ANATOMY Flashcards
The basic processes of life includes
organization, metabolism,responsiveness, movements and reproduction
ability to use energy to perform vital functions, such as growth, movement and reproduction
metabolism
ability of body to detect and respond to changes
responsiveness
includes motion of the whole body individual organs. single cells, and even tiny structures inside the cell
movement
inceeasw in body size of existing cells, an increase in the number of cells or both
growth
the depevelopment of a cell from an unspecialized to a specialized state
differentiation
formation of new cells, for tissue growth, repair or replacement or to the production of a new individual
reproduction
Existence and maintenance of a relative constant environment within the body despite the fluctuations in either the external or the internal environment
homeostasis
The standard reference positiom of the body
used to describe the location of structures
anatomical position
divide the body into anterior and posterior
coronal plane
equal right and equal left
midsagittal plane
superior and inferior parts of the body
transverse or axial plane
decreases the angle of the joint
flexion
increases the angle as the body part moves from a flexed to a straightened position
extension
extending a joint beyond the straight or neutral position
hyper extension
to decrease the angle between the dorsum and the lower leg, moving foot and toes upward
dorsiflexion foot
extending the ankle joint, moving foot and toes downward from the normal position, flexing or decreasing the angle toward the plantar surface of the foot
plantar flexion
what is the two body cavities
dorsal cavityand ventral cavity
contains organ of the nervous system that coordinate the body’s function.
dorsal cavity
Dorsal cavity is divided into what
cranial cavity and spinal cavity
contains organ that are involved in maintaining homeostasis or constant internal environment within small ranges of deviation.
ventral cavity
subdivisions of ventral cavity are
thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity
Enclosed in the thoracic wall and the diaphragm is subdivided into three major compartments
left and right pleural cavity
the pleural cavities are seperated by the
mediastinum
thick, flexible soft tissue partition orienting a longitudinal in median sagittal plane
mediastinum
biggest body cavity
abdominopelvic cavity
most part of digestive, urimary and reproductive system, besides muscles, nerves, fascia and vessels
abdominopelvic cavity
locate at the junction of bones and frontal bone
nasion
little horn. the midlinepoint at the junction of the upper lip and the nasal septum
acanthion
lower posterior angle on each side of the jaw or mandible
gonion
the line that connects the pupils or the outer canthi of the patients eye
interpupillary line
the smooth, slightly raised triangular area between and slightly superior to the eyebrows and above the bridge of the nose
glabella
the large flap of ear made of cartilage
auricle or pinna
the small cartilaginous flap that covers the opening of the ear
tragus
refers to the superior attachment of the auricle r the part where the side frames of eyeglasses rests
tea or top of the ear attachment
corresponds to the highest level of the petrous ridge on each side
tea
