Anatomy Flashcards
lower, posterior portion of pelvis
Ischium (e ski yoom)
Too much fluid moves from the intravascular space
Third / Interstitial space
area outside of peritoneum (retro and organs below such as bladder, rectum uterus..)
Extraperitoneal space (pe ra ta neal)
upper arm artery (pulse check in infant cpr)
Brachial artery (bray ki yel)
The superior and inferior parts of this major vein return blood from the heart to the right atrium
Venae Cavae (vina kay-va)
Sac around the heart
Pericardium
Lateral bone of forearm
Radius (ray di es)
The foot bones
Metatarsals (meta tar souls)
organ in LUQ, acts as blood filtaration and reservoir of blood
Spleen
Hand bones
Metacarpals (meta car pulz)
Medial and larger bone of lower leg
Tibia
bone of lower jaw
Mandible (man duh bl)
Sac on the underside of liver that stores bile produced by the liver
Gallbladder (goal bluh dr)
Inferior portion of sternum
Xiphoid process (zi foid)
superior portion of sternum
manubrium (ma noo bri yem)
pelvic socket into which the ball of the femur fits to form the hip joint
acetabulum (a se TA byoo loom)
shoulder blade
scapula (scap you la)
membrane that lines the abodominal cavity
Parietal Peritoneum (pa RA yetal - PERI to knee um)
membrane that covers the internal organs
Visceral Peritoneum (PERI to knee um)
The opening at the base of the skull
Foramen magnum (fo RAY man)
The fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord
Cerebrospinal fluid (se RI bro spinal)
The tissue connecting muscle to bone
Tendon
Medial bone of the forearm
Ulna
Cheek bone
Malar (MY laar) aka zygomatic bone
Between the peritoneum and back. where the kidneys, pancreas, aorta and vena cava (among others)
Retroperitoneal space (Retro - pe re te neal)
Synonym for anterior
Ventral
Superior and widest portion of the pelvis
Ilium (e li yem)
- Tissue that connects bone to bone
- Stretching or tearing of that tissue
- Ligament
- Sprain
Verticle line from middle of the armpit to the ankle
Mid-axillary line
the two fused bones forming the upper jaw
Maxilla sng (maxila); Maxillae plr (maxili)