THE ANTERIOR BODY CAVITY THAT EXTENDS FROM THE DIAPHRAGM TO THE PELVIC CAVITY
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ABDOMINAL QUADRANTS
FOUR DIVISIONS OF THE ABDOMEN USED TO PINPOINT THE LOCATION OF PAIN OR INJURY: RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT (RUQ), LEFT UPPER QUADRANT (LUQ), RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT (RLQ), LEFT LOWER QUADRANT (LLQ)
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ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE:
MOLECULES THAT ARE USED FOR ENERGY INSIDE THE CELLS IN METABOLISM; ALSO CALLED ATP
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ADRENAL GLANDS:
IMPORTANT IN THE PRODUCTION AND RELEASE OF THE HORMONES THAT CONTROL OUR RESPONSE TO STRESS; SITS ATOP THE KIDNEYS AND SECRETE EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE; POSTPONE MUSCLE FATIGUE, INCREASE THE STORAGE OF SUGAR, CONTROL KIDNEY FUNCTION, AND REGULATE THE METABOLISM OF SALT AND WATER
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AEROBIC METABOLISM:
METABOLISM WITH THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN, NETTING UP TO 36 MOLES OF ATP
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ALVEOLI:
THE AIR SACS IN THE LUNGS WHERE GAS EXCHANGE TAKES PLACE
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ANAEROBIC METABOLISM:
METABOLISM WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN; MUCH LESS EFFICIENT THAN WITH OXYGEN, NETTING ONLY 2 MOLES OF ATP
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ANATOMICAL POSITION
THE STANDARD REFERENCE POSITION FOR THE BODY IN THE STUDY OF ANATOMY; THE BODY IS STANDING ERECT, FACING THE OBSERVER, ARMS ARE DOWN AT THE SIDES, AND THE PALMS OF THE HANDS ARE FORWARD
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ANATOMY
THE STUDY OF BODY STRUCTURE
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ANGINA PECTORIS:
CHEST PAIN
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ANTERIOR
THE FRONT OF THE BODY OR BODY PART
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APPENDICITIS:
INFLAMMATION OF THE APPENDIX; POSSIBLY FATAL IF THE APPENDIX BURSTS AND SPILLS ITS CONTENTS INTO THE ABDOMEN
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APPENDICULAR SKELETON:
THE PELVIS, LEGS, ARMS, CLAVICLES AND SHOULDER BLADES
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APPENDIX:
LOCATED NEAR THE JUNCTION OF THE SMALL AND LARGE INTESTINES, THE APPENDIX IS MADE OF LYMPHATIC TISSUE
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ARTERIES OF THE HEART:
CORONARY ARTERIES
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ARTERIOLES:
THE SMALLEST KIND OF ARTERY; CARRIES BLOOD FROM THE ARTERIES TO THE CAPILLARIES
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ARTERIOSCLEROSIS:
DISEASE PROCESS IN WHICH THE EATERIES LOSE ELASTICITY AS THEY BECOME RIGID; ALSO KNOWN AS HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES
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AUTOMATICITY:
THE ABILITY TO GENERATE AND CONDUCT ELECTRICAL IMPULSES ON ITS OWN
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AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM:
INFLUENCES THE ACTIVITIES OF SMOOTH MUSCLES AND GLANDS IS MOSTLY AUTOMATIC (AS THE NAME SUGGESTS); ALSO DIVIDED UP INTO THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THE PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEMS
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AXIAL SKELETON:
HEAD, SPINE AND THORAX, NOT THE PELVIS
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BALL AND SOCKET JOINT:
JOINT THAT ALLOWS FOR GREATEST RANGE OF MOVEMENT; FOUND IN THE HIP AND SHOULDER
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BILATERAL:
REFERRING TO BOTH SIDES OF THE BODY
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BRONCHI:
THE TWO MAJOR BRANCHES OF THE TRACHEA INTO EACH LUNG
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BSI:
BODY SUBSTANCE ISOLATION
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CALCANEUS IS FOUND:
IN THE FOOT (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HEEL)
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CARDIAC MUSCLE IS:
STRIATED, INVOLUNTARY, AND ONLY FOUND IN THE HEART
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CARDIO INFARCTION:
HEART TISSUE DEATH
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CARINA:
THE POINT AT WHICH THE TRACHEA DIVIDES INTO THE TWO MAIN-STEM BRONCHI
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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CONSISTS OF:
THE BRAIN AND THE SPINAL CORD
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CENTRAL PULSE:
A PULSE POINT NEAR THE TRUNK OF THE BODY; USUALLY ASSESSED IN THE CAROTIDS OF THE NECK OR FEMORAL OF THE GROIN.
