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A&P- Lab 1 Key Terms Flashcards

1
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Anatomical position

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feet on floor, eyes facing forward, palms forward

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sagittal plane

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vertical plane that divides body into equal left and right halves

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midsagittal plane

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divides exactly in midline portion of body into equal right and left halves

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parasagittal plane

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unequal division of left and right halves

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transverse plane

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divides body horizontally (superior and inferior parts)

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anterior

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anything towards the front or belly

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ventral

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anything towards belly

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posterior

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anything towards the back

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dorsal

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back (ex. the spinal cord is dorsal towards the heart

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superior

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towards the head

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inferior

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towards the feet

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medial

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points horizontal towards midline

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lateral

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points horizontal away from midline

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14
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proximal

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closer to the body of the trunk

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distal

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farther from the trunk

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superficial

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closer to body’s surface (i.e. skin)

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deep

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further from body’s surface

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18
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prone

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face down on belly

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19
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supine

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lying on back w/ face up

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20
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axial region

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head, neck, truck (waste up)

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21
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what are 2 sections of axial regions?

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thoratic and abdominal

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22
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thoratic

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chest (above ribcage)

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abdominal

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below diaphram

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appendicular region

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upper limbs/lower limbs

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brachium

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elbow/shoulder

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anti-brachium

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wrist to elbow

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27
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carpus

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wrist

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manus

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hand

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29
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digits

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fingers and hands

30
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thigh

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above knee

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crus

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knee to ankle

32
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tarsus

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ankle region

33
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pes

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foot

34
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dorsal cavity contains what 2 cavities?

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contains cranial and vertebral cavities

35
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cranial cavity contains what?

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brain

36
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vertebral cavity contains what?

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spinal cord

37
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meninges protects what?

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protects brain and spinal cord

38
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Ventral (anterior) cavity has 2 subdivisions. What are they?

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superior and inferior

39
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thoracic cavity is divided into what 3 portions?

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2 pleural cavities (L&R) and mediastinum

40
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pleural cavities surround what?

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lungs

41
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pleura is lined with a 2 layer membrane called?

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parietial (outer) and visceral (inner)

42
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What is inflammation of the pleura?

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pleurisy

43
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“itis” is a suffix that means?

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when something is inflamed such as an inflammitory disease

44
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pericardial cavity is the space between_____&________.

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partietal and visceral

45
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What is pericardium?

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membrane that covers surface of the heart

46
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Abdominopelvic cavity contains which 2 cavities?

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abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity

47
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peritoneum (parital/visceral) covers what?

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membrane that covers surface of organs in abdomen

48
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peritoneal cavity’s is?

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fluid filled space that is between parietal and visceral peritoneum

49
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What is retroperitoneal?

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organs between peritoneum and dorsal cavity

50
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Which microscopes are most commonly used?

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light and electron microscopes

51
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What does the diaphram do in relation to the microscope?

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adjusts light

52
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What is the purpose of the stage in relation to the microscope ?

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holds specimans and slides into the microscope

53
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What is the purpose of the mechanical stage control?

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moves slide around and moves stage around

54
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What is the purpose of the “objective” with the microscope?

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the objective are the lenses

55
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What is the purpose of the nose piece in the microscope?

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rotates magnifications

56
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What is the purpose of the “course/fine adjustment” in a microscope?

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the knob closes to arm of scope to adjust and clarify

57
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What are the purpose of the oculars in a microscope?

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they are eye pieces that can be magnified

58
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What is closing of a “joint” or “bending?”

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flexion, such as fetal position

59
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What is opening of a “joint” or straightening?”

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extension

60
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What is movement AWAY from the midline?

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abduction, like an alien abduction (moving away)

61
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When you flex your foot with toes up, is called what?

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dorsiflexion (toes up towards dorsal)

62
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What is movement TOWARDS the midline?

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adduction

63
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What is flexing foot with toes down?

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plantarflexion (plant downward)

64
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What is lateral movement of the wrist towards the radius (flex on thumb side)?

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radial deviation

65
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What is medial movement of the wrist toward the ulna (pinky side)?

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ulnar deviation

66
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What is upward movement of a structure?

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elevation

67
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What is downward movement of a structure?

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depression

68
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What is when movement of a structure is drawn backward?

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retraction

69
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What is movement of a structure drawn forward?

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protraction

70
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Rotation of the forearm, palm facing up; or rotation towards the ankle

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pronation (pro athletes putting hands on top of each other)

71
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Rotation of palm facing upward,

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supination (think of holding bowl of soup)

A&P Lab 1 Key Terms (1 decks)

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