| A | B |
|---|
| acetabulum | socket that holds the ball of the proximal femur to form the hip |
| femur | long bone of the thigh |
| fibula | the smaller bone of the lower leg |
| involuntary muscle | muscle type that responds automatically without the patient thinking about its operation |
| pharynx | area posteriorto the mouth and nose that includes the oropharynx and nasopharynx |
| platelets | parts of the blood needed to form blood clots |
| plasma | watery, salty fluid that makes up over one half of the bloods volume |
| posterior tibial pulse | pulse that may be palpated on the posterior aspect of the medial malleolus |
| radial pulse | pulse on the thumb side of the wrist |
| respiratory system | body system that takesin oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide |
| systolic | blood pressure created in the arteries when the left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation |
| trachea | structure that carries inhaled air from the larynx to the lungs, also called the windpipe |
| veins | vessels that carry blood from the capillaries back to the heart |
| venae cavae | two large veins that return blood to the heart |
| ventricles | the two lower chambers of the heart |