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CEREBELLUM:
STRUCTURE IN THE POSTERIOR BRAIN; CONTROLS BALANCE
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CEREBRUM:
MAIN STRUCTURE OF THE BRAIN; RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS
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CONDYLOID JOINT:
A MODIFIED BALL-AND-SOCKET JOINT THAT PERMITS LIMITED MOTION IN TWO DIRECTIONS; ALLOWS FOR SIDE-TO-SIDE MOVEMENT AND UP-AND-DOWN MOVEMENT, BUT NOT COMPLETE ROTATION; FOUND IN THE WRIST
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CRICOID RING:
A FIRM CARTILAGE RING JUST INFERIOR TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE LARYNX
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DIAPHRAGM
THE MUSCULAR STRUCTURE THAT DIVIDES THE CHEST CAVITY FROM THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY
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DIAPHRAGM:
THE LARGE, DOME-SHAPED MUSCLE THAT SEPARATES THE THORACIC CAVITY FROM THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY; PRIMARY MUSCLE FOR RESPIRATION.
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DISTAL
FARTHER AWAY FROM THE TORSO
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DORSAL SIDE:
THE BACK OF THE HANDS AND TOP OF THE FEET
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ENZYMES:
PROTEINS THAT CATALYZE CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN THE BODY; CAN BE FOUND IN CELLS, AND FREQUENTLY IN THE DIGESTIVE PROCESS
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EPIDERMIS:
MOSTLY DEAD SKIN CELLS; THE OUTER MOST LAYER OF SKIN
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EPIGLOTTIS:
THE FLAP-LIKE STRUCTURE THAT PREVENTS FOOD AND LIQUID FROM ENTERING THE TRACHEA DURING SWALLOWING
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EPINEPHRINE:
USED BY THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM TO INCREASE BLOOD PRESSURE, VESSEL CONSTRICTION, HEART RATE/CONTRACTION/FORCE, BREATHING RATE, AND THE BREATHING CAPACITY
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EPINEPHRINE:
A HORMONE THAT HELPS TO PREPARE THE BODY FOR EMERGENCIES, ALSO KNOWN AS ADRENALIN
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FONTANEL:
A SOFT SPOT ON A BABY’S SKULL WHERE THE BONES HAVE NOT YET GROWN TOGETHER
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FOWLER’S:
LYING ON THE BACK WITH A 45-DEGREE BEND AT THE HIPS
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GLIDING JOINT:
JOINTS IN WHICH ONE BONE SLIDES OVER ANOTHER; FOUND IN THE HANDS AND FEET
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GLOTTIC OPENING:
THE ANATOMIC SPACE BETWEEN THE VOCAL CORDS, LEADING TO THE TRACHEA
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GLOTTIS:
THE PASSAGEWAY INTO THE TRACHEA FROM THE PHARYNX
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GONADS:
(OVARIES IN FEMALES, AND TESTES IN MALES) PRODUCE THE HORMONES THAT GOVERN REPRODUCTION AND SEX CHARACTERISTICS
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HEMOGLOBIN:
THE CHEMICAL THAT CARRIES OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD AND RELEASES IT WHEN BLOOD REACHES THE TISSUES.
