North Seattle College EMT Entrance EXAM
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RUQ Liver, gallbladder, major vessels
LUQ Stomach, spleen, pancreas
RLQ appendix
LLQ Intestine
Cranial Cavity Contains the brain, protected by skull
Extends from base of skull to lower back. contains
Spinal Cavity
spinal chord and is protected by vertebral column
Central nervous system brain and spinal cord
Below neck, above diaphragm. protected by rig cage,
thoracic cavity
contains heart, lungs and major vessels
Pericardial Cavity surrounds the heart
Pleural cavity surrounds the lungs
Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and
Abdominal cavity
other organs
axial skeleton Skull, spinal column, sternum and ribs
upper/lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvic
appendicular skeleton
girdle
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Shoulder girdle clavicle and scapula
Pelvic girdle ilium, sacrum, coccyx, pubis and ischium
Tendons Connect muscle to bone
Ligaments Connect bone to bone/cartilege
Orbits, nasal bones, maxilla, mandible, and zygomatic
Face bones
bones
7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 (fused) sacrum, 4
Spine
(fused) coccyx
Voluntary muscle that facilitates movement of the
Skeletal muscles
body
Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs
Smooth muscle
of the body
cardiac muscle Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
Upper airway Nose, pharynx, larynx
Lower airway trachea, lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
Sinuses Produce mucus and trap bacteria
Pharynx throat
region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and
Nasopharynx
above the soft palate
central portion of the pharynx between the roof of
Oropharynx
the mouth and the upper edge of the epiglottis
Lower throat that surrounds openings of esophagus
Laryngopharynx
and larynx
Larynx Connects pharynx with trachea. Voice box
Thyroid cartilage adams apple, the largest cartilage of the larynx
a U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the
Hyoid bone
tongue.
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