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A&P U1 Interim #1 Flashcards

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Anatomy

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study of (bodily) structures

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Physiology

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study of (bodily) functions

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How does A&P connect/work together?

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Anatomy is the result of physiology while physiology is made possible by anatomy (both A&P go hand in hand in allowing the body to function properly!)

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What are the levels of organization in the human body? Explain each.

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  1. Atom
  2. Molecule/macromolecule (protein, DNA, RNA, etc.)
  3. Organelles (makes cells mitochondria, lysosome, Golgi Apparatus)
  4. Cell (performs the basic function of life, the smallest unit of an organism)
  5. Tissue (group of similar cells muscular, nervous, etc.)
  6. Organ (cluster of tissues & each with specialized function heart, lungs, etc.)
  7. Organ system (each w/ unique purpose circulatory, respiratory, etc.)
  8. Organisim
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Axial

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the axis of the body/the bones that make up the central core of the body; consists of the skull, the ossicles (inner ear), the hyoid bone (supports the tongue), vertebral column, ribs, sternum

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Appendicular

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attachments to the axial skeleton (e.g. coxal/”hip” bone)

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Acromial

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point of the shoulder, stabilizes the shoulder girdle

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Antebrachial

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pertaining to the forearm (radius & ulna)

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Antecubital

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anterior surface of the elbow pulse = press above anticubital region

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Axillary

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pertaining to the armpit

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Brachial

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upper arm between the shoulder and elbow

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Buccal

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the cheek

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Carpal

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the wrist

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Cervical

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the neck

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Coxal

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pertaining to the hip

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Crural

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the leg between the knee & foot

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Digital

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the fingers/toes

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Femoral

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the thigh region

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Frontal

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the forehead region

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Hallux

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big/”great” toe

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Inguinal

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groin area

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Mammary

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the breast region

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Mental

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the chin region

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Nasal

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nose

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Vibrissae

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nasal hairs

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Oral

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mouth

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Orbital

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bony eye socket, houses the eyeball

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Palmar

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palm of the hand

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Patellar

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anterior kneecap/the front of the kneecap

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Pedal

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the foot (we are bipedal organisms)

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Pelvic

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pelvis region

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Fibular

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side of the leg

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Pollex

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Pubic

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the genital region

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Sternal

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region of the breastbone, located in the middle of the chest

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Tarsal

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the ankle (composed of 7 bones)

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Thoracic

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the chest region

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Umbilical

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Supine

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lying upwards, spine on the ground

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Prone

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facing downwards, chest on the ground

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Sagittal

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divides a person in anatomical position into right and left halves; may be in the center of the body, dividing the body into 2 equal parts or away from the midline and divide the body into 2 unequal parts

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MidSagittal

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also known as the median plane, divides the body into 2 equal parts from the midline/the navel

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ParaSagittal

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Refers to any plane parallel to the sagittal/midsagittal plane

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Frontal/Coronal

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divides the body into a front and back (ventral and dorsal)

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Transverse

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also known as a cross-sectional plane, divides the body into top and body sections (divides the body into upper superior and lower inferior sections)

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Calcaneal

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heel of the foot

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Cephalic

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Dorsum/Dorsal

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the back of the body

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Gluteal

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buttocks/rump

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Lumbar

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area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin

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Manus

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Occipital

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posterior aspect of the head/base of the skull

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Olecranal/cubital

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Otic

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Perineal

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region between the anus and exterior genitalia

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Plantar

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sole of the foot

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Sacral

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region between hips

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Popliteal

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back/posterior/dorsal of the knee

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Scapular

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scapula or shoulder blade area

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Sural

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the calf/posterior surface of the leg

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Vertebral

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spinal column

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Superior

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Inferior

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Anterior

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Posterior

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Medial

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towards the midline of the body

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Lateral

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away from the midline of the body

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Caudal

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towards the tail/away from the head-end of the body

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Dorsal

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the backside of the body

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Ventral

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the front of the body/the belly area

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proximal

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near the trunk/attached end of the body, closer to its origin

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Distal

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farther from the trunk/attached end, further away from its origin

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Superficial

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toward or at the body surface

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Deep

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away from the body surface

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Umbilical

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centermost region

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Epigastric

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superior to the umbilical region, overlies most of the stomach

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Hypogastric

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inferior to the umblical region, “pubic” region

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Iliac

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lateral to the hypogastric region, overlying superior parts of the hip bones

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Lumbar

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lateral to the umbilical region

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Hypochondriac region

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flanking the epigastric region, laterally overlying the lower ribs

A&P - P.3 (17 decks)

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