First Aid and CPR Chapter 3

The body cavity that contains the major organs of digestion and excretion. It is located below the diaphragm and above the pelvis.

The projection on the anterior surface of the neck, formed by the thyroid cartilage over the larynx.

The air sacs of the lungs in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.

A blood vessel, consisting of three layers of tissue and smooth muscle, that carries blood away from the heart.

The fluid that circulates through the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins carrying nutrients and oxygen to the body cells and removing waste products such as carbon dioxide and various metabolic products for excretion.

The hard form of connective tissue that constitutes most of the skeleton in human.

The artery of the arm that, in turn, branches at the elbow into the radial and ulnar arteries. Used to determine an infants pulse.

The soft, large mass of nerve tissue that is contained in the cranium

The area of the brain between the spinal cord and cerebrum surrounded by the cerebellum; controls functions that are necessary for life, such as respirations.

The small blood vessels through whose walls various substances pass into and out of the tissues and onto the cells.

The major arteries that supply blood to the head and brain.

The brain and spinal cord.

One of the three major subdivisions of the brain; coordinates the various activities of the brain, particularly fine body movements.

The arrangement of connected tubes, including the arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins that, moves blood oxygen nutrients, carbon dioxide and cellular waste throughout the body.

The collarbone