Chapter 9 The Upper Limb Upper limb - a multijointed lever that is freely movable on the trunk at the shoulder joint divided into the shoulder‚ arm‚ elbow‚ forearm‚ wrist‚ and hand Breasts – are specialized accessory glands of the skin that secrete milk‚ present in males and females - tissue consists of a system of ducts embedded in connective tissue that does not extend beyond the margin of the areola - at puberty in females‚ they gradually enlarge and assume their hemispherical shape
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· Glucose‚ ATP · Sugar converted from the foods we eat (mitochondria is the responsible cell). · Basic nutrient of the cell. · Building blocks for energy in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate). · Process known as metabolism – the cellular function of converting nutrients into energy. · EMT · Min. lv. Of cert. for ambulance personnel. · Provide basic lv. Medical and trauma care & trans. to medical facility. · Responsibility: · Personal safety · Safety of the crew‚ patient‚ and bystanders
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Patient was an 85 year old male with a long history of benign prostatic hypertrophy. He was admitted and scheduled for a transurethral resection of the prostate. However‚ the night before surgery‚ he fell out of the hospital bed and fractured his right hip (right femoral neck). This required an unexpected trip to the operating room for open reduction and internal fixation of the fracture. While in the operating
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in their place. The pelvis and leg muscles are thick and strong to support the weight of the body. Levers: The system uses the bones with joints to provide movement to the body. The bones are held together by ligaments and tendons. The tibia and femur act as levers so a footballer can kick. Attachment: Bones provide a surface that the muscles can attach to‚ forming the human shape. A material called periosteum provides a surface that muscle tendons attach to. Protection: The skeleton encases organs
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that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor. Exercise 1: Muscles of the Head and Neck obseRvations | | |Data Table 1: Movement(s) performed by each muscle for Figures 3-4.
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Imagine you got in a car accident and damaged your neck. Would you want a properly trained emergency medical technician who knew how to prevent your neck from further injury? Knowing how to immobilize the cervical spine in the EMT field is a very important first step in trauma care‚ and it can go wrong in many ways. The cervical spine can compromise the airway and put the rest of your body in potentially damaging positions; if you incorrectly perform a cervical spine immobilization‚ then you can
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ensure quality health care at a reasonable rate. 2. Mr. Jones is admitted to the hospital by the orthopedic surgeon for severe hip pain. The ortho surgeon provides an initial hospital visit during which it’s determined that Mr. Jones has a fractured hip that will require surgical intervention. Mr. Jones is taken later that day to the OR‚ where the doctor performs the surgical procedure to repair Mr. Jones’ hip. Which modifier would you use for the hospital visit? Modifier -57 3. List
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shapes the body and holds it up. Within the skeleton different characteristics of support can be identified. As the body’s main axis‚ the backbone provides support to the trunk with its upper most section. Attaching to the top of the backbone‚ the neck bears the weight of the head. The backbone also provides attachment points for the ribcage‚ which supports the wall of the thorax‚ or chest. The backbone furthermore positions the head and trunk above‚ and transfers their weight through the pelvis
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provide instruction on diet‚ brushing‚ flossing‚ the use of fluorides‚ and other aspects of dental care. They remove tooth decay‚ fill cavities‚ examine x rays‚ place protective plastic sealants on children’s teeth‚ straighten teeth‚ and repair fractured teeth. They also perform corrective surgery on gums and supporting bones to treat gum diseases. Dentists extract teeth and make models and measurements for dentures to replace missing teeth. They also administer anesthetics and write prescriptions
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fractures commonly occur along the physeal lines. Thus‚ fractures may involve the tubercles (greater and/or lesser)‚ surgical neck‚ or anatomical neck of the humerus. The surgical neck lies between the tuberosities and the shaft while the anatomical neck is the junction between the humeral head and the tuberosities. Fortunately‚ surgical neck fractures are more common. Anatomical neck fractures typically have a less favorable prognosis due to their result in devascularization of the humeral head.
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