Anatomy Flashcards
What is anatomy
Anatomy: Human anatomy is the scientific study of the body’s
structures and their relationships to each other
Describe the anatomical position
Standing
Hands at sides
Palms facing forward
Feet together
superior and inferior
top and bottom
medial and lateral
middle and side
proximal and distal
ONLY WHEN TALKING ABOUT LIMBS
nearer to the centre of the body and further away
anterior and posterior
infront and behind
cephalic and caudal
head and tail
what are the most common histological stains
Hematoxylin & Eosin
what does alcian blue stain
Stains mucins blue (e.g. goblet
cells
what is masson’s trichrome used for
used to assist in
differentiating collagen (blue/green) and muscle (red)
what does giemsa stain
stains nuclear membrane & chromatin
blue, commonly used to stain blood cells &
blood parasites.
what does sudan black & osmium stain
stains lipid containing
structures such as myelin brown/black
in terms of anatomy what does reflect mean
to bend a structure away from a cut surface (move out of
the way)
what does resect mean
to cut out all or part of a structure