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HEMOGLOBIN:
A PROTEIN THAT BINDS TO OXYGEN AND RELEASES IT FOR CELLULAR USE
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HINGED JOINT:
PERMITS FLEXION AND EXTENSION; FOUND IN THE ELBOW AND THE KNEE
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HYPOTHALAMUS:
RESPONSIBLE FOR METABOLIC FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY, BUT ALSO LINKING THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
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ILIUM:
THE UPPER PORTION OF THE PELVIS
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INFERIOR
TOWARD THE FEET (E.G., THE LIPS ARE INFERIOR TO THE NOSE)
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INFERIOR:
TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THE BODY; TOWARD THE FEET
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INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES:
MUSCLES LOCATED BETWEEN THE RIBS THAT MOVE AND ASSIST WITH BREATHING
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ISCHIUM :
THE LOWER PORTION OF THE PELVIS
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ISLETS OF LANGERHANS:
LOCATED IN THE PANCREAS; MAKE INSULIN, WHICH ALLOWS GLUCOSE TO ENTER CELLS, AND PRODUCE GLUCAGON, A HORMONE THAT RAISES THE GLUCOSE LEVEL IN THE BLOOD
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LARYNX:
THE VOICE BOX, OR VOCAL CORDS, CONSISTING OF BANDS OF CARTILAGE THAT VIBRATE WHEN THE PERSON SPEAKS
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LATERAL
TO THE SIDE, AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY
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LATERAL RECUMBENT
THE PATIENT IS LYING ON HIS SIDE
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LATERAL:
AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE
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LIVER:
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ORGANS IN THE BODY; AIDS IN DIGESTION, BLOOD CLOTTING, THE REMOVAL OF TOXINS FROM THE BODY, AND IN FAT AND CARBOHYDRATE DIGESTION; FOUND MOSTLY IN THE UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT
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MAJOR ARTERIES OF THE NECK:
CAROTID ARTERIES
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MAJOR VEINS OF THE NECK:
JUGULAR VEINS
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MANDIBLE:
THE HORSESHOE-SHAPED BONE FORMING THE LOWER JAW
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MAXILLA:
A PAIRED BONE WITH SEVERAL PROCESSES THAT FORMS THE SKELETAL BASE OF MOST OF THE UPPER FACE, ROOF OF THE MOUTH, SIDES OF THE NASAL CAVITY, AND FLOOR OF THE ORBIT
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MEDIAL
TOWARD THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY
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MEDIAL:
TOWARD THE MIDLINE
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MEDICAL NAME FOR SHOCK:
HYPOPERFUSION
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MEDICAL PREFIX- BRADY:
SLOW
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MEDICAL PREFIX- CARDIO:
HEART
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MEDICAL PREFIX- CONTRA:
AGAINST
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MEDICAL PREFIX- DYS:
AGAINST
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MEDICAL PREFIX- GASTRO:
STOMACH
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MEDICAL PREFIX- HEM(ATO):
BLOOD
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MEDICAL PREFIX- HEMI:
HALF
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MEDICAL PREFIX- HYPER
HIGH
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MEDICAL PREFIX- HYPO:
LOW
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MEDICAL PREFIX- IN:
NOT/WITHOUT
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MEDICAL PREFIX- INTER:
BETWEEN
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MEDICAL PREFIX- INTRA:
INSIDE
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MEDICAL PREFIX- ITIS:
INFLAMMATION
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MEDICAL PREFIX- MYO:
MUSCLE
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MEDICAL PREFIX- PATHY:
DISEASE OR SUFFERING
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MEDICAL PREFIX- PLEGIA:
PARALYSIS
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MEDICAL PREFIX- PNEUMO:
BREATHING, RESPIRATORY OR LUNGS
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MEDICAL PREFIX- POST:
AFTER, BACK OR BELOW
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MEDICAL PREFIX- PRE:
BEFORE
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MEDICAL PREFIX- PULMO:
LUNGS/RESPIRATORY
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MEDICAL PREFIX- QUAD:
FOUR
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MEDICAL PREFIX- SUPRA:
ON TOP
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MEDICAL PREFIX- TACHY:
FAST
