Nursing Exams Points in brief:
• Largest gland of human body – Liver.
• Temperature regulating centre (Thermoregulatory centre) – Hypothalamus.
• Osteoblast – Bone forming cell.
• Osteoclast – Bone destructing cell.
• Chondroblast – Cartilage forming cell.
• Engine of the cell – Ribosome.
• Garbage system of the cell – Lysosomal.
• Suicidal bag of the cell – Lysosome.
• Post office of the cell – Golgi apparatus.
• Protein factory of the cell – Ribosome.
• Cytoskeleton of the cell – Microtubules and Microfilaments.
• Storage part of the cell – Central vacuole.
• Power house of the cell Mitochondria. –
➤ Defensive organelle of the cell – Lysosome.
➤ Controller of the cell – Nucleus.
➤ Lipid synthesis – Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
➤ Detoxification of drug – Smooth ER.
➤ Mechanical support of the cell – Microtubules and Microfilaments.
• ATP synthesis (Adenosine Triphosphate) – Mitochonadria.
• Nucleus – Nucleus is the largest organelle of the cell.
• Anatomy: Branch of medical science that deals with the structure of human body (organs).
• Physiology: Branch of medical science that deals with the functions of the human body.
• Artery: Blood vessels which carry oxygenated blood from heart to tissues (except pulmonary artery).
• Vein: Blood vessels which carry deoxygenated blood from tissues to heart (except pulmonary vein).
➤ First branch of aorta-Coronary artery (supply to myocardium).
• Most common primary cause of M.I. – Coronary artery thrombus.
➤ Largest organ of human body – Skin.
➤ Skin makes the primary barrier of human body.
➤ Skin play an important role in regulation of temperature.
• Largest vein – Inferior vena cava
• Longest vein – Saphenous vein.
• Power house of cell – Mitochondria.
• Post office of cell – Golgi body.
• Right atrium pressure – 3-8 mmHg
• Left ventricle pressure – 120/80 mmHg
• Pulmonary artery – 1
➤ Pulmonary vein – 4