Flashcards in Final Deck (33):
1
Where is the carotid artery
The one in the neck, locate trachea using 2-3 fingers slide into the groove between the trachea and muscles
2
Breaths given too forcefully will cause
Gastric inflation
3
Define aneurysm
Sac lik enlargement of the wall of an artey
4
Organs make up the circulatory system
Heart blood vessels and lungs
5
Percentage of plasma is water
90%
6
Define pericardium
Outer layer of the heart
7
Vessel that returns blood to the right atrium of the heart
Vena cava
8
Define myocardium
Muscle layer of the heart
9
Circulatory system
Cardiopulmonary circulation
10
Define myocardial infarction
Heart attack
11
Thrombocyte
A platelet
12
Where is the tricuspid valve
Between the right atrium and right ventricle
13
Quarts does the average adult have
4-6
14
Ekg
Electrocardiogram
15
Define electocardiogram
Diagnostic Test used to measure the electrical activity of the heart
16
Where is the brachial artery
Inside the upper arm between the elbow and shoulder
17
Condition treated by inserting a pacemaker
An electrical conduction problem of the heart
18
define endocarditis
Inflammation of the inner layer of the heart
19
Wall between the ventricles of the heart
Interventricular septium
20
Large vessel that transports oxygenated blood away from the heart
The aorta
21
Function of veins
Carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
22
Define diastole
Period of relaxation when pressure in arteries is lowest
23
define systole
Period of ventricular contraction when pressure in the arteries is highest
24
Define myosclerosis
Abnormal hardening of muscle tissue
25
Function of smooth muscle
Makes possible the movement of internal organs
26
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Causes pain in finger and hands
27
Define tenoplasty
Surgical repair of a tendon
28
Npo
Nothin by mouth
29
T.i.d
Three times a day
30
Cns is made up of
Brain and spinal cord
31
2 major divisions of nervous system
Central and peripheral
32
What nerves carry impulses from the sensory receptors in the skin muscles and joints to the cns
Afferent
33