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MEDICAL PREFIX- VASO:
VESSELS
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MENINGES:
A SYSTEM OF MEMBRANES THAT COVER THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; WHEN INFLAMED, TERMED MENINGITIS AND CAN BE VIRAL OR BACTERIAL IN NATURE; MADE UP OF THE DURA, ARACHNOID, AND PIA MATER
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METACARPALS ARE FOUND:
IN THE FINGERS
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METATARSALS ARE FOUND:
IN THE FOOT
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MIDAL:
TOWARD THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY
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MIDAXILLARY LINE:
AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE ARMPITS TO THE ANKLES, DIVIDING THE BODY INTO ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR HALVES
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MIDCLAVICULAR LINE:
TWO IMAGINARY LINES THAT DIVIDE THE COLLAR BONES IN TWO AND EXTEND DOWN THE TRUNK THROUGH EACH NIPPLE
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MIDLINE
THE IMAGINARY VERTICAL LINE USED TO DIVIDE THE BODY INTO RIGHT AND LEFT HALVES
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MYO CARDIUM:
HEART MUSCLE
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NASOPHARYNX:
THE PART OF THE PHARYNX BEHIND THE NOSE
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NOREPINEPHRINE:
SIMILAR TO EPINEPHRINE IN THAT IT IS USED BY THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM, ALTHOUGH IT PRIMARILY WORKS ON THE BLOOD VESSELS, SO MAINLY PRESENTS AS PALE, COOL, CLAMMY SKIN
LEFT KIDNEY, COLON, SMALL INTESTINES, MAJOR ARTERY AND VEIN TO THE LEFT LEG, AND URETER
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ORGANS IN THE LEFT UPPER QUADRANT:
LIVER, SPLEEN, LEFT KIDNEY, STOMACH, COLON, AND PANCREAS
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ORGANS IN THE RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT:
RIGHT KIDNEY, COLON, SMALL INTESTINES, MAJOR ARTERY AND VEIN TO THE RIGHT LEG, URETER, AND APPENDIX
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ORGANS IN THE RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT:
LIVER, RIGHT KIDNEY, COLON, PANCREAS, GALLBLADDER
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OROPHARYNX:
THE PART OF THE PHARYNX BEHIND THE MOUTH
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PALLOR:
PALENESS
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PALMER SIDE:
THE PALM OF THE HAND
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PALPATE
TO EXAMINE BY FEELING WITH ONE'S HANDS
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PANCREAS:
THE ORGAN THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSULIN PRODUCTION AND REGULATION IN THE UPPER ABDOMINAL QUADRANTS; AIDS IN DIGESTION AND IN HOW THE BODY USES SUGAR; ASSISTS IN MAKING INSULIN AND REGULATING IT FOR THE BLOOD STREAM
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PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM:
TERMED THE REST AND DIGEST SYSTEM, IT CAUSES RELAXATION, DECREASED HEART RATE, BREATHING, AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE BODY.
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PARATHYROID GLAND:
BEHIND THE THYROID IN THE ANTERIOR NECK; PRODUCES A HORMONE NECESSARY FOR THE METABOLISM OF CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS IN THE BONES
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PARATHYROID:
IS IMPORTANT IN HOW THE BODY MANUFACTURES AND USES CALCIUM FOR THE BONES
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PATHWAY OF THE CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM:
SINOATRIAL NODE, TO THE ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE, THROUGH THE BUNDLE OF HIS, DOWN THE BUNDLE BRANCHES, AND INTO THE PURKINJE FIBERS
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PELVIC CAVITY
THE ANTERIOR BODY CAVITY SURROUNDED BY THE BONES OF THE PELVIS
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PERFUSION:
THE PROCESS OF CIRCULATING BLOOD TO THE ORGANS, DELIVERING OXYGEN AND REMOVING WASTES
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PERICARDIAL SAC:
A DOUBLE-WALLED SAC THAT CONTAINS THE HEART; CAN BECOME FILLED WITH FLUID-INDUCING PERICARDIAL TAMPONADE, OR INFLAMED, CAUSING PERICARDITIS
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PERIPHERAL PULSE:
A PULSE POINT IN AN EXTREMITY
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PERISTALSIS:
THE RHYTHMIC MOVEMENT OF MATTER THROUGH THE DIGESTIVE TRACT
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PHARYNX:
THE PART OF THE AIRWAY BEHIND THE NOSE AND MOUTH DIVIDED INTO TWO REGIONS: THE NASO AND OROPHARYNX
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PHYSIOLOGY
THE FUNCTION OF THE BODY AND ITS SYSTEMS
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PINEAL GLAND:
AIDS IN THE SLEEPING CYCLE OF THE BODY
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PINEAL GLAND:
