North Seattle College EMT Entrance Exam

North Seattle College EMT Entrance Exam RUQ - answerLiver, gallbladder, major vessels LUQ - answerStomach, spleen, pancreas RLQ - answerappendix LLQ - answerIntestine Cranial Cavity - answerContains the brain, protected by skull Spinal Cavity - answerExtends from base of skull to lower back. contains spinal chord and is protected by vertebral column Central nervous system - answerbrain and spinal cord thoracic cavity - answerBelow neck, above diaphragm. protected by rig cage, contains heart, lungs and major vessels Pericardial Cavity - answersurrounds the heart Pleural cavity - answersurrounds the lungs Abdominal cavity - answerContains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and other organs axial skeleton - answerSkull, spinal column, sternum and ribs appendicular skeleton - answerupper/lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvic girdle Shoulder girdle - answerclavicle and scapula Pelvic girdle - answerilium, sacrum, coccyx, pubis and ischium Tendons - answerConnect muscle to bone Ligaments - answerConnect bone to bone/cartilege Face bones - answerOrbits, nasal bones, maxilla, mandible, and zygomatic bones Spine - answer7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 (fused) sacrum, 4 (fused) coccyx Skeletal muscles - answerVoluntary muscle that facilitates movement of the body Smooth muscle - answerInvoluntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body cardiac muscle - answerInvoluntary muscle tissue found only in the heart. Upper airway - answerNose, pharynx, larynx Lower airway - answertrachea, lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli Sinuses - answerProduce mucus and trap bacteria Pharynx - answerthroat Nasopharynx - answerregion of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft palate Oropharynx - answercentral portion of the pharynx between the roof of the mouth and the upper edge of the epiglottis Laryngopharynx - answerLower throat that surrounds openings of esophagus and larynx Larynx - answerConnects pharynx with trachea. Voice box Thyroid cartilage - answeradams apple, the largest cartilage of the larynx Hyoid bone - answera U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue. Epiglottis - answerA flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from entering. Trachea - answerWindpipe that continues to chest and branches into right and left primary bronchus Alveoli - answertiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood Right Lung - answerSpongy, air-filled organ with 3 lobes Left lung - answerSpongy, air-filled organ with 2 lobes and a cardiac notch Mediastinum - answerSpace in the middle of the chest between the lungs Pleurae - answerserous membranes that form an envelope between the lungs and the chest wall Intercostal muscles - answermuscles between the ribs that contract when breathing Diaphragm - answerMuscle below lungs. Main muscle of respiration and separates chest cavity from abdominal cavity Hemoglobin - answerPart of the red blood cell that acquires oxygen in the lungs Cardiovascular system - answerHeart, blood and blood vessels Lymphatic System - answerlymph, lymph nodes, lymph vessels, tonsils, spleen Great vessels - answer- Pulmonary Arteries/ veins - Aorta - Superior/ inferior vena cava Atria - answerupper chambers of the heart. Receive blood from body/lungs Ventricles - answerLower chambers of the heart with thick muscle to pump blood to the body Arteries - answercarry blood away from the heart Veins - answerBlood vessels that carry blood back to the heart Plasma - answerliquid portion of blood Arterioles - answerSmall vessels that connect arteries to capillaries Venules - answersmall vessels that gather blood from the capillaries into the veins Capillaries - answerMicroscopic vessel through which exchanges take place between the blood and cells of the bod