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Question | Answer |
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What are the three planes of the body. | Frontal, Sagital, transverse |
what are the ten cavity's of the body. | Cranial Cavity, Spinal Cavity, Caudal cavity, Thoracic Cavity, Abdominal Cavity, Pelvic Cavity, Abdominopelvic Cavity, Ventral Cavity |
The Dorsal Cavity consists of what two cavity's. | Cranial Cavity, Spinal Cavity |
Name the four quadrants of the body. | Right upper, Right lower, Left Upper, Left lower. |
Name the three divisions of the right side of the abdomen. | Right hypochondriac region, Right lumbar region, Right iliac region. |
Name the three divisions of the middle abdomen. | epigastric region, umbilical region, hypogastric region. |
Name the three divisions of the left side of the abdomen. | left hypochondriac, left lumbar, left iliac |
How many ribs do we have. | 12 pairs |
What is in the thorax. | the heart and lungs |
How many true ribs do we have. | 7 |
How many false ribs do we have. | 5 (2 Floating) |
How many floating ribs do we have. | 2 |
What are the three parts of the bone that form the median line of the rib cage. | Manubrium, xiphoid process, Sternum |
What is the function of thoracic cage? | Encloses and protects the heart, lungs, and organs of the upper abdominal cavity |
What is respiration? | The exchange of air between the lungs and atmosphere that occurs in breathing. |
What is happening during respiration. | exchange of O2 in the lungs with CO2 in the pulmonary capillaries |
What is breathing? | A largely an involuntary activity through nervous stimulation of the diaphragm & Intercostal muscles |
What happens when you exhale? | Your body gets rid of CO2 and other gases that your body doesn't need. |
What are the eight main parts of the respiratory system? | Nasal passage, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli, lung |
What forms the trachea. | smooth muscle and c-shaped cartilage rings |
The trachea divides into what. | two branches called bronchi that form the lungs |
The bronchi branch into smaller and smaller tubes called what. | Bronchioles |
Clusters of tiny, thin-walled sacs located at the end of each bronchiole are called what. | Alveoli |
What happens in the Alveoli. | exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide |
What does the alveoli exchange oxegen and CO2 with? | Pulmonary capillaries |
Right lung has how many lobes? | 3 |
Left Lung has how many lobes? | 2 |
What is the space between the L & R lungs that contains the heart, aorta, esophagus, & bronchi called. | Mediastinum |
What is the serous membrane called that surrounds the lungs and thoracic cavity? | Pleura |
Innermost serous membrane is what. | Visceral pleura |
Outermost serous membrane is what. | Parietal pleura |
What Lies between visceral and parietal pleura. | Pleural cavity |
What muscle muscle beneath the lungs helps move air in and out of the body. | Diaphragm |
What are the eight important pieces of anatomy associated with the circulatory system/heart. | Right atrium, Tricuspid valve, Right ventricle, Left Ventricle, Aortic valve, Mitral valve, Left Atrium, Pulmonary valve |
What is muscular tube that propels the food from the pharynx to the stomach. | Esophagus |
Where is the stomach located? | Left upper quadrant |
What does the stomach do. | first line of digestion and food storage. |
The small intestine is how long. | 20-foot long |
what are the three parts of the small intestine. | Duodonem, Jejunum, Ileum |
Most food absorption takes place where and what absorbs the food. | Ileum; villi |
What is the liver responsible for. | production of bile |
How does the small intestine use the liver. | Emulsify and absorb fats. |
What is the gallbladder. | A storage are for bile. |
What does the bile duct do. | Carries stored bile from the gallbladder to the duodenum |
What does the pancreas do. | Provides digestive enzymes |
What are the two main functions of the colon. | Absorb water and minerals, Eliminate indigestible material |
What is the first part of the colon called. | Cecum |
What is the wormlike projection that is hanging off of the cecum. | Appendix |
