Anatomy Flashcards
What makes the chemical level of tissue
Atoms combine to form molecules
How is the cellular level of tissue made
Molecules interact to form cells
How is the tissue level made
cells that secrete and regulate extracellular material and fluids combine
The four tissue types are…
Epithelial tissue, Connective tissue, Muscle tissue and Nervous tissue
Epithelial tissue includes…
Glands and Epithelia
The two types of glands in epithelial tissue are…
Exocrine glands and endocrine glands
The functions of epithelial tissue are…
Provide physical protection, control permeability, provide sensation and produce specialised secretions
The three types of connective tissue are…
Connective tissue proper, Fluid connective tissue and supporting connective tissue
The two types of connective tissue proper are…
Loose and dense
The two types of fluid connective tissue are…
Blood and Lymph
The two types of supportive connective tissue are…
Cartilage and bone
Collagen fibres…
Are the stitchwork that holds us together and forms most organs. It is stiff.
Elastic fibres…
Provide some movement/flexability in organs
The three types of muscle tissue are…
Skeletal muscle tissue, cardial muscle tissue and smooth muscle tissue
Muscle tissue does what…
Contracts to provide movement
Nervous tissue does what…
Conducts electrical impulses and carries information.
What does feedback do
React to a situation
What does feedforward do
Anticipate a situation
What does the anatomical position look like
Upright, face forwards, feet together, palms face forwards
Anterior
Closer to the front
Posterior
Closer to the back
Superior
Closer to the head
Inferior
Closer to the feet
Medial
Closer to the midline
Lateral
Further away from the midline (outside the body)
Proximal (used to describe limbs)
Further up limb (closer to trunk)
Distal (used to describe limbs)
Further down limb
Superficial
Closer to the surface (can touch/feel it)
Deep
Further from the surface (can’t touch it)
Sagittal Plane
Down the middle (separates left from right)
Coronal
Through the middle (separates front from back)
Transverse
Slices in half (separates top from bottom)
Flexion
Decreases the angle (brings fleshy parts of limbs closer together)
Extension
Increases the angle (fleshy parts of limbs further away)
Hyper-extension
Decreases the angle again (fleshy bits coming closer together again)
Dorsiflexion
Toes up (ankle flexion)
Plantarflexion
Toes down (ankle extension)