Copyright © 2007 by F. A. Davis. 00Scanlon(p3) Cover 8/17/06 10:39 AM Page 2 Copyright © 2007 by F. A. Davis. List of Boxes Clinical applications of the book’s anatomical and physiological information are set apart from the text in boxed inserts and often deal with aspects of pathophysiology. A list of these boxes is presented here for your convenience. 1-1 1-2 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 3-1 3-2 3-3 4-1 4-2 4-3 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 7-1 7-2 7-3 7-4 7-5 8-1 8-2 8-3 8-4 8-5 8-6 8-7 8-8 9-1
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What is greenway? Greenway is health at the heart of Greenway Health’s work. This organization helps connect providers to the right information and insights. At the right place and time‚ to help manage and make patient care a reality while using the ever changing healthcare system. Greenway is focused on exceptional service‚ delivered by a broad team of clinical‚ financial and technology experts that are dedicated to keep people healthier and happier. Greenway goal is to Comprise 10% of the ambulatory
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Autonomic nervous system The autonomic nervous system (ANS or visceral nervous system) is the part of the peripheral nervous system that acts as a control system functioning largely below the level of consciousness‚ and controls visceral functions. The ANS affects heart rate‚ digestion‚ respiration rate‚ salivation‚ perspiration‚ diameter of the pupils‚ micturition (urination)‚ and sexual arousal. Whereas most of its actions are involuntary‚ some‚ such as breathing‚ work in tandem with the conscious
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mistakes are as startling as his successes. Three of his mistakes are particularly striking. On one occasion‚ he had an argument with the house surgeon who is arguing that the boy is suffering from aneurysm but not from the pulsatile tumour. To prove his point that the boy that young can’t be suffering from aneurysm of the artery at the neck‚ he took the surgeon’s knife and lanced it. There was burst of blood from the artery and the boy died. On another occasion‚ while rapidly amputating the leg‚ he accidentally
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Text Edition (10th/11th/12th) is specified if the figure numbers are DIFFERENT in the editions. If figure numbers are the SAME‚ then the edition is not specified. ****502 Students: Read this paragraph **** If you are a 502 student using this guide‚ this is based on Dr. Rust’s lectures in Physiol 201. Topics may have been covered in more detail in 502 or the coverage or emphasis may have been different since many topics in 502 were taught by other professors- so use your notes and slides along
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EXTERNAL VIEW SURFACE VIEW OF HEART Position‚ Shape and Size of the Heart: The human heart is located between the lungs in the thoracic cavity (i.e. it is not situated on the left side of the chest). The heart is a hollow‚ fibro-muscular organ and is somewhat conical in shape. It is about the size of one’s fist‚ measures about 12 cm in length and 9 cm in breadth. Its weight is about 300 g in an adult. The heart is enclosed in pericardium (a double- layered membranous sac). It protects the
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placed and drained a small amount of bright red blood‚ as well as some coffee-ground material. Hemoccult test showed dark‚ tarry stool and positive for occult blood. The patient is a 21 year old male who presented with a history of sudden onset of abdominal pain‚ first generalized‚ and then localizing to the RLQ. The pain was accompanied with anorexia and nausea. It has become increasingly more severe over the past 3 hours so that the patient now cannot walk. He had one episode of vomiting‚ and has
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Notes on Final Exam: Practice Exams 1-4 are open for practice Final Exam consists of 100 questions Red scantron required Equal amount of questions from last 3 chapters covered. Wasn’t enough time to cover everything‚ so don’t JUST study this! DO NOT FORGET – Exam 4 due Monday at noon! Endocrine System Hormones: functions‚ where they’re secreted from‚ etc. Adrenal Glands: Cortex: Zona Glomerulosa mineralcorticoids - Aldosterone Zona Fasiculata glucocorticoids – Cortisol (synergist)
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*Draw&Describe what they look like & Give their LOCATION.* Explain how the Semilunar Values Operate: What causes them to OPEN & what causes them to CLOSE. There are 4 values that enforce 1-way traffic for blood. ~The 2 Semilunar Valves are the Aortic & Pulmonary Valves. They guard the bases of the large arteries issuing from the ventricles & prevent backflow into the associated ventricles. Each SL Valve is fashioned from 3 pocketlike Cusps & shaped roughly like a half-moon. The SL
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General Assessment Once EMS personnel arrive at the scene‚ an assessment must be performed so that each injury can be sufficiently addressed. The ABCDE mnemonic is used to assess the condition of the patient. The patient is assessed as follows: A – Airway B – Breathing C – Circulation D – Disability E – Exposure. When assessing the airway‚ EMS personnel should look for the rise and fall of the chest. If the chest does not rise and fall consistent with a good airway and normal breathing‚ then
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