Exam 2: The Human Body: Reading the Map

A(n) ________ is a tear in the muscle wall that can allow a structure (usually an organ) to protrude through it.

Jugular venous distention is visible in the ________ area.

The Fowler's position is the best position for patients having trouble breathing.

One of the problems with an X-ray film is that it is a two ________ view of a specific area.

Placing patients with secretions in the bases of their lungs in the ________ position helps drain those segments of the lungs.

Cyanosis found in the hands and feet would be called peripheral or __________

Blood is most commonly drawn from ________.

A plane dividing a body into upper and lower portions is a ________ plane.

The ________ regions are located on either side of the epigastric region and contain the lower ribs.

The Fowlers' position facilitates ________.

Which test gives the greatest detail of tissue structures?

If -emia means "blood" then this term means high blood glucose.

____________ refers to body parts close to a point of reference on the body.

The midsagittal plane divides the body into which parts?

The opposite of superficial is ________.

A patient with peripheral cyanosis needs ___.

Medial means to the side.

A young girl falls while riding her bicycle.Initially she seems fine, but later she is complaining of severe tibial pain.Where is her pain?

The heart and lungs are located in the ____________ cavity.

The ____________ position is lying with the head lower than the feet.