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Cincinnati Fire Department - Paramedic Class 02
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Anatomy
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02/06/2009

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The storage form of energy in muscles is?
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ATP
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What determines the number of muscle fibers that fire?
Definition
Frequency of Nerve Impulses
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An excess of Myoglobin can result in?
Definition
Rhabdomyolitis
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When the arms flex what do the bicep muscles do?
Definition
Contract
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which element of the CSpine is fused to the skull?
Definition
the atlas (C1)
Term
what is the middle layer of a vein made up of?
Definition
muscle (tunica media)
Term
most neuromuscular synapses use what at the neurotransmiter
Definition
Acetylcholine
Term
the odontoid process (dens) is located between what?
Definition
Atlas and Axis
Term
the olecranon process is also known as what?
Definition
Elbow
Term
the side of the skull is what bone?
Definition
Temporal
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what bone make up the upper arm
Definition
Humerus
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what type of wound is most likely to become infected?
Definition
Puncture wound
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what is the most commonly fractured bone?
Definition
Clavicle
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the calcaneous bone is more commonly known as what?
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Heel
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what do tendons connect
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muscle to bone
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what do ligaments connect
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bone to bone
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a more common term for the bone malleolus is
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ankle
Term
you sprain your?
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ankle
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you strain your
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back
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the axial skeleton consists of what?
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skull and vertebra
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the appendicular skeleton consists of
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extremities
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movement of particles from high to low concentration is known as
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Diffusion
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movement of water from low particle concentraion to high is
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osmosis
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the process by which a helper protein transports material into a cell is
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facilitated transport
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active transport requires _______ to work
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energy
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the sympathetic system uses what neurotransmiter
Definition
norepinephrine
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the parasympathetic system uses what neurotransmiter
Definition
Acetylcholine
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the receptor sites of the sympathetic systme are
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Alpha and Beta
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alpha 1 receptor sites when stimulted cause
Definition
vessels to contract
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Alpha 1 receptor sites are located in the
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vessels
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Alpha 2 receptor sites do what
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mediate alpha 1 response
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Beta 1 receptor sites are found in the
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heart
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Beta 1 recepor sites cause what action to take place when stimulated
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the heart beats faster and stronger
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beta 2 receptor sites are in the
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lungs
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Beta 2 receptor sites cause what action when stimulated
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bronchial dialation
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Blood pressure is controled by the body primarily with
Definition
SVR (systemic vascular resistance)
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Blood pressure is controled by the body primarily with
Definition
SVR (systemic vascular resistance)
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DKA (diabetic ketoacidosis) can lead to what type of acidosis
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metabolic acidosis
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excessive vomiting can cause what type of alkalosis
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metabolic alkalosis
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what can cause respiratory acidosis
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breathing too slowly
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what can cause respiratory alkalosis
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breathing too fast
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a pt with sudden onset SOB should be thought to have
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PE
Term
norepinephrine is more _______ than epinephrine
Definition
alpha
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as a baloon rises the volume gets bigger due to reduced atmospheric pressure. This is an example of what law?
Definition
Boyles
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Gases in liquid are directly proportional to the gases in the container below it. This is an example of what law?
Definition
Henry's Law
Term
signals move into nerves via
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dendrites
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signals move out of nerves via
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axons
Term
what gland control metabolism
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thyroid
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atrophy referes to what happening to cells
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shrinking
Term
what gland control metabolism
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thyroid
Term
the term that refers to cells increasing in size is
Definition
hypertrophy
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with uncompensated shock the Blood Pressure will rise or fall?
Definition
fall
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the amount of blood left in the left ventricle after it pushes out blood with its beat is known as the
Definition
ejection fraction
Term
Myelin Sheath is made of
Definition
Cholesterol
Term
what is the ratio of acid to bicarbonate that the body maintains?
Definition
1 acid : 20 bicarbonate
Term
where is bicarbonate made
Definition
kidney
Term
the membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord made up of the dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater is known as the
Definition
Meninges
Term
the inner layer of the meninges is the
Definition
pia mater
Term
axons connect to what system in the brain
Definition
reticular activating system
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with a liver injury pain is refered to the
Definition
right shoulder
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the spleen refers pain to what area of the body
Definition
left shoulder
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