A & P. Lecture 1 Flashcards
What is the difference between anatomy and physiology?
Anatomy deals with the form and structure of the body and its parts—what things look like and where they are located. Physiology deals with the functions of the body and its parts—how things work and what they do
When you are facing your own cat or dog, is the front limb to your right, the animal’s left or right front limb?
Left
What term means toward the tail end of the body?
Caudal
What term means toward the head end of the body?
Cranial
When referring just to the head, what word means towards the nose?
Rostral
What word means towards the back?
Dorsal
What word means towards the belly?
Ventral
What word means towards the center line of the body?
Medial
What word means away from the center line of the body?
Lateral
When referring to extremities (eg. limbs, tail, ears) what word means away from the body?
Distal
When referring to extremities (eg. limbs, tail, ears) what word means towards the body?
Proximal
What word means the front of a front limb distal to the carpus?
Palmar
What word means the front of a hind limb distal to the tarsus?
Plantar
What is the barrel in a horse?
The trunk of the body
In a cow, is the knee the same as the stifle?
No. In the cow the knee is the same as the carpus (wrist) in small animals.
