Respiratory
What is another name for the windpipe?
trachea
What are the two main functions of the skeletal system?
protect major organs, provide shape and form to the body
Where does most the digestion take place?
Small intestine
A slow heart rate is known as: -
Bradycardia
This federal law states that the language you speak is part of your national origin. Which law is it?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What is wheezing in Spanish?
sibilancias
What does the muscular system do?
Provides movement to the body.
What does the liver do to help digestion?
Produces bile
How many chambers does the heart have?
four
Everyone working in a hospital is asked to keep all health information private. Which ethical principal applies to this obligation?
confidentiality
What are the main parts of the lower respiratory system?
traquea, pulmones, diafragma
The different types of muscles are…
smooth, cardiac, skeletal
How does food move through your digestive tract?
Wavelike movements - peristalsis
With circulation, the heart provides your body with:
oxygen
It is important for an interpreter not to take sides. Which ethical principal applies?
neutrality
Cual es el conducto que comunica las vias aereas con el oido?
trompa de eustaquio
Name one very important involuntary muscle
heart
The small intestine has fluids from which two organs help continue to break down food. What are the two organs?
Liver and pancreas
What wall separates the left side and right side of the heart?
septum
Unless there is no equivalent an interpreter doesn't substitute explanations for medical terms a provider uses, but may ask the speaker to re-express in language more easily understood by the patient. What principle applies?
accuracy
Es el tubo formado por superposicion de anillos cartilaginosos y su function es el paso de aire del exterior hacia los pulmones.
traquea
Soft tissue found inside some of the bones of our skeletal system where blood cells are made is...
the bone marrow
Our throat divides into two separate tubes: the windpipe and the gullet. What prevents food from entering the windpipe?
Epiglottis
name the different chamber structures from the heart
atria
ventricles
The interpreter has to be professional. What does this mean? List 3 things.
accurate, timely, respectful