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1
Q

What divides the body into the front and back portion?

A

Frontal or Coronal Plane

2
Q

What Plane divides the body into top and bottom?

A

Transverse (axial) plane

3
Q

What plane divides the body into left and right?

A

Sagittarius (lateral) plane

4
Q

What are fibrous tissues that connect bones to each other?

A

Ligaments

5
Q

What are ropelike structures that connect muscles to bones?

A

Tendons

6
Q

What is the smooth connective tissue that covers the ends of bones at mobile joints?

A

Cartilage

7
Q

How bones are in the Spinal Cord?

A

33

8
Q

What are the names and numbers of the 5 sections in the Vertebrae?

A
Cervical - C1 - C7 (7)
Thoracic - 12
Lumbar - 5
Sacrum - 5
Coccyx - 4
9
Q

What is it when the body comprises the rest of the Sternum except for a narrow, cartilaginous tip inferiorly?

A

Xiphoid Process

10
Q

What is formed when bones come in contact?

A

Joint (articulation)

11
Q

How many bones are in the hand ?

A

8

12
Q

What is the top and bottom of the foot referred to?

A

Bottom = Plantar surface

Top = Dorsum

13
Q

What does the Skeletal System store?

A

Calcium

14
Q

What is the simple movement of air between the lungs and the environment?

A

Ventailation

15
Q

What is Respiration?

A

The process of gas exchange

16
Q

What is the body’s backup system to control respiration?

A

Hypoxia drive

17
Q

What is Tidal Volume?

A

The amount of air that is moved into or out of the lungs during a single breath (500 mL in an adult)

18
Q

How do you calculate Minute Volume?

A

Respiratory Rate x Tidal Volume

19
Q

Which side of the heart pumps blood to the body?

A

Left

20
Q

Which side supplies blood to the lungs and is a low-pressure pump?

A

Right

21
Q

What is a normal adult heart rate?

A

60-100 beats/min

22
Q

What do Arteries do?

A

Carry blood from the heart to all body tissues

23
Q

What is the muscle contraction phase?

A

Systole

24
Q

What is diastole?

A

When the muscle of the ventricle relaxes, the ventricle fills with blood