The Skeletal System
Number of bones that compose the skeletal system.
What is 206?
Homeostatis
What is a balance of all systems of the body?
Composed of the Nasopharynx, Oropharynx, Laryngopharynx, and Larynx.
What is the upper airway?
Brings oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart.
What are Pulmonary veins?
Used to measure blood pressure.
What is Sphygmomanometer?
Forms the longitudinal axis of the body, from the skull to the tailbone
What is the axial skeleton?
Three types of muscle.
What is cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle, and smooth muscle?
The primary muscle for breathing
What is the diaphragm?
Hollow muscular organ approximately the size of a clenched fist.
What is the heart?
The amount of blood in an average adult
What is 6L?
The vertebrae can be divided into these five sections.
What is cervical (7), Thoracic (12), Lumbar (5), Sacral (5), and Coccygeal (4)?
Functions of the musculoskeletal system
What is the production of heat, and the production of underlying structures?
The process of gas exchange.
What is Respiration?
Solid organ located under the rib cage in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen.
What is the spleen?
The circulation of blood in an organ or tissue.
What is perfusion?
Responsibilities of the skeletal system
What is giving the body shape, protection of vital organs, allows for movement, storage of calcium, and the creation of various types of blood cells?
Another name for skeletal muscle
What is striated muscle?
This part of the brain controls breathing.
What is the brainstem?
30% of blood is found here.
What is the heart?
Hypoperfusion affecting the entire body.
Shock
Three main parts of the sternum.
What is the Manubrium, Body, and Xiploid process?
Found within blood vessels and the intestines.
What is smooth muscle?
The total lung capacity of an adult male.
What is 6,000 mL?
The part of the nervous system that controls vegetative functions such as digestion of food and relaxation.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
Supplies the hearts muscle with blood.
What is the aorta?