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West Coast EMT Block 3 Study Guide
1.what is the function of the liver: Removing waste created by
digestion produce bile
2.where is the liver located: right upper quadrant
3.what is the function of the pancreas: Secretes inslin and glucagon
hormones and makes pancreatic juices
4.where is the pancreas located: posterior to the stomach
5.what is the function of the spleen: filter blood and help fight infections
6.where is the spleen located: LUQ
7.what is the function of the gallbladder: stores and concentrates bile
8.Where is the gallbladder located?: under the liver, RUQ
9.what are the three motor vehicle collisions: 1. car against another car
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10.what are arteries: Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
11.what are arterioles: Arterioles are the smallest arteries
12.what are capillaries: Capillaries are the exchange vessels. They
are mi- croscopic and have only one wall—tunica intima—allowing substances to pass through quickly.
13.what are venules: smallest veins
14.bones of the face:
mandible maxillae nasal bone palatine bone and nasal conchae vomer zygomatic bone lacrimal bone hyoid bone
15.Where is CSF produced?: choroid plexus
16.what is the function of CSF?: protects and nourishes the brain and
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17.what is the phrenic nerve?: major motor and sensory nerve of the
diaphragm C3-C5 3 / 4
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18.what is flail chest: A fracture of two or more sites on two or more
adjacent ribs, or when rib fractures produce a free-floating sternum.Flail segments may not be clinically evident in the first several hours after injury b/c of muscle spasms that cause splinting. After positive pressure initiated, paradoxical chest wall movement ceases.
19.What is cardiac tamponade?: compression of the heart by an
accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac
20.S/S of a Cardiac tamponade: - Chest pain
-Dsypnea -Beck's Triad (Decreased BP, Muffled heart sounds, JVD) -Kussmaul sign
21.what is a sprain?: stretching or tearing of ligaments
22.what is a strain?: stretching or tearing of muscle or tendon
23.what is a dislocation?: total loss of congruity -- between the articular
surfaces of the joint
24.What is Biot's respiration?: Biot's respirations are rapid, deep
breathing with abrupt pauses between each breath and an equal
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