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What is the body portion that consists of the upper and lower extremities?
Appendicular Skeleton
What parts of the body make up the lower extremities?
Fingers and toes.
Why do we get blood pressure?
Pressure is necessary to circulate the blood to all extremities of the body.
What are body extermities?
An extremity on the human body is another word for limb which refers to any jointed appendage. This normally applies to arms and legs but can also include the feet and the hands as they too are jointed.The extremities are the appendages of the body: arms, forearms, thighs, legs, fingers, and toes.
Which body system does paralysis affect most?
The lower extremities are most easily and readily affected. The foot drop from cerebral palsy and Parkinson's Disease, and the neuropathies from diabetes and alcoholism all affect the lower extremities before any other part of the body.
Where are the long bones located?
The "larger" bones in the body are located in the extremities, such as the femur, tibia and fibula in the lower extremities, and the humerus, radius and ulna in the upper extremities.
What are the four division of a human body?
the head, the trunk or torso, lower extremities [legs and feet] and upper extremities [arms and hands]. the head, the trunk or torso, lower extremities [legs and feet] and upper extremities [arms and hands].
Where does the heart send oxygenated blood?
To the organs and extremities of the body
What are the finsterwallies''?
the finsterwallies are Violent trembling of the body, especially in the extremities (arms and legs)
What pattern of development occurs from the center of the body to the extremities?
proximodistal pattern
What does the human body have 14 of?
There are 14 phalanges on each of the four extremities.
What parts of the body make up the lower extremities?
Fingers and toes.
What is the body portion that consists of the upper and lower extremities?
Appendicular Skeleton
What is centripetal distribution?
Centripetal distribution (Medicine: communicable diseases) pertains to the distribution of a certain skin S/Sx from the extremities to the body (e.g smallpox). Eruption starts from the face and extremities towards the body.
How does vasoconstriction help warm your body up?
Vasoconstriction is the closing of arteries supplying blood to the bodies extremities. As the extremities are the coldest bits of the body, when the arteries constrict less heat is lost from the blood in these areas. This keeps the core of the body warm.
What happens when the body loses heat faster than producing it?
Hypothermia is the term used to refer to the body losing heat faster than it can produce it. Symptoms of hypothermia include shivering, lack of coordination, slurred speech, and numbness in the extremities.
Where do frostbites occur?
Frostbite usually effects the body's extremities such as the toes and fingers.
