chapter 6 THE HUMAN BODY

Question 1

what does anterior mean

Answer 1

front

Question 2

what does posterior mean

Answer 2

back

Question 3

what does the midline refer to

Answer 3

imaginary line that decides the body in equal haves left and right

Question 4

medial

Answer 4

closer to the midline

Question 5

lateral

Answer 5

further from the midline

Question 6

proximal

Answer 6

close or close to the point where the alarm or leg is attached

Question 7

distal

Answer 7

distant or distant from the place where arm or leg is attached

Question 8

what is the passage within the lungs called

Answer 8

bronchi and aveoli

Question 9

what does the airway consist of

Answer 9

nasopharynx, oropharynx, throat,larynx ,trachea, and bronchi and alveoli

Question 10

epiglottis

Answer 10

keeps food from entering your larynx

Question 11

how often does the exchange of co2 for O2 happen?

Answer 11

12to 16 times per minute

Question 12

what does the diaphragm do

Answer 12

the muscles that move to inflate lungs

Question 13

what does the circulatory system include

Answer 13

heart blood and blood vessels

Question 14

how many chamber are in the heart?

Answer 14

4

Question 15

what the upper chambers of the heart called

Answer 15

atrium

Question 16

where does the right atrium receive blood?

Answer 16

receives blood from veins of the body.

Question 17

where does the left atrium receive blood?

Answer 17

the lungs

Question 18

what are the bottom chambers of the heart?

Answer 18

ventricles

Question 19

what does the right ventricle do?

Answer 19

pumps blood to the lungs

Question 20

the left ventricle is is responsible for what in the circulatory system

Answer 20

it pumps blood through out or body

Question 21

what’s special about the left ventricle?

Answer 21

the most muscular chamber in the heart

Question 22

blood flows___ ____ in the heart and veins

Answer 22

one way

Question 23

in what direction do arteries carry blood?

Answer 23

away from the heart

Question 24

what are the three major arteries?

Answer 24

carotid, femoral , radial

Question 25

what are platelets

Answer 25

a component of blood that is responsible for forming blood clots

Question 26

three main functions of the skeletal system?

Answer 26

support the body, protect vital structures, and produce red blood cells

Question 27

how many vertebrae are there

Answer 27

33

Question 28

what do ligaments connect

Answer 28

bone to bone

Question 29

what connects the arm to the skeleton

Answer 29

shoulder girdles

Question 30

how many cervical vertebrae are there ?

Answer 30

7

Question 31

how many vertebrae in the the thoracic spine

Answer 31

12

Question 32

number of vertebrae in the lumbar

Answer 32

5

Question 33

how vertebrae in the sacral

Answer 33

5

Question 34

the coccygeal vertebrae

Answer 34

4 tail bones

Question 35

what does the shoulder girdle consist of

Answer 35

clavicle, scapula, humerus

Question 36

what is the clavical

Answer 36

collar bone

Question 37

humerus?

Answer 37

upper arm bone

Question 38

femur

Answer 38

biggest bone in the body thigh bone

Question 39

tibia

Answer 39

think shin

Question 40

which ribs are considered floating ribs why?

Answer 40

the 11th and 12th ribs because they are attached to the spine but not the sternum

Question 41

what is the xiphoid process

Answer 41

bottom pointed end of the sternum

Question 42

how long is the digestive track

Answer 42

35 feet

Question 43

what does the liver produce in aid of digestion

Answer 43

bile which is stored in the gallbladder

Question 44

genitourinary system?

Answer 44

reproductive and urinary system

Question 45

what system are the kidneys a part of

Answer 45

the genitourinary system

Question 46

what do kidneys do?

Answer 46

filter blood to form urine

Question 47

what age do body system start to decline ?

Answer 47

41-60

Question 48

normal pulse rate for infants?

Answer 48

100 to 180 beats per minute

Question 49

normal pulse rate for adults

Answer 49

60 to 100 beats per minute

Question 50

systolic blood pressure for infants

Answer 50

50 to 95

Question 51

systolic blood pressure for adults

Answer 51

90 to 140

Question 52

systolic blood pressure for children

Answer 52

80-110

Question 53

respirations per min for a infant

Answer 53

25-60

Question 54

breathes per minute for a child

Answer 54

15 to 30

Question 55

breathes per minute for a adult

Answer 55

12to 20

Question 56

bmp for adults

Answer 56

60 to 100

Question 57

beats per minute in children

Answer 57

70-150

Question 58

bpm for infants

Answer 58

100-180

Question 59

what can decrease pulse rate, respirations, and or systolic blood pressure

Answer 59

athletic training , medications, and drugs