Integumentary System
What is Necrosis?
What is the death of cells or tissue?
How many Bones are in an adult human body?
What is 206
What is prone positioning?
What is lying on abdomen with hands at each side and head turned to one side
What receive messages from internal and external receptors that interpret the information?
What is a neuron
What does BKA stand for?
What is below knee amputation
What is cellulitis?
What is a bacterial skin infection
What is a tendon?
What is a tendon connects muscles to bone
What does red blood cells do in the body?
What is transport oxygen around body
What is paralysis of the arms, abdomen, legs, and pelvic organs?
What is quadriplegia
How many bones are in an adult human body?
What is 206
What does a stage 1 pressure look like?
What is the skin is not open but appears red on lighter skin and a blue/purple on darker skin
What is a green stick?
What is bone bends or cracks instead of breaking completely
What is the plane that divides the body into right and left?
What is the sagittal plane
What are three signs and symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?
What is fatigue, muscle stiffness, weakness and spasms, tingling, numbness, trouble walking, blurred vision
Blood is considered what type of tissue?
What is connective tissue
Name three interventions to prevent pressure ulcers?
What is Q2 turns, keep pressure points dry and clean, reduce pressure when possible, straighten linens, make sure patient is not laying on tubing/equipment, increase mobility if possible
What things do we need to report immediately to the nursing when caring for a patient with fractures?
What is cyanosis, decreased circulation, strong odor coming from the fracture or cast, chills or fever, bleeding
What maintains the life of the cell by building and synthesizes specific, necessary proteins?
What is the ribosomes
What is a disease that can affect and damage sensory, motor, and autonomic nerves, causing pain?
What is Neuropathy
What is an incurable eye disease caused by the deterioration of the central portion of the retina?
What is Macular Degeneration
What are considered bony prominences?
What are the elbows, tailbone, knees, ankles, heels
What interventions can we educate a patient with that has been diagnosed with osteoporosis?
What is stop smoking, increased physical activity and weight-bearing exercise, eating a diet rich in Vitamin D and calcium
What type of tissue provides covering for the external parts of the body?
What is epithelial tissue
What are the four types of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?
What is Relapsing-Remitting MS, Secondary Progressive MS, Primary Progressive MS, Progressive MS
What is the difference between anatomy and physiology?
What is
Anatomy—structure of the human body
Physiology—function of the human body