EMT Emergency Care 14th Edition Chapter 6

acetabulum - ANSWER-the pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint acromioclavicular joint - ANSWER-the joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet acromion process - ANSWER-the highest portion of the shoulder alveoli - ANSWER-the microscopic sacs of the lungs where gas exchange with the bloodstream takes place anatomy - ANSWER-the study of body structure aorta - ANSWER-the largest artery in the body. It transports blood from the left ventricle to begin systemic circulation appendix - ANSWER-a small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen, the function of which is not well understood. Its inflammation, called appendicitis, is a common cause of abdominal pain. arteriole - ANSWER-the smallest kind of artery artery - ANSWER-any blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart atria - ANSWER-the two upper c