Prevents injury to internal organs, protects the body against entry of bacteria, prevents loss of water, regulates body temperature
100
How many bones does the human skeleton have?
206
100
What is the central nervous system composed of?
The brain and spinal cord
100
What are the names of tiny blood vessels that receive blood from the arteries?
Capillaries
100
What are the vocabulary terms for breathing in and breathing out?
Inspiration and expiration
200
Name the three layers of the skin.
Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous tissue
200
This is the term used when muscles waste away, decrease in size, and become weak.
Atrophy
200
What part of the body does the peripheral nervous system deal with?
The nerves that extend throughout the body.
200
Name one of the types of blood cells
red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets
200
What is sputum?
Mucus a person coughs up from the lungs
300
What happens to blood vessels when the outside temperature is too high?
They dilate, or widen
300
This is the term used when the muscle shortens, becomes inflexible, and "freezes" in position, causing permanent disability of the limb.
Contracture
300
What is the largest section of the human brain?
The cerebrum
300
Which of the blood cells causes blood to clot?
Platelets (thrombocytes)
300
What is the medical term for our voice box?
The larynx
400
The skin can feel heat, cold, pain, touch and pressure. Because of this, it is also known as what?
A sense organ
400
This activity helps to prevent contractures and atrophy
Range of motion exercises
400
What is the basic unit of the nervous system?
Neuron, or nerve cell
400
The heart functions in two phases: contraction phase and resting phase. What are the vocabulary terms for these two phases?
contraction phase: systole
resting phase: diastole
400
What are the name for the tiny sacs in the lungs that appear in grapelike clusters?
Alveoli
500
Name three observations of the skin that should be reported:
pale, white or reddened areas; blisters or bruises; tingling or burning; dry skin; itching; rash; swelling; cuts, boils, sores, wounds or abrasions; broken skin
500
What observations of the musculoskeletal system should be reported?
Changes in the ability to perform routine movement and activities; changes in the ability to do ROM; pain during movement; swelling of joints; white, shiny, red or warm areas over a joint; bruising
500
What observations of the nervous system need to be reported?
Shaking or trembling; inability to move one side of the body; difficulty speaking; slurring speech; numbness or tingling; changes in vision or hearing; dizziness; difficulty swallowing; depression; memory loss; unexplained changes in behavior
500
What signs and symptoms of the circulatory system need to be reported?
changes in pulse rate; weakness, fatigue; loss of ability to perform ADL's; swelling of the hands and feet; pale or bluish hands, feet or lips; chest pain; weight gain; shortness of breath; severe headache
500
What observations of the respiratory system need to be reported?
change in respiratory rate; shallow breathing or breathing through pursed lips; coughing or wheezing; nasal congestion; sore throat; difficulty swallowing; pain in the chest area; discolored sputum