Emergency Care 12th edition - Chapter
5 Medical Terminology and Anatomy
and Physiology Test Bank All
Questions Solved Graded A+.
Abdominal Quadrants - Answer Four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of
a pain or injury
Acetabulum - Answer The pelvic socket into which the ball of the proximal end of the femur
fits to form the hip joint
Acromioclavicular Joint - Answer Th joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet
Acromion Process - Answer The highest point of the shoulder
Aerobic Metabolism - Answer The conversion of glucose into energy by the use of oxygen
Alveoli - Answer The microscopic sacs of the lungs where gas exchange with the bloodstream
takes place
Anaerobic Metabolism - Answer The conversion of glucose into energy without the use of
oxygen
Anatomical Position - Answer The standard reference position for the body in the study of
anatomy; facing the observer, with arms down at the sides and the palms of the hands forward
Anatomy - Answer The study of the body structure
Anterior - Answer The front of the body or body part
Aorta - Answer The largest artery in the body; it transports blood from the left ventricle to
begin systemic circulation
, Artery - Answer Any blood vessel carring blood away from the heart
Atria - Answer The two upper chambers of the heart; the right chamber receives
unoxygenated blood returning from the body, and the left chamber receives oxygenated blood
returning from the lungs
Automaticity - Answer The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impluses on
its own
Autonomic Nervous System - Answer The division of the peripheral nervous system that
controls involuntary motor function
Bilateral - Answer On both sides
Bladder - Answer The round sac like organ of the renal system used as a reservoir for urine
Blood Pressure - Answer The pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of the
blood vessels
Brachial Artery - Answer Artery of the upper arm; the site of the pulse checked during infant
CPR
Bronchi - Answer The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs
Calcaneus - Answer The heel bone
Capillary - Answer A thin-walled, microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide
and nutrient/waste exchange with the body's cells takes place
Cardiac Conduction System - Answer A system of specialized muscle tissue that conducts
electrical impulses that, in turn, stimulate the heart to beat
Cardiac Muscle - Answer Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart
5 Medical Terminology and Anatomy
and Physiology Test Bank All
Questions Solved Graded A+.
Abdominal Quadrants - Answer Four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of
a pain or injury
Acetabulum - Answer The pelvic socket into which the ball of the proximal end of the femur
fits to form the hip joint
Acromioclavicular Joint - Answer Th joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet
Acromion Process - Answer The highest point of the shoulder
Aerobic Metabolism - Answer The conversion of glucose into energy by the use of oxygen
Alveoli - Answer The microscopic sacs of the lungs where gas exchange with the bloodstream
takes place
Anaerobic Metabolism - Answer The conversion of glucose into energy without the use of
oxygen
Anatomical Position - Answer The standard reference position for the body in the study of
anatomy; facing the observer, with arms down at the sides and the palms of the hands forward
Anatomy - Answer The study of the body structure
Anterior - Answer The front of the body or body part
Aorta - Answer The largest artery in the body; it transports blood from the left ventricle to
begin systemic circulation
, Artery - Answer Any blood vessel carring blood away from the heart
Atria - Answer The two upper chambers of the heart; the right chamber receives
unoxygenated blood returning from the body, and the left chamber receives oxygenated blood
returning from the lungs
Automaticity - Answer The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impluses on
its own
Autonomic Nervous System - Answer The division of the peripheral nervous system that
controls involuntary motor function
Bilateral - Answer On both sides
Bladder - Answer The round sac like organ of the renal system used as a reservoir for urine
Blood Pressure - Answer The pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of the
blood vessels
Brachial Artery - Answer Artery of the upper arm; the site of the pulse checked during infant
CPR
Bronchi - Answer The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs
Calcaneus - Answer The heel bone
Capillary - Answer A thin-walled, microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide
and nutrient/waste exchange with the body's cells takes place
Cardiac Conduction System - Answer A system of specialized muscle tissue that conducts
electrical impulses that, in turn, stimulate the heart to beat
Cardiac Muscle - Answer Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart
