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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what heart chamber receives oxygen-poor blood | right |
| what heart chamber receives oxygen-rich blood | left |
| diastole | The first number of the blood pressure reading. |
| systole | The second number of the blood pressure reading. |
| This structure gathers blood from the lower portion of the body and returns it to the heart | Inferior vena cava |
| A patient's heart muscle fibers are contracting and sending blood out of the ventricles. This phase is called | systole |
| vena cava | hollow vein |
| This structure gathers oxygen-poor blood from either the upper or lower body and returns it to the heart | vena cava |
| veins that are found in the lower extremities | Posterior tibial vein, Popliteal vein, Great saphenous vein, Femoral vein |
| occlusion | closing or blockage of a passage |
| veins that are found in the upper extremities | Ulnar veins, Cephalic vein, Brachial veins, Radial veins, Median antebrachial vein, Basilic vein, Axillary veins |
| atrial fibrillation | quivering or spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers in the heart's atrium |
| congestive cardiomyopathy | heart cavity is unable to pump all the blood out of itself and becomes stretched |
| condition that involves the heart muscle being too thick | hypertrophic |
| Congestive cardiomyopathy | the heart cavity is unable to pump all the blood out of itself |
| medical term for nostrils | nares |
| The word ______ comes from a Latin word meaning “almond" | tonsil |
| functions of the nose | Warm/moisten air as it passes. Clean/filter air as it passes |
| sternum AKA | breastbone |
| atelectasis | Incomplete expansion of the lung |
| spirometry | procedure to measure breathing |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| CPAP | Continuous positive airway pressure |
| ABG | Arterial blood gas |
| The lower GI tract is made up of ______ | small intestine, large intestine |
| Bile is sent to the ______ and the ______ in the digestive system. | small intestine, gallbladder |
| main types of usable food fuel | protein, carbs, fat |
| The main function of the large intestine is to absorb ______ from the remaining food | water |
| When an organ protrudes through the wall that normally contains it, the condition is termed a(n) _______ | hernia |
| retention of fluid in the peritoneum | ascites |
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