West Coast EMT Block 3 Study Guide questions with correct answers

what is the function of the liver Removing waste created by digestion produce bile where is the liver located right upper quadrant what is the function of the pancreas Secretes inslin and glucagon hormones and makes pancreatic juices where is the pancreas located posterior to the stomach what is the function of the spleen filter blood and help fight infections where is the spleen located LUQ what is the function of the gallbladder stores and concentrates bile Where is the gallbladder located? under the liver, RUQ what are the three motor vehicle collisions 1. car against another car 2. passenger against interior of car 3. passenger's organs against solid structures of body what are arteries Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart what are arterioles Arterioles are the smallest arteries what are capillaries Capillaries are the exchange vessels. They are microscopic and have only one wall—tunica intima—allowing substances to pass through quickly. what are venules smallest veins bones of the face mandible maxillae nasal bone palatine bone and nasal conchae vomer zygomatic bone lacrimal bone hyoid bone Where is CSF produced? choroid plexus what is the function of CSF? protects and nourishes the brain and spinal cord what is the phrenic nerve? major motor and sensory nerve of the diaphragm C3-C5 what is flail chest A fracture of two or more sites on two or more adjacent ribs, or when rib fractures produce a free-floating sternum. Flail segments may not be clinically evident in the first several hours after injury b/c of muscle spasms that cause splinting. After positive pressure initiated, paradoxical chest wall movement ceases.