1.1 Bones Flashcards
Directional Terms
Words that describe the location of one structure in relationship to another or specific locations on an organ or bone.
Regional Terms
Words that describe specific regions or locations on the body
Body Planes
Words that act like a coordinate system to describe a human in the anatomical position
Anatomical Planes
A hypothetical plane used to intersect the body in order to describe the location of structures or the direction of movement.
Axillary Skeleton
The head and trunk portion of the skeleton
Appendicular Skeleton
The part of the skeleton containing the limbs, pelvis, and shoulder blades
Name the 4 planes
Coronal Plane
Median Plane
Sagittal Plane
Transverse Plane
What are the two subcategories of the Dorsal Cavity?
Cranial Cavity
Vertebral Cavity
What are the two subcategories of the Ventral Cavity?
Thoracic Cavity
Abdominal/Pelvic Cavity
What separates the Thoracic Cavity from the Abdominal/Pelvic Cavity?
Diaphragm
Cell
smallest unit of life
Tissue
An integrated group of cells with a common function or structure
Organs
A collection of tissues in an organism that performs a specific function
Organs System
A group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions
Histology
The study of the microscopic anatomy of tissue
AKA Microanatomy
Another name for Microanatomy
Histology
Physiology
The way in which a living organism or body part function
Words that describe the location of one structure in relationship to another or specific locations on an organ or bone.
Directional Terms
Words that describe specific regions or locations on the body
Regional Terms
Words that act like a coordinate system to describe a human in the anatomical position
Body Planes
A hypothetical plane used to intersect the body in order to describe the location of structures or the direction of movement.
Anatomical Planes
The head and trunk portion of the skeleton
Axillary Skeleton
The part of the skeleton containing the limbs, pelvis, and shoulder blades
Appendicular Skeleton
An integrated group of cells with a common function or structure
Tissue