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Anatomy....1
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Anatomy | The field of study that describes the location, appearance and relationships of body parts. |
| What is Physiology? | Explains the mechanisms that operate the body activities |
| Superior | Above- my head is superior to my feet |
| Inferior | Below |
| Anterior | front |
| Posterior | behind |
| Superficial | closer to the core |
| Deep | further from the core |
| Medial | Middle my heart is medial to my lungs |
| Peripheral | side |
| Isolateral | same side |
| contralateral | different sides |
| Dorsal | back |
| Ventral | stomach |
| prone | face down |
| supine | face up |
| Make a Transverse Cut | ____________________________ |
| make a mid-sagital cut | ! |
| Make a frontal or coronal cut | / |
| Nose | Nasal |
| Eye | Orbital |
| Mouth | Oral |
| cheek | buccal |
| forehead | Frontal |
| chin | mental |
| cervical | neck |
| point of shoulder | acrominal |
| armpit | xillary |
| abdomen | abdominal |
| arm | brachial |
| forearm | antebrachial |
| pelvis | pelvic |
| wrist | carpal |
| thumb | pollex |
| plam | palmar |
| Finger | digits |
| front of elbow | antecubital |
| genital region | pubic |
| anterior knee | patellar |
| leg | crural |
| ankle | Tarsal |
| toes | digital |
| breastbone | sternal |
| chest | Thoracic |
| breast | mammary |
| navel | umbillical |
| hip | coxal |
| groin | inguinal |
| thigh | femoral |
| side leg | fibular |
| great toe | hallux |
| foot | pedal |
| head | cephalic |
| ear | otic |
| baack of head or base of skull | occipital |
| spinal column | vertebra; |
| shoulder blade | scapular |
| back of elbow | cubital |
| loin (lower back) | lumbar |
| between hips | sacral |
| buttock | gluteal |
| region b/w anus and external genitalia | perineal |
| back of knee | popliteal |
| calf | sural |
| heal | calcaneal |
| sole | plantar |
| hand | manual/manus |
| what is in the right hypochondraic region? | Liver and the gallbladder, which is behind the liver |
| What is in the right lumbar region? | The ascending colon...large intestine |
| what is in the lower iliac (inquinal) region? | The appendix |
| what is in the epigastric region? | Liver and stomach |
| What is in the umbilical Region | transverse colon ( Large intestine, small intestine |
| what is in the hypogastric region? | Urinary Bladder |
| is the Kidney anterior or to the intestines? | posterior |
| What is the word for lungs? | Pleural |
| Name two organs in thoraxic cavity aside from heart and lungs? | Trachea and esophagus |
| What divides the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities | Diaphragm |
| Name two organs in the abdominopelvic cavities | stomach and spleen |
| Cavaties: C Vanessa throw Diggy Across A Plane | Cranial:Contains the brain Vertebral:spinal cord and beginning of spinal nerves Thoracic:Chest cavity that contains the Pleural and pericardial and mediastinum Diaphragm: Abdominopelvic:subdivided into Abdominal and Pelvic cavities Abdominal:Conatins |
| Viscera | Organ |
| 2 major divisions of the body | Axial and Appendicular |
| Axial | 2 divisions: Dorsal and Ventral |
| Dorsal | 2 parts:Cranial( Brain) vertebral (spine COrd) |
| Ventral | Thoracic and Abdominopelvic |
| Thoracic | Divides into three parts: Pleural, Mediastinum , Pericardial |
| PleuralCaity | cavity around the lungs |
| Mediastinum Cavity | central portion of the thoracic cavity between the lungs |
| Pericardial Cavity | Cavity that surrounds the heart |
| AbdominalPelvic | divides into 2: Abdominal and Pelvic |
| Abdominal Cavity | Stomach, Pancreas, Spleen, Liver, Kidneys |
| Pelvic Cavity | Bladder, colon, reproductive organs |
| Visceral Pericardial | On the heart |
| Visceral Pleural | on the lungs |
| Visceral Peritoneal | on the organs (Stomach, Liver) |
| Parietal Pericardial | Heart Cavity |
| Parietal Pleural | Lung Cavity |
| Parietal Peritoneal | Abdominopelvic cavity |