FDLE First Aid Exams Verified Questions and Answers 2023

Skeletal system - the supporting framework for the body, giving it shape and protecting vital organs skull, spinal column, chest, shoulder girdle, pelvis, lower extremities, and upper extremities - main components of the skeletal system skull - houses and protects the brain spinal column - protects the spinal cord and is the primary support for the entire body. It consists of separate bones called vertebrae that stack one on top of each other and are held together by muscles shoulder girdle - collarbone and shoulderblades chest - consists of the breastbone and ribs. it protects the heart, lung, liver, and spleen pelvis - protects the reproductive organs and supports the organs in the lower abdominal cavity lower extremities - consists of the upper/lower leg, ankle, and foot femur - the upper leg consists of the longest, strongest bone in the human body upper extremities - consist of the upper arm, forearm, wrist, hand, and finger bones that comprise the arm muscular system - gives the body shape, protects internal organs, and provides body movement. voluntary muscles - muscles used for deliberate acts such as chewing lifting and running. these are muscles attached to the skeleton and under the control of the nervous system and brain involuntary muscles - (smooth muscles) carry out many automatic body functions. They are in the walls of the tube-like organs, such as ducts, blood vessels, and the intestinal wall. A person does not normally control these muscles Cardiac muscles - found only in the heart, work constantly to expand and contract the heart nervous system - controls voluntary and involuntary body activity. It also supports higher mental functions such as thought and emotion. It lets a person be aware of and react to the environment and keep the rest of the body's systems working together central nervous system - located in the brain and in the spinal cord. Its components are the body's mainframe computer. This is where all communication and control originate peripheral nervous system - includes the nerves that connect to the spinal cord and branch out to every other part of the body. The nerves serve as a two-way communication system. respiratory system - delivers oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from the blood. circulatory system - pumps blood throughout the body. it delivers oxygen and nutrients to and removes waste from the body's tissues. heart, veins, capillaries, and blood - basic parts of the circulatory system carotid - Major artery in the neck leading to the brain femoral - major artery in the thigh, felt in the groin area radial - major artery in the lower arm, felt at the thumb side of the wrist brachial - major artery in the upper arm, felt on the inside of the upper arm digestive system - two main functions: ingesting and digesting food and nutrients. stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and intestines - components of the digestive system endocrine system - regulates body systems by secreting hormones directly into the bloodstream from glands. genitourinary system - Responsible for reproduction and waste removal skin - serves as the protective covering for the inside of the body. it provides a barrier against bacteria and other harmful substances and organisms scene safety, mechanism of injury or nature of illness, the number of victims, and the need for additional resources - components of scene size up airway, breathing, circulation - what are the ABC's ABCs - CPR assessment begins with