Body Organization
What does superior mean?
What builds bones?
Osteoblasts.
What are the three types of muscles?
Skeletal, Smooth, Cardiac
How many chambers does the heart have?
4
What is asthma?
An allergic reaction to airborne antigens.
What is anterior?
Towards or on the front of the body.
How many bones are in the human body?
206
The end of the muscle that is attached to stationary bone?
Point of Origin
What is the pericardium?
Sac holding the heart.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
What does peripheral mean?
Refers to the extremities or outer regions.
When two or more bones join together it forms a what?
Joint and/or articulation
What is the diaphragm?
The primary mover of breathing, separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
What do arteries do?
Carry blood away from the heart
What does the lymphatic system do?
What is the prone position?
Laying face down, on your stomach.
What is the expanded end of the long bone?
Epiphysis
Enlarging the diameter of a blood vessel is called...?
Vasodilation
What is thrombosis?
Abnormal condition in which blood clots develop.
What does rheumatoid arthritis do?
Cause joint pain and damage throughout your body.
What is the Fowler's position?
What fracture is commonly found in child abuse?
Greenstick fracture
What is a hernia?
A tear in the muscle wall within an organ protruding through the opening.
List the blood flow through the heart.
Superior/Inferior Vena Cava. Right Atrium. Tricuspid Valve. Right Ventricle. Pulmonic Valve. Pulmonary Artery. Lungs. Pulmonary Vein. Left Atrium. Bicuspid Valve. Left Ventricle. Aortic Valve. Aorta. Body
What is the epiglottis?
A flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the trachea.