ENDOCRINE GLAND THAT MOSTLY REGULATES HEART RATE AND IS FOUND ABOVE THE BRAIN STEM
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PITUITARY GLAND:
AT THE BASE OF THE BRAIN; IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MASTER GLAND IN THE BODY, AS IT REGULATES GROWTH, THE THYROID AND PARATHYROID GLANDS, THE PANCREAS, THE GONADS, METABOLISM OF FATTY ACIDS, AND SOME BASIC PROTEINS
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PIVOT JOINT:
ALLOWS FOR A TURNING MOTION FOUND IN THE JOINTS BETWEEN THE HEAD AND NECK AND IN THE WRIST
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PLASMA:
THE FLUID PART OF THE BLOOD THAT CARRIES THE BLOOD CELLS AND OTHER NUTRIENTS
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PLATELETS:
CELLS AND CELL FRAGMENTS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL IN FORMING CLOTS FOR THE BODY
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POSTERIOR
THE BACK OF THE BODY OR BODY PART
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PRONE
THE PATIENT IS LYING FACE DOWN
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PROXIMAL
CLOSER TO THE TORSO
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PUBIS:
THE PIECE OF CARTILAGE THAT CONNECTS THE TWO SIDES OF THE PELVIS
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RECOVERY POSITION IS:
THE LEFT LATERAL RECUMBENT POSITION FOR A PATIENT TO MAINTAIN AN OPEN AIRWAY WHILE UNCONSCIOUS
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RED BLOOD CELLS:
HOLD HEMOGLOBIN, WHICH CARRIES OXYGEN TO CELLS
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RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM (RAS):
A GROUP OF NERVES FOUND IN THE BRAIN STEM THAT IS THE WAKE/SLEEP CENTER OF THE BRAIN; CONTROLS CONSCIOUSNESS
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SCAPULA :
THE SHOULDER BLADE
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SHOCK POSITION:
LYING FLAT ON THE BACK, BENT AT THE HIPS WITH FEET LIFTED 12 INCHES
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SKELETAL MUSCLE IS:
STRIATED, VOLUNTARY AND CONNECTED TO BONES
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SMOOTH MUSCLE IS:
NONSTRIATED, INVOLUNTARY, AND FOUND IN THE STOMACH AND BLOOD VESSELS
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STERNAL NOTCH:
THE ANATOMIC NOTCH CREATED BY THE CLAVICLES AND THE STERNUM
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STOMACH:
THE HOLLOW ORGAN THAT EXPANDS AS IT FILLS WITH FOOD; THE STOMACH’S ACIDIC JUICES AIDE THE BODY IN DIGESTION
TOWARD THE HEAD (E.G., THE CHEST IS SUPERIOR TO THE ABDOMEN)
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SUPINE
THE PATIENT IS LYING FACE UP
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SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM:
TERMED THE “FIGHT OR FLIGHT” SYSTEM, IT CAUSES EXCITEMENT, INCREASED HEART RATE, BREATHING RATE AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE BODY AND IS REGULATED WITH EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE) AND NOREPINEPHRINE.
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THE DERMIS CONSISTS OF:
BLOOD VESSELS, NERVES, AND SWEAT GLANDS
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THE FUNCTION OF THE PULMONARY ARTERY:
CARRIES OXYGEN-POOR BLOOD TO THE LUNGS (THE ONE EXCEPTION FOR ARTERIES)
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THE GALLBLADDER’S FUNCTION:
AIDS IN DIGESTION AND STORES BILE THAT WAS MADE BY THE LIVER
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THE KNEE CAP IS ALSO KNOW AS:
THE PATELLA
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THE LARGE INTESTINE:
THIS ORGAN REMOVES WATER FROM WASTE PRODUCTS AS THEY MOVE TOWARD ELIMINATION FROM THE BODY
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THE LARGEST ARTERY IN THE BODY:
THE AORTA
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THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CONSISTS OF:
THE PERIPHERAL NERVES THAT CARRY SENSORY INFORMATION BACK TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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THE PITUITARY GLAND:
CONSIDERED THE MASTER GLAND, ASSISTS IN CONTROLLING ALL THE OTHER GLANDS IN THE BODY
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THE PLANTAR SIDE:
THE SOLE OF THE FOOT
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THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF ARTERIES:
CARRY OXYGEN RICH BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART ( THE ONE EXCEPTION IS THE PULMONARY ARTERY)
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THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF VEINS:
CARRY OXYGEN POOR BLOOD BACK TO THE HEART ( THE ONE EXCEPTION IS THE PULMONARY VEIN)
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THE ROUTE THAT BLOOD TAKES THROUGH THE CHAMBERS OF THE HEART:
RIGHT ATRIUM, RIGHT VENTRICLE TO THE LUNGS. LEFT ATRIUM, LEFT VENTRICLE TO THE BODY, AND BACK.
