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Anatomy Flashcards

1
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Sagittal plane

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Splits the body into left and right

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Coronal plane

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Splits the body into front and back

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Transverse plane

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Splits the body up into top and bottom

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Anterior

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Front of the body

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Posterior

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Back of the body

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Superior

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Near the top of the head

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Inferior

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Near the soles of the feet

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Medial

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Nearer to the midline

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Lateral

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Further from the midline

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Proximal

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Nearer to the attachment of the limb to the body

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Distal

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Further from the attachment of the limb to the body

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Superficial

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Nearer to the surface of the body

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Deep

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Further from the surface of the body

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14
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Unilateral

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Found on one side of

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Bilateral

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Found on both sides

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16
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Ipsilateral

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Found on the same side

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17
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Contralateral

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Found on the opposite side of the body

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18
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Flexion

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Decreasing the angle between bones at a joint

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Extension

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Increasing the angle between bones at a joint

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Abduction

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Movement away from the median plane

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21
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Adduction

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Movement towards the median plane

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Medial rotation

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Anterior surface of the limb rotates towards the median plane

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Lateral rotation

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Anterior surface of the limb rotates away from the median plane

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Circumduction

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Circular movement at a joint

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Elevation

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Superior movement

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Depression

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Inferior movement

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27
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Protraction

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Anterior movement

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28
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Retraction

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Posterior movement

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29
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Eversion of the foot

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Sole of the foot rotates away from the median plane

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30
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Inversion of the foot

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The sole of the foot rotates towards the median plane

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31
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Dorsiflexion

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Upwards flexion of the foot

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32
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Plantarflexion

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Downward movement of the foot

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33
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How often do skin cells regenerate

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Every 3 months

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34
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How often do red blood cells regenerate

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120 days

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35
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Sympathetic tone

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Background, low level contraction of smooth muscle in arterioles

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36
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What causes sympathetic tone

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Tonic production of action potentials to arterioles by sympathetic nerves

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37
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Anastomoses

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Where arteries connect to each other without an intervening capillary network

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38
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Significance of an anastomoses

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Provides collateral routes for blood flow to supply cells distal to an arterial occlusion

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39
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End artery

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Only arterial blood supply to a given area

40
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Lymph

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Interstitial fluid in the lymphatic tissues

41
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Where does the majority of lymph drain to

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The left venous angle

42
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Where does lymph from the right lymphatic duct drain

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Right venous angle

43
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Where does lymph from the thoracic duct drain

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Left venous angle

44
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Describe the basic upper limb blood supply (4)

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  1. Subclavian artery
  2. Axillary artery
  3. Brachial artery
  4. Bifurcates into radial and ulnar artery
45
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Tuberosity

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Rough area of bone where muscles attach

46
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How many vertebrae do we have

47
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Order the different types of vertebrae

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Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal

48
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How many cervical vertebrae

49
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How many thoracic vertebrae

50
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How many lumbar vertebrae

51
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How many sacral vertebrae

52
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What do sacral vertebrae fuse to form

53
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How many coccygeal vertebrae

54
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What do coccygeal vertebrae fuse to form

55
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Name C1

56
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What’s special about C1

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Doesn’t have a body or a spinous process, has posterior and anterior arch instead

57
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Name C2

58
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What’s special about C2

A

Has an odontoid process

59
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Name C7

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Vertebrae prominens

60
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What makes C7 special

A

Arteries don’t tend to pass through

61
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Facet joint

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Between articular processes of 2 adjacent vertebrae

62
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How many pairs of ribs do we have

63
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What are the 3 types of ribs

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True, false and floating

64
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What are the true ribs

65
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What are the false ribs

66
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What are the floating ribs

A

Ribs 11+12

67
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Where do true ribs attach

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Via their costal cartilage to the sternum

68
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Where do false ribs attach

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Via the costal cartilage above to the sternum

69
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Where do floating ribs attach

A

NO ATTACHMENT

70
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Why is rib 1 the least likely to fracture

A

Protected by the clavicle

71
Q

What’s involved in the pectoral girdle

A

Scapulae and clavicles

72
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What’s involved in the pelvic girdle

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Hip bones and the sacrum

73
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State the 3 types of joints

A

Synovial
Cartilaginous
Fibrous

74
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Pivot joints

A

> 45 degree rotation

75
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Ball and socket joints

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Good ranges of multi-axial movement

76
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Plane joints

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Minimal movement in one plane

77
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Hinge joints

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Reasonable range of movement in one plane

78
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Biaxial joints

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Reasonable ROM in one plane and less in another

79
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Give an example of a pivot joint

A

Atlanto-axial joint

80
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Give an example of a ball and socket joint

81
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Give an example of a plane joint

A

Acromioclavicular joint

82
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Give an example of a hinge joint

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Elbow joint

83
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Give an example of a biaxial joint

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Metacarpophalangeal joint

84
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Primary cartilaginous joints

A

Synchondroses

85
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Secondary cartilaginous joints

86
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State the 3 types of fibrous joints

A

Syndesmoses
Sutures
Fontanelles

87
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Syndesmoses

A

Unites bones with fibrous sheet

88
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Sutures

A

Between bones of the skull

89
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Fontanelles

A

Wide sutures in the neonatal skull

90
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Subluxation

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Reduced area of contact between articular surfaces

91
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Dislocation

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Complete loss of contact between articular surfaces

92
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Paralysis

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A muscle without functioning motor nerve supply

93
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Spasticity

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The muscle has an intact and functioning motor nerve but controls from the brain aren’t working

94
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Atrophy

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Wasting muscles

95
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Hypertrophy

A

Muscle enlarges

foundations of medicine (12 decks)

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