Circulatory
What is the largest artery in the body?
The Aorta
This abnormal condition is also known as the silent killer.
Hypertension
What muscle expands the chest cavity during respiration
The diaphragm
What is the name of the condition caused by a blockage of the pulmonary artery, often due to a blood clot?
Pulmonary embolism
Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body?
The left ventricle
What is an Embolus and give me two examples.
An embolus is a foreign substance circulating in the bloodstream. It can be air, a blood clot, bacterial clumps, a fat globule, etc.
What is the medical term for the process of breathing in and the medical term for breathing out?
Inspiration (or inhalation) and expiration (or exhalation)
What is Asthma and is it acute or chronic?
A chronic lung disease that causes inflammation and tightening of the muscles around the airways, making breathing difficult.
Name and locate all the parts of the heart.
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Is Hemophilia a congenital, inherited, infectious, or a degenerative disease?
It is an inherited disease
What is the name of the tiny air sacs tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs?
Alveoli
What does COPD mean and give three disorders that lead to COPD.
A group of lung diseases that block airflow and make it difficult to breathe. Ex: bronchitis, emphysema, asthma
Explain the difference between systemic circulation and pulmonary circulation.
Systemic circulation carries blood from the heart to the body then returning deoxygenated blood to the heart. Pulmonary circulation carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs and returns oxygenated blood to the heart.
Name three symptoms of a Myocardial Infraction.
tightness or pain in the chest, neck, back, or arms, as well as fatigue, lightheadedness, abnormal heartbeat, and anxiety, severe crushing pain (angina pectoris) that radiates to the arm, neck, and jaw; pressure in the chest; perspiration and cold, clammy skin; a sense of doom; dyspnea; and a change in blood pressure.
Explain what is external respiration and internal respiration.
External respiration (gas exchange between air in alveoli and blood in pulmonary capillaries). Internal respiration (gas exchange between tissue cells and blood in systemic capillaries)
What is Epistaxis and give me 4 things that can cause it?
It can be caused by an injury or blow to the nose, hypertension, chronic infection, allergic reaction, anticoagulant drugs, nose-picking, dry or cold air, and blood diseases such as hemophilia and leukemia.
What is SA and what does it do? What's the medical term for abnormal heart rhythm? (Must answer both)
Sinoatrial node, also known as the "pacemaker," sends out an electrical impulse that spreads out over the muscles in the atria. Which tells it to contract.
Name the two main types of strokes and describe them as well as give one treatment for each.
Ishemic, when a blockage causes a lack of blood flow to the brain. Hemorrhage, when a blood vessel in the brain bursts or bleeds, decreasing blood flow to the brain. One example: TPA, which is given to dissolve blood clots and restore blood flow. In some cases, surgery can be done to stop the bleeding.
Name all the parts of the respiratory system
Lungs, trachea, diaphragm, ribs, nose, throat, larynx, pharynx, bronchi, epiglottis, bronchiole, alveoli, and sinuses etc.
A highly contagious viral infection of the upper respiratory system. Onset is sudden, and symptoms include chills, fever, a cough, sore throat, runny nose, muscle pain, and fatigue. Name the disease.
Influenza or the flu