A&P 1 Flashcards
What is the principle of complementarity of structure and function?
Form follows function
What system maintains boundaries?
Integumentary system
What system controls movement?
Musculoskeletal system
What system controls responsiveness (irritability)?
Nervous system
What system controls digestion and distribution?
Digestive and Cardiovascular systems
What system controls excretion?
Digestive and Respiratory systems
What system is responsible for growth?
Excretory system
What system controls the intake of nutrients?
Digestive system
What is the definition of homeostasis?
The maintenance of a stable internal environment
What are the components of a feedback loop?
Receptor
Control center
Effector
Describe the afferent pathway.
Input flows from the receptor to the control center
Describe the efferent pathway.
Output flows from the control center to the effector
What does a positive feedback loop do?
The variable change enhances or aggravates initial stimulus.
What does a negative feedback loop do?
The variable change is opposite of the initial stimulus.
What is an example of a positive feedback loop?
regulation of blood clotting
What is an example of a negative feedback loop?
regulation of blood volume
regulation of body temperature
Describe superior (cranial).
toward the head
Describe inferior (caudal).
away from the head
Describe anterior (ventral)
front of the body
Describe posterior (dorsal).
back of the body
Describe medial.
toward the midline of the body
Describe lateral.
away from the midline of the body
Describe intermediate.
Halfway between medial and lateral.
Describe proximal.
closer to the point of attachment
Describe distal.
further from the point of attachment
Describe superficial (external).
close to the surface
Describe deep (internal).
more internal than superficial
What axis is used with the frontal plane?
Anteroposterior (sagittal) axis
What axis is used with the sagittal plane?
Lateral (frontal) axis
What axis is used with the transverse plane?
Vertical (longitudinal) axis
What movements are in the sagittal plane?
Flexion Extension Circumduction (circumflexion) Dorsal flexion (dorsiflexion) Plantar flexion
Describe the sagittal plane.
the plane that cuts the body in equal right and left halves
Describe the frontal plane.
The plane that cuts the body into equal front and back halves.
Describe the transverse plane.
The plane that cuts the body into equal top and bottom halves.
Define flexion.
A decrease in the joint angle
Define extension.
An increase in the joint angle
Define circumduction (circumflexion).
A combination of movements that describes an arc/cone.
What is an example of circumduction?
Shoulder circles
Define dorsal flexion (dorsiflexion).
A decreased angle of the ankle joint.
What is an example of dorsiflexion?
Pull toes up
Define plantar flexion.
An increased angle of the ankle joint
What is the example of plantar flexion?
pointing toes
What movements are made in the frontal plane?
Abduction
Adduction
Lateral flexion
What movements are made in the transverse plane?
Internal rotation External rotation Pronation Supination Eversion Inversion
Define Lateral flexion.
a decrease in the joint angle in the frontal plane
Define internal rotation
A rotary movement toward the midline
Define external rotation.
A rotary movement away from the midline
Define pronation.
Internal rotation of the radius (palms down)
Define supination.
External rotation of the radius (palms up)
Define eversion.
A lateral movement of the foot (sole out)
Define inversion.
A medial movement of the foot (sole in)
Define abduction.
a lateral movement away from midline
Define adduction
a lateral movement towards the midline
What are the characteristics of hyaline cartilage?
Collagen fibers
Flexible and resilent
What are some examples of hyaline cartilage?
Nose
articular cartilage of a joint
costal cartilage
What are the characteristics of elastic cartilage?
Stretchy and reslient
What is an example of elastic cartilage?
External ear
What are the characteristics of fibrocartilage?
Thick collagen with high tensile strength
Heavy weight-bearing
What are examples of fibrocartilage?
Cartilage in the intervertebral disc
Meniscus
Pubic symphysis
What is an example of a long bone?
Humerus
Femur
What is an example of a short bone?
trapezoid (in the hand)
What is an example of an irregular bone?
Vertebra
What is an example of a flat bone?
Sternum
ribs
What are the 8 sites of muscle and ligament attachments?
Tuberosity Crest Trochanter Line Tubercle Epicondyle Spine Process
Where is one tuberosity located?
On the humerous
Define tuberosity.
A large rounded projection; may be roughened
Define a crest.
A narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
Where is one crest located?
On the illium
Where is one trochanter found?
On the femur
Define a trochanter.
A very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process.
Define a line.
A narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
Where is one line located?
On the illium
Define a tubercle.
A small rounded projection or process.
Where is a tubercle located?
On the proximal humerous.
Define an epicondyle.
A raised area on or above a condyle
Where is one epicondyle located?
On the distal humerous
Define a spine.
A sharp, slender, often pointed projection
Where can one spine be located?
on the scapula
Define a process.
Any bony prominence
Where is a process located?
On the distal radius
What are the 4 projections that help form joints?
Head
Facet
Condyle
Ramus
What is a head?
A bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
What is a facet?
A smooth, nearly flat articular projection.
What is a condyle?
A rounded articular projection
What is a ramus?
An armlike bar of the bone
Where is a head?
On the proximal humerous
Where is a facet?
On the patella
Where is a condyle?
On the distal femur
Where is a ramus?
On the pubis and the ischium
What are the 6 depressions and opening for blood vessels and nerves?
Meatus Sinus Fossa Groove Fissure Foramen
What is a meatus?
A canal-like passageway
What is a sinus?
A cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane