Cardiac
The two valve that are open during diastole?
Tricuspid and Mital valves
What is the amount of oxygen we inhale a breath at a time?
21%
What makes up the immune system?
The spleen, lymph nodes, and leukocytes
What is the barrier that permits some chemical substances to reach the brain's neurons but blocks most others?
Blood Brain Barrier
What does HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The two valves that are open during systole?
Are the pulmonic and aortic valve
Where are the intercostal muscles located?
Between the ribs
What is auto-immunity?
When the body views itself as a threat and attacks itself
What does the Cerebral Cortex do?
It makes conscious decisions
Define "ectomy"
Surgical removal of a part
To allow the ventricles to fill
What does auscultation of wheezes possibly indicate?
Narrowing of the airways/asthma
What is self-tolerance?
The ability of the immune system to discern what is harmful and what is not?
What nervous system operates to keep the body at homeostasis?
Parasympathetic Nervous System
What is the Medical Durable Power of Attorney?
If you are unable to make medical decisions for yourself, the Power of Attorney is appointed to make them for you.
What is the process where oxygenated blood is distributed throughout the micocardium?
Cardiac circulation
The right lung contains 2 lobes and the left lung contains 3
False
What is biofeedback?
The information the body is trying to send
Where is the spinal cord located?
The spinal cord extends from the base of the brain to near the first lumbar vertebra in the lower back.
What are Maslow's Hierarchy of needs?
Self-actualization, esteem, love and belonging, safety, and physiological
Cords of dense connective tissue that prevent the valve from fluttering are?
The Chordae Tendineae
We use bronchodilators for treatment of
Asthma, pneumonia, and other lung conditions that make it hard for air to get into the lungs
List the three ways to destroy a pathogen
Swallow it whole, kill infected cells, or smother antibody.
What conducts nerve impulses towards the cell body?
Dendrites
A person has found out that they're not expected to live much longer. Their daughter is getting married in 6 months. The person repeats frquesntly to others. "I just want to live to ee her walk down the isle. This can't be happening" What stages of grief is this person showing.
Bargaining and denial