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Anatomy 1 Flashcards

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Midsagittal plane

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Line divides body into right and left half

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Anatomical position

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Person is erect with arms by side, palms forward, legs together, with feet forward.

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Coronal plane

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Plane divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) halves

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Vertical plane

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Plane that divides the body by longitudinal section (90 degrees to the floor). Top to bottom

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Transverse plane

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The plane that divides the body by cross section. Any part cut in the middle.

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Supine

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Lying on back

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Prone

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Lying faced down

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Anterior

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Towards the front of the body

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Posterior

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Towards the back of the body

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Ventral

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Related to the front of the body

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Dorsal

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Relating to the back of the body

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Lateral

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Towards the side

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Medial

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Towards the middle

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Bilateral

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Both sides

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Midline

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Center of head, chest, and abdomen

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Palmer

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Towards the palm of the hand

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Planter

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Towards the sole of the foot

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Superior

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The upper part, near the top of the body

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Inferior

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Below, or the lower part of the body

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Proximal

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A point near the Midsagittal plane (near the origin of attachment)

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Distal

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A point that is away from the mid-sagittal plane (away from the origin or point of attachment)

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External/ Internal

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E-outside the body, visible be the naked eye

I-inside of the body, needs incision.

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Superficial/ deep

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S-towards the surface of the body

D- toward the core of the body

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Caudal

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In the area of the tailbone (coccyx in the male)

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Cranial

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In the area of the head

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Cranium

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Related to the skull

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Cerebral

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Relating to the brain

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Plural sac

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The chest cavity membrane surrounding the lungs

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Pericardial sac

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The membrane surrounding the heart

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Pulmonary/ cardiac

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P- relating to the lungs

C- relating to the heart

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Coronary arteries

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The blood vessels which supply the heart with blood

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Pulmonary arteries

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The blood vessels which returns blood to the lung.

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Intercostal

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Relating to the space between the ribs

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Peritoneum

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Abdominal cavity membrane

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Hepatic/ gastrict

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H- relating to the liver

G- relating to the stomach

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Cholecystic/ renal

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C-relating to the gall blader

R- relating to the kidneys

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Artery

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Thick wall blood vessels which carry blood from the heart to the body

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Vein

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Thin wall blood vessels which RETURNS blood to the heart

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3 layers of the skin (top to bottom)

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EDS
Epidermis
Dermis
Subcutaneous tissue

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Arteriosclerosis

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Hardening of the arteries by cholesterol

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Thrombosis

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Blood clot inside the blood vessels

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Embolus

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Embolism refers to the occlusion of some part of the cardiovascular system by impact ion of a foreign mass (embolus) transported to the site through the blood steam

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Peritonitis

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Inflammation of the peritoneum (abdominal cavity membrane)

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Plurisy

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Inflammation of the pleura (chest cavity membrane)

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Phlebitis

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Inflammation of the veins

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Edema

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Excess amount of fluids in the cells and intercellular spaces (swelling)

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Aneurysm

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Weakening and dilation of the wall of a blood vessel

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Infarction

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Dead tissue in an organ due to insufficient circulation of blood

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Myocardial infarction

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Death of an area of cardiac muscle

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Disease

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An impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

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Syndrome

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A set of symptoms or conditions that occur together and suggest presence of a certain disease of increase chances of developing the disease

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C.V.A. (Stroke)

Cerebral vascular aneurysm

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Injury to the brain resulting from spontaneous hemorrhage to thrombosis

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Shock

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Shock is peripheral circulatory failure

2 types- synthetic and para-synthetic

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Concussion

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A transient loss of consciousness due to shaking up the brain tissue without loss of the brain function

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Brain compression

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Loss of consciousness due to increase in the intracranial pressure

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Cardiac tamponade

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Mechanical compression of the heart by large amounts of fluid or blood within the pericardial space that limits the normal range of nothin and function of the heart

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