Anatomy 2 Flashcards
dorsal body cavities
cranial and spinal
space inside skull
cranial cavity
from cranial cavity to the wnd of spinal cord
spinal cavity
continuation of brain
spinal cord
contains structures within chest and abdomen
ventral
contains heart. lungs, diaphragm
Thoracic Cavity
Separated from the abdominal cavity by the
dome shaped muscle
diaphragm
- divides the lungs into right and
left cavity
Mediastinum
3 lobes
right
2 lobes
left lung
Abdominal: stomach, liver, intestines, etc.
o Pelvic: reproductive organs, bladder, etc.
Abdominopelvic Cavity
Continuous to the digestive organs until the
anus
Oral and Digestive Cavity
Posterior to the nose; part of the respiratory
system
Nasal cavity
Houses the eyes
Orbital cavities
are attached to bones, or to other
connective tissue AT NO FEWER THAN TWO
POINTS
skeletal muscles
Contains the tiny bones for hearing
Middle ear cavity
Attached to the movable bone
insertion
Increases the distance between two bones
o Hyperextension: extension greater than 180
degrees
extensiom
Movement of the ball-and-socket joints
o E.g. movement of the atlas around the dens (for
shaking head “no”)
rotation
Attached to the immovable or less movable
bone
origin body movement
Moving a limb away from the median plane of
the body
abduction
All skeletal muscles cross at least one joint
2. Bulk of the skeletal muscle lies proximal to the
joint crossed
3. All have at least 2 attachments, the origin and the
insertion
4. They can only PULL and never push
5. During contraction, the insertion moves toward the
origin
5 golden rules of skeletal muscular activity
Brings two bones closer together
flexion
Moving a limb toward to midline of the body
adduction
Combination of flexion, extension, abduction,
and adduction
circumduction
Point your toe towards your head
Dorsiflexion flexion
Point your toe away from your head
(downwards)
Plantar flexion
Turn the sole of the foot medially
inversion
Turn the sole of the foot laterally
eversion
“Turning backward”
o Palm faces anteriorly
supination Supination is lying on your back.
“Turning forward”
o palm faces posteriorly
Pronation
Action when you move the thumb to
tough tips of the other fingers
opposition
Control center of the cell
* Contains the genetic material or DNA
nucleus
A double phospholipid membrane that
allows the exchange of materials with the
rest of the cells
▪ Has pores where materials pass through
Nuclear Membrane
Nucleus contains one or more nucleoli
which are sites for ribosome production
Nucleoli
Condenses to form chromosomes during
cell division
Chromatin
head
hydrophilic
tails
hydrophobic