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Chapter 6c- The Human Body

Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, Twelfth Edition
Across
A collapsible tube that extends from the pharynx to the stomach; muscle contractions propel food and liquids through it to the stomach.
The artery on the anterior surface of the foot between the first and second metatarsals.
The portion of the vertebral column consisting of the first seven vertebrae that lie in the neck.
The last three or four vertebrae of the spine; the tail bone
The inner layer of the skin, containing hair follicles, sweat glands, nerve endings, and blood vessels.
A thin, leaf-shaped valve that allows air to pass into the trachea but prevents food and liquid from entering
The amount of air that can be exhaled following a normal exhalation; average volume is about 1200 ml in the average adult man.
The part of the skull that encloses the brain and is composed of eight bones.
The complex message and control system that integrates many body functions, including the release of hormones.
A substance produced by the body (commonly called adrenaline), and a drug produced by pharmaceutical companies that increases pulse rate and blood pressure; the drug of choice for an anaphylactic reaction.
The relaxation, or period of relaxation, of the heart, especially of the ventricles.
Down
The outer layer of skin, which is made up of cells that are sealed together to form a watertight protective covering for the body.
An imaginary plane where the body is divided into front and back parts.
The collarbone; it is lateral to the sternum and anterior to the scapula.
A thin sheet of fascia that connects the thyroid and cricoid cartilages that make up the larynx
The area of the brain between the spinal cord and cerebrum, surrounded by the cerebellum, controls functions that are necessary for life, such as respiration.
The major artery that supplies blood to the head and brain
The tiny blood vessels between the arterioles and venules that permit transfer of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and waste between body tissues and the blood.
Movement of a gas from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
Any portion of the airway that does not contain air and cannot participate in gas exchange, such as trachea and bronchi
The hip bones
The straightening of a joint
Substances designed to speed up the rate of specific biochemical reactions.