of the body that is closer to the midline than another part
Medial
There are 33 of these in the body and can be remembered by the number of each in a section; 7, 12, 5, 5, 4
Vertebrae
Veins have these while arteries do not
Valves
This small tissue protects the airway during swallowing
epiglottis
The Kidneys are located in what space
retroperitoneal
a movement that decreases the angle between two body parts
Flexion
This is the only free-floating bone in the Human body
Hyoid
The term for heart cells to spontaneously create electrical impulses
automaticity
This value range is considered "normal" for SPO2
95-100%
The skin consists of three layers with ______________ being the deepest
Subcutaneous