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EMT Basic · Chapter 6 · Review · Chapter track

The Human Body

Referencing the content of EMT-Basic training and emergency patient care

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.

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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.

    SourceNIH MedlinePlus — Anatomical position

  • Sagittal plane

    A vertical plane that divides the body into left and right portions.

    SourceMerriam-Webster Medical Dictionary — Sagittal

  • Frontal (coronal) plane

    A vertical plane that divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions.

    SourceMerriam-Webster Medical Dictionary — Frontal plane

  • Transverse plane

    A horizontal plane that divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions.

    SourceMerriam-Webster Medical Dictionary — Transverse plane

  • Mediastinum

    The central compartment of the thoracic cavity containing the heart, great vessels, trachea, and esophagus.

    SourceNIH MedlinePlus — Mediastinum

  • Diaphragm

    The dome-shaped muscle separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities; the primary muscle of breathing.

    SourceNIH MedlinePlus — Diaphragm and breathing

  • Pleura

    Thin double-layered membrane covering the lungs and lining the inside of the chest wall.

    SourceNIH MedlinePlus — Pleura

  • Perfusion

    Delivery of oxygenated blood to body tissues at the capillary level.

    SourceMerriam-Webster Medical Dictionary — Perfusion

  • Hemoglobin

    The iron-containing protein in red blood cells that binds and transports oxygen.

    SourceNIH MedlinePlus — Hemoglobin

  • Tidal volume

    The volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during a single normal breath (about 500 mL in adults).

    SourceNIH NHLBI — Lung function tests

  • Minute volume

    The volume of air moved per minute — tidal volume multiplied by respiratory rate.

    SourceNIH NHLBI — Pulmonary ventilation

  • Sympathetic nervous system

    The autonomic division responsible for the 'fight or flight' response — increased heart rate, pupil dilation, and bronchodilation.

    SourceNIH MedlinePlus — Autonomic nervous system disorders

  • Parasympathetic nervous system

    The autonomic division responsible for 'rest and digest' — slowed heart rate, increased GI motility, and pupil constriction.

    SourceNIH MedlinePlus — Autonomic nervous system disorders

Sequences · 2

  • Body cavities from head to pelvis — Order the major body cavities from the top (cranial) down to the pelvis.
  • Path of oxygen from atmosphere to cell — Order the path a single oxygen molecule travels from the air into a body cell.