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North Seattle College Entrance ExamStudy Guide/168 Q’s and A’s
what are the major organ systems? - -skeletal, muscular, respiratory,
circulatory, nervous, integumentary (skin, nails, hair), digestive, endocrine,
reproductive, and urinary
MR. CIDER SUN
-RUQ - -right upper quadrant;
contains the liver, the gallbladder, portions of the stomach, and the major
blood vessels
-LUQ - -left upper quadrant;
contains the stomach, spleen, and pancreas
-RLQ - -right lower quadrant;
contains the appendix
-LLQ - -left lower quadrant;
contains the intestines
-in females, which quadrant are the reproductive organs located? - -RLQ
and LLQ
-what's included in the axial skeleton? - -skull, spinal column, sternum, and
ribs
-what's included in the appendicular skeleton? - -upper and lower
extremities, the shoulder girdle, and the pelvic girdle
-how many bones are in the cranium? what are they? - -8: frontal, two
parietal, two temporal, occipital, sphenoid and ethmoid
-how many vertebrae in the spine? what are they called and how is it
divided? - -32; 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 fused to form the sacrum
and 3-4 fused to form the coccyx/tailbone
-what's the name of the first two cervical vertebrae? - -1/ supports the skull:
atlas
2: axis
-what's the strongest vertebrae? - -lumbar
-how many ribs do we have? how are they divided? - -12;
, pairs 1-7: true ribs
pairs 8-10: false ribs
pairs 11-12: floating ribs
-what are all the bones in the arm? - -humerus >> olecranon (elbow) radius
(outside) and ulna (inside) >> carpals (wrist) >> metacarpals (hand) >>
phalanges (fingers)
-what are all the bones in the leg? - -femur >> patella >> tibia (bigger) and
fibula (smaller) >> tarsal (back foot) >> metatarsal (middle foot) >>
phalanges (toes)
-muscle tone - -the state of balanced muscle tension that makes normal
posture, coordination, and movement possible
-functions of the muscular system - -body shape, protection, movement,
posture, stabilization and body heat
-path of airflow - -nose >> pharynx >> epigolits >> >> larynx (voice box)
>> trachea >> esophagus >> bronchi >> lungs
-which lung is bigger? - -the right lung has three lobes while the left lung
only has two to make room for the heart
-functions of the circulatory system - -deliver oxygen, maintain body temp,
protect against infection, remove waste, and transport
-blood flow through the heart - -right atrium >> tricuspid valve >> right
ventricle >> pulmonic valve >> pulmonary arteries >> lungs >> pulmonary
vein >> left atrium >> mitral/bicuspid valve >> left ventricle >> aortic
valve >> aorta
-what are the major arteries? - -coronary: supplies heart with oxygen
carotid: supplies head with oxygen
subclavian: supplies neck with oxygen
brachial: supplies upper arm
radial and ulnar: supplies lower arm
femoral: supplies upper leg
popliteal: supplies the back of the leg
tibial: supplies lower leg
dorsalis pedis artery: supplies foot
-normal blood pressure range for an adult - -100-120/60-80
-shock - -lack/inadequate perfusion (blood flow) to a part of the body
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