Anatomical landuage Flashcards
Anterior?
Everything at front
Posterior?
Everything at back
Lateral?
Away from mid line
Medial?
Everything in centre
Proximal?
Towards the heart
Distal?
Away from heart
Superior?
Above waist line
Inferior?
Below waist line
Peripheral?
Away from centre
Superficial?
Like cut on skin, (can be seen)
Deep?
Inside skin, underneath
Supine?
Back faced down, lying on back
Prone?
Front faced down, lying on belly
The anatomical position?
4 points
Faced forward
Feet pointed forward
Palms facing forward
Arms/legs not bent should be relaxed + straight
What are red blood cells?
2 points
Carries oxygen around the body and carbon dioxide away
Made in bone marrow and more you train more cells made.
What are white blood cells?
2 points
Produce antibodies
Destroys antagonises and microorganism.
What are platelets?
1 point
Combine together to from clots and protect body from any other infections coming into the body.
What is plasma?
1 point
Carries carbon dioxide, hormones and waste and the water is part of blood.
What does aorta do?
1 point
Send oxygenated blood to the body.
What does the vena cava do?
1 point
Receives the deoxygenated blood
What does the pulmonary artery do?
1 point
Send deoxygenated blood to lungs, to become oxygenated blood.
What does the pulmonary vein do?
1 point
Brings oxygenated blood back into heart from the lungs.
What does the arteries do?
1 point
Delivers oxygenated blood away from heart to the tissues of blood.
What does the arterioles do?
1 point
Transports blood from arteries to capillaries.