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THE ROUTE THAT BLOOD TAKES THROUGH THE HEART VALVES:
TPBA: TRICUSPID, PULMONARY, TO THE LUNGS. BICUSPID, AORTIC, TO THE BODY, AND BACK AGAIN.
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THE SA NODE:
THE SINOATRIAL NODE: THE PART OF THE CARDIAC ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION SYSTEM THAT SHOULD INITIATE EACH HEARTBEAT
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THE SKIN’S FIVE FUNCTIONS:
PROTECTION, WATER BALANCE, TEMPERATURE REGULATION, EXCRETION OF SALTS AND EXCESS WATER, SHOCK OR IMPACT ABSORPTION
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THE SMALL INTESTINE:
THIS ORGAN RECEIVES FOOD FROM THE STOMACH AND CONTINUES TO BREAK IT DOWN
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THE SPLEEN FUNCTION:
MANUFACTURES AND RECYCLES RED BLOOD CELLS FOR THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
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THE SUBCUTANEOUS LAYER CONSISTS OF:
FAT AND SOFT TISSUE FOR SHOCK ABSORPTION
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THORACIC CAVITY
THE ANTERIOR BODY CAVITY THAT IS ABOVE (SUPERIOR TO) THE DIAPHRAGM. ALSO CALLED CHEST CAVITY.
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THREE LAYERS OF THE SKIN:
EPIDERMIS, DERMIS, AND SUBCUTANEOUS
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THREE PARTS OF THE SMALL INTESTINE:
DUODENUM, JEJUNUM, AND ILEUM
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THYMUS GLAND:
ENDOCRINE GLAND THAT ASSISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND IS FOUND BETWEEN THE LUNGS ATTACHED TO THE TRACHEA
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THYMUS:
AN IMPORTANT GLAND IN THE IMMUNE RESPONSE OF THE BODY; AIDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADAPTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE
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THYROID GLAND:
LOCATED IN THE ANTERIOR NECK; REGULATES METABOLISM, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ACTIVITY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
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THYROID:
CONTROLS HOW THE BODY USES ENERGY, MANUFACTURES PROTEINS AND HOW SENSITIVE THE BODY IS TO OTHER HORMONES
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TRACHEA:
THE WINDPIPE AND PASSAGEWAY FOR AIR FROM THE PHARYNX TO THE LUNGS
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TRENDELENBURG’S:
LYING FLAT ON THE BACK, ON AN INCLINE, AND WITH FEET ELEVATED APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES ABOVE THE HEAD
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VALLECULA:
THE ANATOMIC SPACE BETWEEN THE BASE OF THE TONGUE AND THE EPIGLOTTIS
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VENAE CAVAE:
MAIN VEINS THAT LEAD DIRECTLY INTO THE HEART
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VENULES:
SMALLEST BRANCHES OF THE VEINS; RECEIVE BLOOD FROM THE CAPILLARY BEDS
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VOLUNTARY NERVOUS SYSTEM:
DIRECTLY CONTROLS AND INFLUENCES THE ACTIVITY OF THE SKELETAL MUSCLES AND MOVEMENTS
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WHITE BLOOD CELLS:
CELLS IN THE BLOOD THAT FIGHT AGAINST INFECTION
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ZYGOMATIC ARCHES:
THE FORMATION ON EACH SIDE OF THE CHEEKS CREATED BY THE JOINING OF THE ZYGOMATIC BONE AND THE TEMPORAL BONE, ALSO KNOWN AS CHEEK BONES