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What is the process for electrical impulses of the heart? - ANSWER-- SA node (the heart's pacemaker) - Upper atrias contract - AV node sends impluses to ventricles - ventricles contract What are the different layers of blood vessels and what are the functions? - ANSWER-Tunica adventitia (oute...

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What is the process for electrical impulses of the heart? - ANSWER-- SA node (the
heart's pacemaker)

- Upper atrias contract

- AV node sends impluses to ventricles

- ventricles contract



What are the different layers of blood vessels and what are the functions? - ANSWER-
Tunica adventitia (outermost) - prevents collapse of blood vessel and provides
protection

Tunica media (middle)

Tunica intima (innermost)



Where is the temporal pulse? - ANSWER-In front of ear on the temple



Where is the carotid pulse? - ANSWER-side of neck



Where is the radial pulse? - ANSWER-Thumb side of wrist



Where is the brachial pulse? - ANSWER-inside of elbow. Check pulse here for patients
under 1 year of age.



where is the apical pulse? - ANSWER-5th intercostal space, use a stethoscope to hear.



where is the femoral pulse? - ANSWER-groin area



where is the popliteal pulse? - ANSWER-behind the knee

,where is the pedal pulse? - ANSWER-top of foot



what is ventilation? - ANSWER-movement of air in and out of the lungs



what is inhalation? - ANSWER-Muscular Part of breathing, diaphragm and intercostal
muscles contract. Moving air into the lungs.



what is exhalation? - ANSWER-A passive process during which the lungs recoil as the
respiratory muscles relax and the thorax decreases in size. Air moves out of lungs.



what is respiration? - ANSWER-The process of transferring energy from glucose which
goes on in every cell. Oxygen/CO2 moving in and out of the cells/lungs



What is negative pressure breathing? - ANSWER-Muscle contractions expand lungs,
lowering air pressure inside and allow air to be pulled into lungs.



what is the uvula? - ANSWER-free projection hanging down from the middle of the soft
palate. Prevents food from entering the nasal cavity.



What is the epiglottis and what does it do? - ANSWER-It is a flap of skin that is at the
base of the tongue.

it opens and closes during breathing, preventing food from entering the airways.



What is the vallecula? - ANSWER-An anatomic space or "pocket" located between the
base of the tongue and the epiglottis. It is an important landmark for endotracheal
intubation.



What is the pharynx? - ANSWER-back of throat behind the nose and mouth



What does the upper airway consist of? - ANSWER-Nose, mouth, jaw, oral cavity,
pharynx, and larynx. *Ends at the larynx*

, what does the lower airway consist of? - ANSWER-The trachea, the lungs, the
bronchus (larger airways), the bronchiles (smaller airway), and finally the alveoli



what is the jugular notch (sternal notch)? - ANSWER-concave upper border of the
manubrium



What is the xiphoid process? - ANSWER-sword-shaped lower tip of the sternum



Parts of spine from top to bottom - ANSWER-C1 (atlas)

C2 (axis)

C3-C7

T1-T12

L1-L5

Sacral (1-5 fused)

Cocyx (1-4 fused)



what are the three types of muscles? - ANSWER-skeletal (voluntary), smooth and
cardiac (involuntary)



anatomy of lungs - ANSWER-right lung has three lobes and is shorter;left has two and
is longer



occipital bone - ANSWER-Bone that protrudes at the base of the skull



parietal bone - ANSWER-either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital
bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium



frontal bone - ANSWER-bone that forms the forehead



temporal bone - ANSWER-bone that forms parts of the side of the skull and floor of the
cranial activity. There is a right and left temporal bone.

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