Anatomy Flashcards
anterior surface of wrist is called
Volar
anterior surface of hand is called
palmar
inferior surface of tongue is called
ventral
inferior surface of foot is called
plantar
FLEXION (meaning) + dorsiflection/plantarflexion
decreasing the angle between Bones at a Joint
all anterior movements at joitns superior to the knee are flexions (neck, back, shoulder, elbow, wrist, fingers, hip)
Extension (meaning)
Increasing the angle between Bones at a Joint
all anterior movement inferior too the knee joint are extensions(knee, ankle,toes)
Abduction
(abduct someone, take away) movement AWAY from the median plane
Adduction
(Add) movement TOWARDS the median plane
circumduction
ciruclar motion at a joint
pronation
anterior surfaceof the foraem rotates such that the palm of the hand faces posteriorly
supination
forarm rotates form the pronated position back into the anatomical position
protraction
anterior movement of shoulder (forward)
retraction
posterior movements of shoulder (squeezing the shoulder blades together)
synovial fluid
anastomoses etymology
surgical connection between two structures. It usually means a connection that is created between tubular structures, such as blood vessels or loops of intestine.
periarticular arterial plexus
The articular and epiphyseal branches given off by the neighboring arteries form a periarticular arterial plexus. Exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) and nutrients is achieved, albeit slowly, via diffusion or more efficiently during exercise via convection
syndesmosis
fibrous joint
interosseous membrane
Between the Radius and Ulna (Forearm):
Between the Tibia and Fibula (Leg):
fibrous connective tissues conencting the shafts of 2 long bones, helping to keep them in place while allowing some movement
joint that has generally limited mobility
fibrous joint
examples of fibrous joints
Sutures - immovable(synarhtrotic)
Syndesmoses
Fontanelles
Hilum/ Hila
a depression/fissure where strcutures such as blood vessels and nerves enter an organ
Hilum of kidney, admits the renal artery, vein, ureter, and nerves
Splenic hilum, on the surface of the spleen, admits the splenic artery, vein, lymph vessels, and nerves
Hilum of lung, a triangular depression where the structures which form the root of the lung enter and leave the viscus
Hilum of lymph node, the portion of a lymph node where the efferent vessels exit
Hilus of dentate gyrus, part of hippocampus that contains the mossy cells.
subclavian vein
deep vein that moves deoxygenated blood from your upper body back to your heart. you have one on each side of your body. Right subclavian vein and left subclavian vein
