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What is Sooth Muscle
The type of muscle that makes up blood vessels, bronchioles and digestive organs, such as the intestines.
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What is the superior and inferior vena cava
Blood is brought to the heart by these vessels
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What is Homeostasis
This is the state of balance to be maintained within the body
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What are compensatory mechanisms
Your body initiates these to maintain homeostasis in events of physiological distress
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What is paresthesia
Abnormal or tingling sensation
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What is the large bone of the leg, creates the shin
Describe the tibia
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What is plasma
The fluid portion of the blood
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What is preload
This refers to the amount of blood that fills the heart prior to contraction
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What are compensatory mechanisms the body uses to correct imbalances in the system
Negative and Positive Feedback Loops
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What is Capnography
This diagnostic tool is a waveform recording of expired CO2 levels
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What are phalanges
Common bones found in the hands and feet which comprise the digits
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What are sutures
These are the points where the bones of the skull are fused together
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What are the alveolar capillary beds
This is the site where gas exchange occurs in the lungs
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What is cariogenic shock
A type of shock created by some type of cardiac dysfunction
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What is vasodilation
This term refers to a large diameter of the blood vessels
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What is the coccyx
This is a set of 4 bones which are fused together to create the tailbone
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What is 33
This is the amount of vertebrae in the spinal cord
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What is Diabetes Mellitus I
A condition in which a person is unable to produce enough insulin to move glucose into the cells
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What is the medulla oblongata
Injury to this site in the brain will disrupt respiratory function and control
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What is mydriasis
This term refers to pupillary dilation
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What is the foramen magnum
This Is the whole at the base of the sill which allows the spinal cord to pass through
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What is the acetabulum, or the acetabular joint
This is the joint at which the Femoral head meets the pelvis
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What is obstructive shock
A type of shock caused by a Tension Pneumothorax
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What is a Transient Ischemic Attack
This is a type of stroke which often does not cause lasting deficits
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What is anisocoria
This is a condition in which one pupil is bigger than the other
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