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Ch 6 - Anatomy and Physiology - Multiple Choice

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This is not one of the body systems
abdominal
The musculoskeletal system has three main functions. It gives the body shape, provides for body movement, and:
protects vital internal organs
Your patient was involved in a fight in a bar. You suspect that he has broken his upper jaw. What is the name of the bone involved?
Maxillae
The spinal column includes these vertebrae
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, and coccyx
An injury to the spinal cord at this level may be fatal because control of the muscles breathing arise from the spinal cord at this level
cervical
Your patient was standing on the street corner when a truckcut the corner too close and ran over his legs. The bones in the lower extremities that he may have broken include the...
femur, calcaneus, phalanges, metatarsals, tibia, fibula, ischium, lumbar
The bones in the upper extremities include...
humerus, adius, phalanges, and cervical
The types of muscle tissue include
striated, involuntary, and cardiac
A patient who is walking is using this type of muscle
voluntary
Involuntary (smooth) muscle is found in the
walls of the blood vessels
The structure in the throat that is described as the voice box is called the
larynx
A leaf-shaped valve that prevents food and foreign objects from entering the trachea is called the
epiglottis
Oxygen passes from the environment to the lungs in what order
mouth, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli
When the diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax, the size of the chest cavity...
decreases, causing exhalation
The difference between the adult airway and the pediatric airway is that
The adult's tongue takes up proportionally more space in the mouth than the child's. The trachea is softer and more flexable in an adult. the cricroid cartilage is softer in an adult
The body system that is responsible for the breakdown of food into absorbable forms is called this system
digestive
An organ containing acidic gastric juices that begin the breakdown of food into components that the body will be able to convert to energy is the
stomach
The major artery in the thigh is called the
femoral
The vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from the portions of the body below the heart and back to the right atrium is called the
inferior vena cava
The heart has a right and left side as well as upper and lower chambers. The left atrium does this
receives blood from the pulmonary veins
The fluid that carries the blood cells and nutrients is called what
plasma
The blood component that is essential to the formation of blood clots is called
platelets
The pressure on the walls of an artery when the left ventricle contracts is called this
systolic pressure
The two main divisions of the nervous system are
central and peripheral
The nerves that carr information from throughout the body to the brain are these nerves
sensory
One of the functions of the integumentary system is to
protect thebody from the environment, bacteria, and other organisms
The system that secretes hormones, such as insulin and adrenaline and that is responsible for regulating many body activities is called this system
endocrine
Your patient was in a car wreck. On assessment, you note that he has no sensation and movement in both of his legs. When documenting this on the prehospital care report, you should note that the patient
demonstrated paraplegia
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