Final COPY Flashcards

(37 cards)

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PH scale

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0-14
Acidic is lower
Basic/alkali is higher
7 is neutral

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PH balance is the basis for ?

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Homeostasis

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Homeostasis

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Balance or equilibrium within body. Every cell, tissue, organ and system functions to maintain homeostasis.

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Cellular Respiration

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  • cells absorb O2 and glucose to produce ATP
  • ATP is the energy used by cells to function
  • this process can be called cellular metabolism
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5
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Aerobic metabolism

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In the presence of oxygen

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6
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Anaerobic metabolism

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Without presence of oxygen

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Carbon dioxide

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-main waste product of aerobic metabolism
- CO2 is acidic, excess must be eliminated
- exhalation is primary elimination method

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8
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Supine

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Lying on your back

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9
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Prone

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Lying on your stomach

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10
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Fowler

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Seated with head elevated

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11
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Recovery position

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Lying on left side, arm extended, knee bent

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12
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Anterior

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Front

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Posterior

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Back

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Proximal

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Towards trunk (midline)

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Distal

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Away from trunk (midline)

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Superior

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Towards the head

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Inferior

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Towards the feet

18
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Flexion

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Bending the joint

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Extension

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Straightening

20
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Skeletal muscles

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Commonly called striated muscle, allows for voluntary movement

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Smooth muscle

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Involuntary, found within (organs, blood vessels, GI tract, airway), contracts and relaxes to allow movement of contents within

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Cardiac muscle

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Found exclusively within the heart

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What does the Skeletal system do ?

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Provides shape, allows movement, protects organs

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Ligaments

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Tendons
Bone to muscle
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Cartilage
Connective tissue between joints
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Axial skeleton
Skull, vertebrae, thoracic cage
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Appendicular skeleton
Pelvis, arms, legs
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How many bones (average) within the human body ?
206 bones; in certain bones bone marrow produces red blood cells
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Spinal column
Cervical: (7) Thoracic: (12) Lumbar: (5) Sacrum: (5) Coccyx: (4)
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Atlas
C1 vertical vertebrae
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Axis
C2 cervical vertebrae
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Shoulder girdle
Clavicle(collar bone), scapula (shoulder blade), humerus (upper arm)
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Upper airways job
Warms, filters, and humidifies air
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Upper airway structures
Nose and mouth Nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynx Epiglottis Thyroid cartilage (Adams apple)
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Lower airways job
-Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide -Begins at bottom of larynx
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Lower air ways structures
Trachea, lungs, bronchi/bronchioles, alveoli (diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs within alveoli)