This position describes the body lying face down
Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum
What is the Small Intestine?
Term for slow breathing
What is Hypoventilation?
pH less than 7
What is Acidic?
Carries blood to the Heart
What is Veins?
The term referring to the posterior (back) of the body
What is Dorsal?
Pulse point located directly at heart
What is Apical?
Inner portion of kidney
What is the Renal Medulla?
Function as exchange vessels
What is Capillaries?
Where the external ear ends
What is Auricle?
Disorder of the eye caused by an abnormal accumulation of aqueous humor in the eye
What is Glaucoma?
A Bicarbonate deficit
What is Metabolic Acidosis?
Primary antagonist to Glucagon
What is Insulin?
Crescent-shaped white area near the root of the nail
What is Lunula?
During digestion, this organ stores bile
What is the Gallbladder?
The product of endocrine glands
What is Hormones?
Condition also called “night blindness”
What is Nyctalopia?
Fluid component that varies the most in volume
What is Interstitial?
Pulse located where the groin meets the thigh
What is Femoral?
Caused by an inadequate intake of iodine in the diet
What is a Goiter (abnormally enlarged thyroid gland)?
This tissue allows for rapid communication between various parts of the body
What is Nervous?
Network of blood capillaries surrounded by Bowman capsule
What is Glomerulus?
Parathyroid hormone controls this level in the blood
What is Calcium?
Condition where glucose is left behind in the urine
What is Diabetes?
Has important role in concentrating urine
What is the Juxtamedullary nephrons?