Directional Terms
The heart is on the _____ side of the chest.
Left
This structure is comprised of a phospholipid bilayer and controls what enters/exits the cell.
Semipermeable membrane
Liver
RUQ
Arteries travel away/towards the body.
Away
What are the upper airway structures?
Mouth, laryngopharynx
The wrist is _____ to the elbow.
Distal
Where DNA is housed
Nucleus
Spleen
LUQ
Where does blood go after it leaves the L ventricle?
Systemic circulation
What are the lower airway structures?
Trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, lungs, alveoli
The nose is _____ to the mouth.
Superior
Site of protein synthesis
Ribosomes
Appendix
RLQ
When blood leaves the R ventricle, where does it go next?
Lungs
What is the difference between respiration and ventilation?
Respiration is at the cellular level, where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange occurs in the alveoli. Ventilation is simply the physical entrance/exit of air into/out of the body.
The lungs are _____ to the heart.
Lateral
Golgi Apparatus
Gallbladder
RUQ
If you see a patient with bilateral pedal edema, what's going on with that patient?
R-sided heart failure
Can you have a normal respiratory rate and a low SpO2 at the same time?
The umbilicus is on the _____ part of the body.
Anterior
Where ATP is produced
Mitochondria
Stomach
LUQ
I am a drop of blood. Take me through the circulatory system, start to finish.
Body tissues (systemic capillaries) → Superior/Inferior Vena Cava →
Right Atrium → Tricuspid valve → Right Ventricle →
Pulmonic (pulmonary) valve → Pulmonary trunk/arteries →
Pulmonary capillaries (lungs) →
Pulmonary veins →
Left Atrium → Mitral (bicuspid) valve → Left Ventricle →
Aortic valve → Aorta → Systemic arteries
What is the name of the coating that lines the alveoli and reduces surface tension?
Surfactant