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Anatomical Terms Flashcards

0
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Divides the body into left and right

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Midsagittal or sagittal

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3 major planes

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Midsagittal
Transverse
Coronal

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2
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Divides into superior and inferior

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Transverse

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3
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Horizontal plane

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Transverse plane

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4
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Divides into ant and post

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Coronal plane

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Frontal plane

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Coronal plane

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Reference points: BODY
Sagittal:
Transverse:
Coronal:

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Umbilical region
Umbilical region
Ears: ant to tragus

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7
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Head or skull reference points: Sagittal
Cranium:
Nose:

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sagittal suture

Nasal suture

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Head or skull reference points: transverse

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Boundary bet nasal region and maxilla

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Head or skull reference points: coronal
Ears:
Skull:

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Ant to tragus

Coronal suture

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10
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2 body cavities:

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Dorsal cavity

Ventral cavity

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Dorsal cavity is divided into

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Cranial

Spinal

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12
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Structure that separates cranial and spinal cavity

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Foramen magnum

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13
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Ventral cavity is divided into

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Thoracic

Abdominipelvic

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14
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Structure that separates thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity

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Diaphragm

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15
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2 subdivisions of abdominopelvic cavity

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Abdominal cavity

Pelvic cavity

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16
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Not enclosed by bones

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Abdominal cavity

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17
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Cavity or divisions in the head and neck region

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Cranial cavity

C1-C7

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18
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Body being divided into

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Planes

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19
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Towards the head

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Superior
Cranial
cephalic

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20
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Away from the head

Tail bone- coccyx

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Inferior

Caudal

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21
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Belly

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Ventral

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Back

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Dorsal

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Towards the median

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Membrane lining the cavity walls

25
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Ex of parietal

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Periosteum

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Cpventral body cavity that houses a grp of internal organs

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Ex of visceral

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Meninges: dura mater

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At the body surface

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Superficial

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Closer to pt of attachment

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Farther to pt of attachment

31
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Points of attachment of the limbs

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Shoulder joint

Pelvic

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Head

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Cephaloc
Cranial
Cerebral

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Forehead

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Back or base of skull

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Cheek

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Buccal

Zygoma

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Chin

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Mental

Mandibular

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Eye

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Neck

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Mouth

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Back of neck

41
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2 major approaches

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Systemic

Regional anatomy

42
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Common functions among organs

Identify func and structures that particularly perform common function

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Approach: specific part of the body

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Regional anatomy

44
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Approaches in examining internal structures

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Surface anatomy

Anatomical imaging

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External features such as bony projections

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Surface anatomy

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Involves using xrays, mri ultrasound

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Anatomical imaging

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Examines shape and markings on the surface of the body

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Surface anatomy

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Impt of surface anatomy

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  • Help diagnose medical conditons and treat patients

- essential in locating and identifying anatomic structures

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4 techniques insurface anatomy

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Visual inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation

50
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Directly observe the structure and markings of surface featured

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Visual inspection

51
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Feeling with firm pressure or perceiving by the sense of touch

52
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Precisely locate and identify anatomic features under the skin

53
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Tap sharply on specific body sites to detect resonating vibrations

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Percussion

54
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Listen to sounds omitted from organs

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Auscultation

55
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Muscles attach to superior nuchal

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Trapezius

Sternocleidomastoid

56
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Relatively small area

Large number of impt struc are compressed

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Head and neck region

57
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Protective structures/nerve structures

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Brain
Sense organs
Cranial nerves
Branches of cervical plexus

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