Flashcards in 06_ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY Deck (147)
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3 Functions of saliva?
Keep mouth lining moist
Bond food to assist in swallowing
Cleaning agent
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Amount of saliva produced daily?
2-3 pints
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3 major salivary glands?
Sublingual
Submandibular
Parotid (inside cheek @ maxillary 2nd molar)
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Swallowing
Deglutition
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3 phases of deglutition?
1) mastication/swallowing
2) food through pharynx into esophagus
3) food passing into stomach
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Muscles that rotate the head left/right when used individually, up/down when used together.
Sternocleidomastoid
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Muscles that cover approx 1/3 of back and raise/lower shoulders?
Trapezius
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Insertion point of Pectoralis Major?
Tubercle of the humerus
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The SITE OF CHOICE for intramuscular injections?
Gluteus maximus
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How many muscles make up the quadriceps?
Adductor longus
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Biceps Femoris?
Hamstring
132
*** Longest muscle in the body?
Sartorius
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Calf muscles?
Gastrocnemius & Soleus
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Floor of the thoracic cavity and ceiling of abdominal cavity?
It has how many opening for the passage of blood vessels?
Diaphragm, 3
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Average adult has how many liters of blood?
5-6
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Plasma is what % of whole blood (plasma & cells)
55
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Plasma is a clear, slightly alkaline, straw colored liquid consisting of
____ % water?
Approx 92%
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Protein that contributes to coagulation?
Fibrinogen
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Blood cells suspended in plasma constitute __% of whole blood?
45
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When blood components are separated, the WBCs and platelets form a thin layer called?
buffy coat
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Small, biconcave, non-nucleated disks formed in the read bone marrow?
RBCs (Erythrocytes)
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Blood of an average man contains how many red cells per cubic millimeter?
5 million
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May cause an increase in RBCs?
Emotional stress
Strenuous exercise
High altitudes
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Key of RBCs ability to carry oxygen & carbon dioxide?
Hemoglobin
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Main function of erythrocytes?
Transport respiratory gases
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Dark red (venous) blood is the result of?
hemoglobin combining with carbon dioxide
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