What are the five main parts of the colon. | Cecum, Ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, rectum |
What does the rectum do. | Its a storage place for solid wastes until elimination via the anal canal |
What are the major excretory organs of the body. | The kidneys |
What do the kidneys do other than void and create urine? | Help regulate the water, electrolyte, and acid-base content of the blood. |
What carries urine from the kidney to the bladder. | Ureter |
What is the bladder? | Muscular membranous sac in the pelvis. |
When inspecting the thorax and abdomen what are the six things we need to look for or be aware of? | Guarding pattern, Breathing pattern, Discoloration of skin, Vomiting, Hematuria, Auscultation |
When palpating the thorax and abdomen what are the six things we should touch? | Sternum, Costal cartilage, Ribs, Spleen, Kidneys, Appendix |
What are the five most common injuries to the thorax? | Rib Fractures, Flail Chest, Costochondral Injury, Pneumothorax, Hemothorax |
What is the acute MOI for a rib fracture? | Direct blow to the anterior posterior, or the lateral side. |
Implications of caution when dealing with a suspected lateral side rib fracture? | lungs & internal organs may be threatened |
How will patient present when dealing with a rib fracture? | holding injured area or leans toward injured side |
What are four things you can do to test for a rib fracture? | Rib compression test, Deep breathing , Palpation for PT, Active ROM testing |
What is flail chest? | When four or more ribs are fractured in two places. |
What are you looking for with flail chest? | Fracture site area in question will collapse instead of expand with inspiration |
With flail chest what happens with exhalation? | The area in question will protrude as the rest of the chest wall contracts. |
How do you get a Costochondral Injury? | Arm forced into hyperflexion & horizontal abduction. |
Signs and symptoms for a Costochondral Injury? | Pain at injury site, Heard a ‘snap’ or ‘pop’, Pain increased w/ deep breathing, coughing, sneezing, & movement |
How do we get a Pneumothorax? | Air enters the pleural cavity due to a ruptured bleb or an object or rib punctures the pleural cavity. |
What are the six main signs and symptoms of Pneumothorax? | Difficulty breathing, Guarded posture, cyanosis, distension of neck veins, Tracheal deviation, absent breath sounds |
When eval a pneumothorax what will we find when performing percussion? | a hollow sound when compared with the opposite lung |
What is a major sign of pneumothorax when talking about vital signs? | Blood pressure drops rapidly |
What is a hemothorax? | Collection of blood in the pleural cavity |
What is the MOI of a Hemothorax? | internal chest wound that may have fractured rib lacerating a lung or rupture of a blood vessel within the chest cavity |
What are the signs and symptoms for hemothorax? | all the same for a pneumothorax but include hemoptysis. |
what is hemoptysis? | spitting or coughing up bloody sputum |
MOI of a splenic injury? | blow to the abdomen or thorax that compresses or jars the spleen |
symptoms of a splenic injury? | Pressure in the ULQ, Reffered pain in the LLQ ANT/POST and ULeft Shoulder. |
What is the name for the reffered pain in the ULeft shoulder pain? | Kehr's sign |
When palpating a splenic injury what are the three things you will see? | cold & clammy skin with onset of shock; tenderness in area over impact site; distention of ULQ |
What can predispose you to a splenic injury? | Mononucleosis |
MOI for a contused or lacerated kidney? | Blunt trauma or penetrating injury to the kidney |
What are the five things when inspecting a possible contused or lacerated kidney? | contusion or laceration ; blood visible in urine; S/S of shock may be present, Tenderness over impact sight & abdominal rigidity w/ palpation, Painful urination |
What are seven things you will see with an appendicitis? | Rapid onset, Diffuse pain in abdomen, Tender & rigid in LRQ, Nausea, Possibly vomiting, diarrhea or constipation |
What are the five extended symptoms for an appendicitis? | Sickly appearance, fever 99-101, rapid pulse, Pain with movement, Urination & bowel movements increases pain |