Intro to the Human Body
This divides the body into anterior and posterior sections
What is the frontal plane?
natural morphine-like substances that can reduce anxiety and induce a sense of well-being
What are endorphins?
This lowers blood glucose levels
What is insulin?
Water and chloride usually follow the movement of this cation
What is sodium?
Where the cardiac conductions system begins
What is the SA node?
The basic type of control system in the body
What is Feedback Loop?
an involuntary response to a stimulus
What is a reflex?
Caused by a deficiency in insulin
What is hyperglycemia?
Where bicarb is reabsorbed and secreted
What are kidneys?
The lower portion of the heart
What is the apex?
Another name for Viscera
What is Organ?
The cranial nerve pair that is sensory for smell
What is olfactory?
The hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete
What is TSH?
Prolonged vomiting causes this acid-base imbalance
What is metabolic alkalosis?
The hearts natural pacemaker
What is the SA node?
The brain and spinal cord are located here
What is the dorsal cavity?
The two parts of the brain that regulate breathing
What is Pons and Medulla?
Alpha cells secrete this
What is glucagon?
Occurs when output is greater than input
What is dehydration?
The artery palpated during CPR of an adult
What is Carotid?
The solution that shrinks cells
What is hypertonic?
provides glucose + protein for the brain
What is cerebrospinal fluid?
Known as the sleep/wake cycle
What is Circadian rhythm?
This is water in the abdominal cavity
What is ascites?
Pulmonary capillaries are here
What are the lungs?