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North Seattle College EMT EntranceExam Questions With Answers
RUQ - -Liver, gallbladder, major vessels
- LUQ - -Stomach, spleen, pancreas
- RLQ - -appendix
- LLQ - -Intestine
- Cranial Cavity - -Contains the brain, protected by skull
- Spinal Cavity - -Extends from base of skull to lower back. contains spinal
chord and is protected by vertebral column
- Central nervous system - -brain and spinal cord
- thoracic cavity - -Below neck, above diaphragm. protected by rig cage,
contains heart, lungs and major vessels
- Pericardial Cavity - -surrounds the heart
- Pleural cavity - -surrounds the lungs
- Abdominal cavity - -Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and
other organs
- axial skeleton - -Skull, spinal column, sternum and ribs
- appendicular skeleton - -upper/lower extremities, shoulder girdle and
pelvic girdle
- Shoulder girdle - -clavicle and scapula
- Pelvic girdle - -ilium, sacrum, coccyx, pubis and ischium
- Tendons - -Connect muscle to bone
- Ligaments - -Connect bone to bone/cartilege
- Face bones - -Orbits, nasal bones, maxilla, mandible, and zygomatic bones
, - Spine - -7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 (fused) sacrum, 4 (fused)
coccyx
- Skeletal muscles - -Voluntary muscle that facilitates movement of the
body
- Smooth muscle - -Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of
the body
- cardiac muscle - -Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
- Upper airway - -Nose, pharynx, larynx
- Lower airway - -trachea, lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
- Sinuses - -Produce mucus and trap bacteria
- Pharynx - -throat
- Nasopharynx - -region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above
the soft palate
- Oropharynx - -central portion of the pharynx between the roof of the
mouth and the upper edge of the epiglottis
- Laryngopharynx - -Lower throat that surrounds openings of esophagus
and larynx
- Larynx - -Connects pharynx with trachea. Voice box
- Thyroid cartilage - -adams apple, the largest cartilage of the larynx
- Hyoid bone - -a U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue.
- Epiglottis - -A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food
from entering.
- Trachea - -Windpipe that continues to chest and branches into right and
left primary bronchus
- Alveoli - -tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases
between air and blood
- Right Lung - -Spongy, air-filled organ with 3 lobes
- Left lung - -Spongy, air-filled organ with 2 lobes and a cardiac notch
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