| Question |
Answer |
| anatomy |
the study of body structure |
| psysiology |
the study of body function |
| anatomical position |
body standing,facing observer, with arms down at the sides, palms forward |
| plane |
a flat surface formed when slicing through an object |
| midline |
an imaginary line drawn down the center of the body, dividing it in two halves |
| medial |
toward the midline of the body |
| lateral |
to the side, away from the midline of the body |
| bilateral |
on both sides |
| mid-auxillary line |
line drawn verticaly from middle of the armpit to the ankle |
| anterior |
the front of the body or body part |
| posterior |
the back of the body or body part |
| ventral |
referring to the front of the body synomym |
| dorsal |
back of the body synomym |
| superior |
toward the head |
| inferior |
away from the head |
| proximal |
closer to the torso |
| distal |
farther away from the torso |
| torso |
the trunk of the body, body without the head and trunk |
| palmar |
the palm of the hand |
| planter |
the sole of the foot |
| mid-clavicular line |
the line trough the center of each clavicle |
| adominal qadrants |
four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of injury:RUQ,LUQ,RLQ,LLQ |
| supine |
lying on back |
| prone |
lying face down |
| recovery position |
lying on th side |
| fowlers position |
sitting position |
| trendelenburg position |
patients feet and legs are higher than the head |
| musculoskeletal system |
system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement |
| skeleton |
the bones of the body |
| muscle |
tissue that can contact to allow movement of a body part |
| ligament |
tissue that connects bone to bone |
| tendon |
tissue that connects muscle to bone |
| skull |
the bony structure of the head |
| cranium |
the top back and sides of the skull |
| mandible |
the lower jawbone |
| maxillae |
two fused bones forming the lower jawbone |
| nasal bones |
the nose bones |
| orbits |
the bony structures around the eyes |
| zygomatic arches |
form the structure of the checks |
| vertebrae |
the 33 bones of the spinal column |
| thorax |
the chest |
| sternum |
the breastbone |
| manubrium |
the superior portion of the sternum |
| xiphoid process |
the inferior portion of the sternum |
| pelvis |
the basin-shaped bony structure that supports the spine and is the point of proximal attatchment for the lower extremities |
| ilium |
the superior and widest portion of the pelvis |
| ischium |
the lower, posterior portion of the pelvis |
| pubis |
medial anterior portion of the pelvis |
| acetabulum |
the pelvic socket in which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint |
| femur |
the large bone of the thigh |
| patella |
the kneecap |
| tibia |
the medial and larger bone of the lower leg |
| fibula |
the lateral and smaller bone of the lower leg |
| malleolus |
protrusion on the side of the ankle |
| tarsals |
the ankle bones |
| metatarsals |
the foot bones |
| calcaneus |
the heel bone |
| phalanges |
the toe bones and finger bones |
| clavicle |
the collarbone |
| scapula |
the shoulder blade |
| acromion process |
the highest portion of the shoulder |
| acromioclavicular joint |
the joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet |
| humerus |
bone of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow |
| radius |
the lateral bone of the forearm |
| ulna |
the medial bone of the forearm |
| carpals |
the wrist bones |
| metacarpals |
the hand bones |
| joint |
the point where two bones come together |
| voluntary muscle |
muscle that can be consciously controlled |
| involuntary muscle |
muscle that responds automaticly to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled |
| cardiac muscle |
specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart |
| automaticity |
the ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own |
| respiratory system |
system of nose, mouth, throat, lungs and muscles that brings oxygen into the body and expels carbon dioxide |
| oropharynx |
the area directly posterior to the nose |
| pharynx |
the area directly posterior to the mouth and nose, and is made up of the oropharynx and the nasopharynx |
| epiglottis |
leaf shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea |
| larynx |
the voice box |
| cricoid cartilage |
the ring shaped structure that forms the lower portion of the larynx |
| trachea |
windpipe; structure that connects the pharynx to the lungs |
| lungs |
the organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen |
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