EMT Chapter 6 The Human Body

Retroperitoneal means...

The wavelike contractions of smooth muscle are called

The thyroid cartilage is also called the Adam's apple

The space between cells of the body is called the

The longest and a very strong bone of the body is the femur.

Air moving between the lungs and the environment is

Cardiac Output =

MAP = (HR X SV) X ?

Transverse plane is also known as the

The upper airway consists of....

Also known as the knee cap

The carotid arteries supply ......

The thoracic spine contains how many vertebrae?

Air moved in and out of the lungs in a single breath is called

Plasma functions to transport....

This organ is part of the lymphatic system

This gland is located above your kidneys and aids in stress response....

The largest organ of the body is the....

Minute volume = Respiratory Rate X Tidal Volume

CSF stands for

This organ stores bile....

Veins can contract to increase blood pressure

The coronary arteries supply which organ

Systemic vascular resistance (SVR)....

Red blood cells (RBC) are also called erythrocytes

This muscle group flexes and rotates the spine

The lumbar spine has 6 vertbrae

Bronchioles end in about 700 million air sacs called

The inner lining of the joint capsule is called the

The liver is mostly located in the

The amount of blood the heart moves in one beat is called

The fluid that carries blood cells and nutrients is

Bones of the wrist and hand are..

Oxygen sensors are found in

The only moveable part of the skull

An infant's normal respirations are

The two types of nerves in the peripheral nervous system are..

How many bones (vertebrae) make up the spinal column?

Air moving from high concentration to low concentration is

Blood cells that help the immune system

The mesenteric arteries supply the...

The right side of the heart pumps blood from the body to the

These bones come together to form the shoulder girdle...

The left side of the heart pumps blood from the heart to the

The trachea will not collapse during breathing due to...

The brachial artery is located...

Connect muscle to bone

Septic shock results from .....

The dome-shaped muscle that divides the thorax from the abdomen is

The brain stem composes three areas.....

The right side of the heart receives blood from ....

Your body has to maintain a normal pH of ....

The narrow, lower tip of the sternum is called

The smooth tissue that covers each lung is