Anatomy Flashcards
Anatomy Based Questions
What does Gross Anatomy Mean
Study of Anatomy at the Visible or Macroscopic Level
What does Microscopic Anatomy Mean
Study of Anatomy under the microscope
What does Surface Anatomy Mean
Study of External Anatomy
What does Systematic Anatomy Mean
The study of the Structures that make up a body system, E.G. Musculoskeletal system
What does Regional Anatomy Mean
The study of Anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body
What are the 5 Main Subclasses of Anatomy
Gross (Macroscopic), Microscopic, Surface, Systematic, Regional
What is the Difference between Anatomy and Physiology
Anatomy is Structure, and Physiology is Function and Processes
What is Neurophysiology
The study of how the body works with the Nerves and Brain
What is Pathophysiology
The study of Diseases on the body
What is Palpation
Examining Via Feeling and Touch
What is Auscultation
Examining Via Sound and Listening (Commonly via Stethoscope)
What is Percussion Examining
Tapping body parts with fingers, hands or instruments as part of an examination
What are the Methods of Examination
Inspection, Dissection, Palpations, Auscultation, Percussion, Medical Imaging
What are the 5 main features of the Anatomical Position
Standing Upright, Face Forward, Parallel Feet, Arms Hanging at Side, Palms Facing Forward
Do we refer to Patients Left or Examiners Left
Always Patients Left or Right
What is the difference between a Section and a Plane
A Section is a physical cut or Image from Medical Imaging used to reveal internal anatomy and a Plane is an Imaginary Line / Flat Surface used to separate it into specific Sections
What are the 2 Ways to see a Section for Anatomy
Physical Cut or Medical Image Result
What are the 3 Major Planes
Sagittal, Frontal (Coronal), Transverse (Horizontal)
What is the plane called that Splits Directly down the Centre
Mid Sagittal / Median Plane
What Plane divides the body into left and right portions, parallel to the sagittal plane
Parasagittal Plane
What Plane Cuts the Subject from Left to Right (facing us)
Frontal / Coronal
What Plane Cuts the Subject Horizontally
Transverse / Horizontal
What is the Axial Region
Everything but the limbs (Head, Neck and Trunk)
What is the Appendicular Region
Upper and Lower Limbs including Shoulder and Pelvis
What is a Body Cavity
A Large Space Housing and Protecting Organs
What is a Pericardial Cavity
The Cavity Around the Heart
What is a Vertebral Cavity
Spine cavity Connected to the Cranial Cavity
What are Meninges
They Line the Cranial and Vertebral Cavities and protect Nervous Tissue and Hard Bone
What is the Thoracic Cavity
Upper Chest Cavity Separated from Abdominopelvic Cavity by Diaphragm muscle
What is a Membrane
A thin sheet of tissue or layer of cells acting as a boundary, lining, or partition in an organism
What is the Membrane called that is Exposed to the Outside World
Serous Membrane
What is the Membrane called that is NOT Exposed to the Outside World
Mucous Membrane
What Separates the Thoracic Cavity from the Abdominopelvic Cavity
Diaphragm Muscle
What contains esophagus, trachea, heart and major blood vessels
Mediastinum
What does Pericardium Mean
Around the Heart
What is the Two Layered Serous Membrane Around the Heart
Pericardium
What is the Two Layered Serous Membrane Around the Lungs
Pleura
What is the Cavity called that contains most of the Digestive System
Abdominal Cavity
What contains the lowermost part of large intestine, bladder, urethra, and reproductive organs
Pelvic Cavity
What Separates the Abdominal and Pelvic Cavity
The Margin of the Pelvic Inlet
What is the Peritoneal Cavity
Potential Space between Parietal and Visceral Peritoneum
What is the Outer Serous Membrane that Lines Abdominal Wall
Parietal Peritoneum (serous membrane)
What is the Membrane called that holds intestines in (a subcategory of Visceral Peritoneum)
Mesentery Membrane
What is the Layer of Tissue called that covers most of the Abdominal Organs
Visceral Peritoneum
Where can you find Peritoneum Membrane
Abdominopelvic Cavity
What Digestive Organs are Outside the Peritoneum and are only partially covered by Peritoneum
Retroperitoneal Organs (e.g Kidney)
What Digestive Organs Are Completely Covered by Peritoneum
Intraperitoneal Organs (E.g. Loops of Small Intestines)
