Exam Flashcards
(41 cards)
Incision into a vein
Phlebotomy
State of a fast heart
Tachycardia
Pacemaker of the heart
Sinoatrial node
The pumping chambers of the heart
Ventricles
Bone at lowest point of spine
Coccyx
State of slow heart
Bradycardia
Heart muscle disease
Cardiomyopathy
Abduction
Movement away from midline
Rotation
Movement around an axis
Flexion
Shortening a muscle
Extension
Lengthening a muscle
Supination
To turn a whole or part face up
Inflammation of bone and joint
Osteoarthritis
Transverse fracture
Fracture line straight across bone
Green stick fracture
Bone broke, one side and bent on other
Oblique fracture
Fracture line at an angle
Compound/open fracture
Skin broken through to fracture
Complex fracture
Bone shattered, splinted or crushed
Pointed tip of the heart
Apex
Number of bones in thoracic vertebrae
12
Number of bones in lumbar vertebrate
5
Number of bones in cervical vertebrae
7
Receiving chamber of heart
Atria
Hardening of an artery
Arteriosclerosis