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Speech Anatomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the difference between tendons and ligaments? | Tendons: tough, non-elastic cords connecting muscle to bone, cartilage, and muscle Ligaments: tough, elastic cords connecting bone to bone, bone to cartilage, and cartilage to cartilage |
| In which epithelial tissue does gas exchange occur? | simple squamous |
| What are the two compound epithelial tissues? | stratified and transitional |
| Where is compound transitional tissue found? | lining of bladder |
| The skin, pharynx, mouth, and esophagus are lined with what kind of tissue? | compound stratified epithelial tissue |
| Another way of saying toward the front anatomically. | anterior |
| The anatomic way of saying toward the surface of the body. | superficial |
| Toward the lower end of the body. | inferior/ caudal |
| Coronal | A vertical plane passing through the body or structure, dividing it into front and back halves |
| Transverse | A horizontal plane passing through the body or structure, dividing it into upper and lower portions. |
| Sagittal | A vertical plane passing through the body or structure, dividing it into left and right portions. |
| Mid-Sagittal | A vertical plane passing through the body or structure, dividing it into equal left and right halves. |
| Cuboidal epithelium | some glands such as the thyroid |
| What are the three types of cartilage? | hyaline- blue/white (ribs, sternum) elastic- yellow (pinna, larynx) fibrous- white (vertebral discs) |
| What are the two types of bone? | dense/compact-vascularized spongy-porous, contains marrow |
| Vascular tissue comprises what percent of a person's body weight? | 10% |
| The three types of muscular tissue include... | striated-voluntary (skeletal muscle) smooth-involuntary (stomach, intestines) cardiac-involuntary (heart) |
| Insertion | the point of attachment with the most mobility |
| Origin | the point of attachment that remains relatively fixed |
| Agonists | muscles that move a structure |
| Antagonists | muscles that oppose a movement |
| Synergists | muscles that stabilize a structure and assist in a movement (wrist). |
| Crest | prominent ridge |
| Process | bony prominence |
| Spine | sharp projection |
| Groove or Sulcus | furrow |
| Fissure | cleft or deep groove |
| Foramen | opening or perforation |
| Fossa | pit or hollow |
| Meatus | tube or passageway |
| Sinus | cavity within a bone |
| Abduction | move away from the median axis |
| Adduction | move toward the median axis |
| What are the descriptors used in naming muscles? | Direction, Shape, Size, Location, Action, Number of origins, and Location of attachment |