Cardiovascular System
This is the finger with which we should never take someone's pulse, as we could confuse our own pulse with theirs.
What is the thumb?
When we cut into the pig's skull, we noticed that it was not fully fused (just like in a fetal human!). It was separated into this many pieces.
What are four pieces?
These are the 4 major macromolecules
What are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids?
This is the full name of the AED.
What is the automated external defibrillator?
This student was a trooper and let us carry him around for a whole afternoon during our wilderness medicine day.
Who is Benja? (Thank you!)
The human heart contains this many chambers.
What is four chambers?
This is a key difference between the pig's brain and ours. (HINT: Think about the front of the brain)
What is the presence (or lack thereof) of the prefrontal cortex?
This is the full name of DNA
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
This is what is considered 1 cycle of CPR.
What are 30 compressions and 2 breaths?
This is our teaching fellow's name, pronounced correctly in the style of the class.
What is "ISAAAAAAAAC"?
This is the difference between veins and arteries.
What is arteries carry blood away, veins carry it toward (the heart)?
This is the place where gas exchange takes place in the lungs. These structures allow air to be exposed to deoxygenated blood and therefore create oxygenated blood. Damage to these structures results in the disease known as emphysema.
What are alveoli?
This molecule is the "energy currency" of the cell.
What is ATP?
This is how long an epi-pen must be held in a leg to take full effect.
What is 10 seconds?
This student was grossed out by our pig feet wound care activity, but faced her fears and helped us anyway.
Who is Nine? (Many other correct answers!)
The heart pumps this much blood in a single minute (Answer either in imperial or metric units, bonus points if both!)
What is 1.3 gallons or 5 liters?
This is the flap of skin protecting the windpipe, ensure food does not enter.
What is the epiglottis?
Through glycolysis, prokaryotes are able to produce about 4 molecules of ATP. Using cellular machinery like mitochondria, eukaryotes (like us!) are able to produce this much ATP.
What is 32-36 molecules of ATP?
This is an example of a song we can use to keep proper rhythm while giving CPR at 100-120 BPM. (Multiple correct answers!)
What is Stayin' Alive, Another One Bites the Dust etc.?
These are three of the names Mr. P has gone by over the course of this class (Nicknames).
What are Mr. Pasta, Mr. Medical, Mr. Potato Head etc.?
This is the artery, often called the "Widowmaker" that supplies the heart with 50% of its blood flow.
What is the Left Ascending Artery (LAD) (Just the coronary artery also acceptable)?
This is one key difference between the anatomy of pigs and humans. (HINT: It's why we had a hard time seeing the stomach at first!)
What is, their livers are larger and have more lobes?
These are the two solutions we used to test for the presence of proteins and carbohydrates in our food. (Name both and which they test for!)
What are Benedict's Solution (Carbs) and Biuret Solution (Proteins)?
TRUE OR FALSE: Women are less likely than men to receive lifesaving CPR or AED treatment in the even of a cardiac emergency.
TRUE: Always be on the lookout for biases like this when assessing patient care so everyone can get the help they need.
This is the name of Mr. P's plush shark.
What is Quigley?