ANATOMY Flashcards
carotid sheath components (3)
common carotid artery
internal jugular vein
vagus nerve
level of diaphragm vena cava goes through
T8
VENA CAVA = 8 letters
level of diaphragm phrenic nerve goes through
T8
PHRENIC Nerve = 8 letters
level of diaphragm vagus nerve goes through
T10
VAGUS NERVE = 10 letters
level of diaphragm oesophagus goes through
T10
OESOPHAGUS = 10 letters
level of diaphragm thoracic duct goes through
T12
THORACIC DUCT = 12 letters
level of diaphragm thoracic aorta goes through
T12
THORACIC AORTA = 13 letters (basically 12 lol)
level of diaphragm azygous vein goes through
T12
AZYGOUS VEIN = 11 letters (basically 12 lol)
most deep belly muscle
which direction does it travel in
transverse abdominus
horizontal
superficial belly muscles (2) and their direction of travel
rectus abdominus - vertical
external oblique - diagonally outwards
layer of muscle above transverse abdominus
which direction does it travel in
internal obligue
diagonally inwards
which nerve travels posterior to lung hilum
vagus
which nerve travels anterior to lung hilum
phrenic
pivot joint example
vertebrae
plane joint example
carpals
ball and socket joint example (2)
shoulder, hip
hinge joint examples (2)
knee, elbow
flat bone examples (2)
sternum
skull
long bones examples (2)
femur
phalanges
sesamoid bone examples (2)
patella
thumb
short bone examples (2)
carpals
tarsals
irregular bones examples (2)
vertebrae
scapula
layers of the heart from outside to inside (3)
epicardium
myocardium
endocardium
cardiac muscle 2 features
striated
involuntary
2 features of smooth muscle
unstriated
involuntary
2 features of skeletal muscle
striated
voluntary
what is a bone to bone attachment
ligament
what is a bone to muscle attachment
tendon
what is an ectopic pregnancy
where does it happen
fertilised egg embedded in uterine tube
where does testes development begin
posterior wall of abdomen
through which canal do the testes descend
inguinal canal
3 main contents of spermatic cord
vas deferens
testicular artery
pampiniform plexus of veins
what is the nerve supply of an erection
parasympathetic
Point = Parasympathetic, Shoot = Sympathetic
what is the nerve supply of ejaculation
sympathetic
Point = Parasympathetic, Shoot = Sympathetic
what is the thoracic duct in between in the chest
oesophagus
azygous vein
(the ‘duck’ between 2 ‘gooses’)
what move an ovum along the uterine tubes
cilia
what does the gubernaculum turn into in females after birth
ovarian ligament and round ligament of uterus
what is the tunica vaginalis
sac around the testes
where are sperm made
testes
where are sperm stored
epididymis
where does the right gonadal vein drain
IVC
where does the left gonadal vein drain
left renal vein
blood supply to/from testes
gonadal arteries/veins
lymph drainage from testes
lumbar nodes
bc of embryological origin in the posterior abdomen
lymph drainage from penis/scrotum
internal iliac nodes
blood supply to penis
deep artery of penis branch of internal pudendal artery from internal iliac
blood supply to scrotum (2)
internal pudendal artery from internal iliac
scrotal branches from external iliac artery
what is the purpose of the gubernaculum
path that guides the descent of testes
what is the tunica vaginalis
remnants of processus vaginalis
