More Medical Terminology
According to popular nursery rhyme, the head is connected to the neck bone, and the foot is distal to this joint...wait that's not how the song goes!
What is the knee?
In Geography class, you might hear this term used to describe the arrangement of mountains and valleys. As an EMT, it describes the external landmarks of body structurews
What is topography?
When oxygen is present, glucose is converted in a process known as this
What is aerobic metabolism?
The right atrium sends blood to this area of the heart
What is the Right Ventricle?
The long bone of the upper portion of the arm...hey, stop laughing!
What is the humerus?
Sitting upright with the legs straight can be described as this position, which contrary to what golf fans might say, was not a term coined by Ricky
What is the fowler position?
This flap of cartilage closes over the trachea during swallowing to prevent food from entering
What is the epiglottis?
The interaction of these two systems are most critical for the life support chain
What are Respiratory and Cardiovascular?
This chamber of the heart is the strongest, most muscular part of the heart and is primarily responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the rest of the body
What is the Left Ventricle?
The more official term for the heel bone
What is the calcaneus?
An imaginary line dividing the body into equal right and left halves
What is the midline?
These types of blood vessels bring circulating blood to the outside of the alveoli.
What are (pulmonary) capillaries?
The endocrine system is known for producing these chemicals
What are hormones?
The heart muscle's ability to generate its own electrical impulses
What is automaticity?
the large, wing-shaped bone on either side of the pelvis
What is the Ilium?
To describe something as rapid, you might use this prefix, which comes from the Greek for "swift"
What is Tachy?
The inferior-most portion of the sternum
What is the Xiphoid Process?
This organ secretes insulin after a person eats a large meal
What is the pancreas?
This structure receives deoxygenated blood from the body via the venae cavae
What is the right atrium?
The lower jaw bone
What is the mandable?
The inside of a patients thigh is known as this aspect
What is Medial aspect?
The type of muscle that controls the size of the bronchioles in the lungs
What is smooth muscle?
This vessel carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
What is the pulmonary artery?
These branches of specialized nerve cells send electrical signals to the heart's right and left ventricles
What are Perkinje Fibers?
The small bones that make up the wrist
What are the carpals?