Terms and details

Question 1

Supine

Answer 1

patient lying on back, facing up

Question 2

Prone

Answer 2

patient lying face down

Question 3

lateral recumbent recovery postion

Answer 3

patient lying down on side

Question 4

Fowler’s position

Answer 4

patient sitting up in bed

Question 5

Trendelenberg position

Answer 5

patient lying with legs elevated

Question 6

Sagittal plane

Answer 6

cuts body into a left and right side

Question 7

Transverse/horizontal plane

Answer 7

cuts body horizontally at waist into an upper and lower section

Question 8

Frontal/coronal plane

Answer 8

cuts body into anterior and posterior sections

Question 9

superior plane

Answer 9

above the waist

Question 10

inferior plane

Answer 10

below the waist

Question 11

ligaments

Answer 11

connect bone to bone

Question 12

tendons

Answer 12

connect muscle to bone

Question 13

right upper quadrant of abdomen

Answer 13

liver, right kidney, gallbladder

Question 14

left upper quadrant of abdomen

Answer 14

left kidney, spleen, stomach, pancreas

Question 15

right lower quadrant

Answer 15

appendix, right ureter, right ovary, right fallopian tube

Question 16

left lower quadrant

Answer 16

left ureter, left ovary, left fallopian tube

Question 17

smooth muscle

Answer 17

involuntary muscle, carries out autonomic functions; includes blood vessels, intestines, urinary system

Question 18

Upper airway

Answer 18

contains nose and mouth, larynx (voice box), pharynx (throat)

Question 19

Lower airway

Answer 19

trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli

Question 20

Coronary arteries

Answer 20

the arteries that supply the heart itself with blood

Question 21

carotid arteries

Answer 21

supply brain with blood

Question 22

dorsalis pedis artery

Answer 22

can be felt on top of foot

Question 23

cappilaries

Answer 23

site of exchange of gases and nutrients between cells and bloodstream

Question 24

pulse

Answer 24

lets us know info about the circulation- tells us how effective the left ventricle is working

Question 25

systolic BP

Answer 25

pressure exerted on arteries when left ventricle contracts

Question 26

diastolic BP

Answer 26

pressure on arteries when left ventricle relaxes, tells the resistance on the arteries between contractions

Question 27

perfusion

Answer 27

the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the cells of organ systems and the removal of waste products

Question 28

Shock

Answer 28

hypoperfusion; not enough oxygen and nutrients are supplied to cells and buildup of waste in cells

Question 29

Reticular activating system

Answer 29

must be functioning along with at least one cerebral hemisphere for patient to be awake/alert

Question 30

Epinephrine and norepinephrine

Answer 30

secreted by adrenal gland, fuel sympathetic nervous system response when encounter a major stressor

Question 31

asystole

Answer 31

cardiac arrest heart rhythm; flat line-no discernible electrical activity