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EMT Basic · Chapter 6

The Human Body

Learning objectives (13)

  1. Describe the anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 189); confirm wording in your course copy.
  2. Describe the anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 189); confirm wording in your course copy.
  3. Describe the anatomy and physiology of the urinary system — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 189); confirm wording in your course copy.
  4. Describe the anatomy and the physiology of the integumentary system — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 189); confirm wording in your course copy.
  5. Describe the life support chain, aerobic metabolism, and anaerobic metabolism — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 189); confirm wording in your course copy.
  6. Discuss the anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 189); confirm wording in your course copy.
  7. Discuss the anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 189); confirm wording in your course copy.
  8. Discuss the anatomy and physiology of the genital system — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 189); confirm wording in your course copy.
  9. Discuss the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 189); confirm wording in your course copy.
  10. Discuss the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 189); confirm wording in your course copy.
  11. Explain the anatomy and physiology of the digestive system — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 189); confirm wording in your course copy.
  12. Identify the anatomy and physiology of the skeletal system — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 189); confirm wording in your course copy.
  13. Identify the body’s topographic anatomy, including the anatomic position and the planes of the body — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 189); confirm wording in your course copy.

Vocabulary (13)

Anatomical position
A standardized reference position — standing erect, facing forward, arms at the sides, palms forward — used to describe locations on the body.
Sagittal plane
A vertical plane that divides the body into left and right portions.
Frontal (coronal) plane
A vertical plane that divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions.
Transverse plane
A horizontal plane that divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions.
Mediastinum
The central compartment of the thoracic cavity containing the heart, great vessels, trachea, and esophagus.
Diaphragm
The dome-shaped muscle separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities; the primary muscle of breathing.
Pleura
Thin double-layered membrane covering the lungs and lining the inside of the chest wall.
Perfusion
Delivery of oxygenated blood to body tissues at the capillary level.
Hemoglobin
The iron-containing protein in red blood cells that binds and transports oxygen.
Tidal volume
The volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during a single normal breath (about 500 mL in adults).
Minute volume
The volume of air moved per minute — tidal volume multiplied by respiratory rate.
Sympathetic nervous system
The autonomic division responsible for the 'fight or flight' response — increased heart rate, pupil dilation, and bronchodilation.
Parasympathetic nervous system
The autonomic division responsible for 'rest and digest' — slowed heart rate, increased GI motility, and pupil constriction.

Sequence practice (2 puzzles on Quiz Me)

Body cavities from head to pelvis

Order the major body cavities from the top (cranial) down to the pelvis.

  1. Cranial cavity (skull, contains brain)
  2. Spinal cavity (vertebral canal)
  3. Thoracic cavity (chest, contains heart and lungs)
  4. Abdominal cavity (digestive organs)
  5. Pelvic cavity (bladder, reproductive organs)
Path of oxygen from atmosphere to cell

Order the path a single oxygen molecule travels from the air into a body cell.

  1. Mouth/nose and pharynx
  2. Trachea
  3. Bronchi and bronchioles
  4. Alveoli
  5. Pulmonary capillaries
  6. Left heart and systemic arteries
  7. Body capillaries and tissue cells

Quick fire sample (13 of 13 on Quiz Me)

A standardized reference position — standing erect, facing forward, arms at the sides, palms forward — used to describe locations on the body.
  1. Perfusion
  2. Frontal (coronal) plane
  3. Sagittal plane
  4. Anatomical position
A vertical plane that divides the body into left and right portions.
  1. Mediastinum
  2. Diaphragm
  3. Perfusion
  4. Sagittal plane
A vertical plane that divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions.
  1. Frontal (coronal) plane
  2. Perfusion
  3. Transverse plane
  4. Parasympathetic nervous system
A horizontal plane that divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions.
  1. Transverse plane
  2. Pleura
  3. Sagittal plane
  4. Parasympathetic nervous system
The central compartment of the thoracic cavity containing the heart, great vessels, trachea, and esophagus.
  1. Pleura
  2. Anatomical position
  3. Parasympathetic nervous system
  4. Mediastinum
The dome-shaped muscle separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities; the primary muscle of breathing.
  1. Perfusion
  2. Minute volume
  3. Diaphragm
  4. Pleura
Thin double-layered membrane covering the lungs and lining the inside of the chest wall.
  1. Parasympathetic nervous system
  2. Pleura
  3. Frontal (coronal) plane
  4. Diaphragm
Delivery of oxygenated blood to body tissues at the capillary level.
  1. Parasympathetic nervous system
  2. Sagittal plane
  3. Perfusion
  4. Sympathetic nervous system
The iron-containing protein in red blood cells that binds and transports oxygen.
  1. Sympathetic nervous system
  2. Hemoglobin
  3. Frontal (coronal) plane
  4. Anatomical position
The volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during a single normal breath (about 500 mL in adults).
  1. Frontal (coronal) plane
  2. Mediastinum
  3. Tidal volume
  4. Hemoglobin
The volume of air moved per minute — tidal volume multiplied by respiratory rate.
  1. Minute volume
  2. Transverse plane
  3. Anatomical position
  4. Perfusion
The autonomic division responsible for the 'fight or flight' response — increased heart rate, pupil dilation, and bronchodilation.
  1. Perfusion
  2. Frontal (coronal) plane
  3. Parasympathetic nervous system
  4. Sympathetic nervous system
The autonomic division responsible for 'rest and digest' — slowed heart rate, increased GI motility, and pupil constriction.
  1. Transverse plane
  2. Sagittal plane
  3. Parasympathetic nervous system
  4. Frontal (coronal) plane

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