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Anatomy
Week 1 content
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Size | Difference between macroscopic and microscopic |
| Anatomy | Study of structure |
| Hippocrates | Father of medicine |
| Herophilus | Father of anatomy |
| Gross anatomy | Macroscopic |
| Characteristics of living things | Organization, metabolism, growth and development, responsiveness, adaptation, regulation (homeostasis), reproduction |
| Anatomical position | Toes forward, chin up, palm facing forward, thumbs out |
| Coronal/Frontal Plane | Vertical line is divided into front (anterior) and back (posterior) |
| Anterior | Front |
| Posterior | Back |
| Midsagittal plane | Divides left and right in the middle |
| Sagittal plane | Divides left and right anywhere |
| Transverse/Horizontal plane | Divides top and bottom |
| Oblique Plane | Divides on an angle |
| Deep | Interior -><- |
| Superficial | Exterior <- -> |
| Superior | Up ^ (sup) |
| Inferior | Down |
| Medial | (Extremities/limbs) inwards towards middle -><- |
| Lateral | (Extremities/limbs) outwards away from middle <- -> |
| Proximal | (Extremities/limbs) above ^ closest to the point of attachment to the trunk |
| Distal | (Extremities/limbs) below v the most distant from the point of attachment to trunk |
| Medical prefix abdominopelvic regions | Abdominopelvic cavity can be subdivided into 9 regions |
| Abdominopelvic quadrants | Abdominopelvic cavity can be subdivided into 4 quadrants |
| The stomach is _____ to the spinal cord. | ANTERIOR (in front of) |
| The heart is _____ to the sternum. | posterior (in back of) |
| The spinal cord is on the ____ side of the body. | Dorsal side (the back side of the human body) |
| The umbilicus (navel belly button) is on the ____ side of the body. | Ventral side (toward front side of the human body) |
| The chest is ____ to the pelvis. | Superior (closer to the head) |
| The stomach is _____ to the heart. | Inferior (closer to the feet) |
| The shoulders are _____ to the feet. | Cranial (at head end) |
| The abdomen is ____ to the head. | Caudal (at the rear or tail end) |
| The lungs are ___ to the shoulders. | Medial (toward the midline of the body) |
| The arms are _____ to the heart. | Lateral (away from the midline of the body) |
| The right arm is _____ to the right leg | Ipsilateral (on the same side) |
| The right arm is ______ to the left leg | Contralateral (on the opposite side) |
| The heart is ____ to the rib cage | Deep (on the inside) |
| The skin is ____ to the biceps brachii muscle | Superficial (on the outside) |
| The elbow is ____ to the hand | Proximal (closest to point of attachment to trunk) |
| The wrist is ____ to the elbow | Distal (furthest from point of attachment to trunk) |
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