Anatomy And Physiology Flashcards
Superior
Top
Inferior
Below
Anterior/ ventral
Front
Posterior/dorsal
Back
Caudad
Tail
Medial
Away from side
Cephalad
Head
Lateral
Side
Distal
Away from point of origin
Proximal
Close to point of origin
Visceral
Internal organs
Parietal
Toward wall
- away from outer wall
Deep
Inside of part
-away from surface
Superficial
Toward surface of part
-away from inside
Medullary
Inner region, medulla
Cortical
And utter region, cortex
Adduction
Toward
Abduction
Away from
Afferent
Movement the toward center
Circumduction
Drawing an imaginary circle
Efferent
Movement away from center
Eversion
Turn outward
Extension
Movement of limb into straight position
Flexion
Movement limb bent
Inversion
Turn inward
Plantar flexion
Point toe downward
Prone
Lying straight on ones frontside, face down
Supine
Lying straight on ones back, face up
A, an
Without, absence
Ab
Away from
Ad, af, ap, as, at
Toward, in direction of
Ana
Excessive
Bi
2, life
Bin
2 by 2
Brady
Slow
Dia
Through, complete
Dipl
Double, twin
Dys
Bad, difficult, painful
Endo
Within
Epi
On
Eti
Cause
Eu
Good, normal, easy, well
Ex, exo
Outside, outward
Hemi
Syn, sym
Hyper
Excessive, increase
Hypo
Deficient, decrease
Inter
Between, amount
Intra
Within, inside
Meta
Change, after, beyond
Neo
New
Nulli
None
Pan
All, total
Para
Beside, beyond, around
Per
Through
Peri
Surrounding
Poly
Many
Post
After
Pre
Before
Sub
Under, less, below
Super, supra
Above, excessive
Syn, sym
Together, join
Ectasis
Stretching out, dilation, expansion
Ectomy
Surgical removal
Emia
Blood condition
Emesis
Vomiting
Gen
Agent that causes or produces
Genesis
Origin, cause
Genic
Producing, causing, originating
Gram
An instrument for recording, picture, record
Graphy
Process of producing a picture
Ia
Diseased, abnormal condition
Iasis, esis
Condition
iatry
Physician, treatment
ical, ial, ic, ior
Pertaining to
ictal
Seizure, attack
Lysis
Loosening, dissolution, separating
megaly
Enlargement
meter
Instrument to measure
Metry
Measurement
Necrosis
Tissue death
Odynea
Pain
Oid
Resembling
Ologist
specialist
ology
The study of
oma
Tumor
Opia
Vision
Opsy
To view
Ory, ose, ous
Pertaining to
Osis
Abnormal condition
Ostomy
Surgically created opening
Otomy
Surgical incision
Oxia
Oxygen
Paresis
Slight paralyzed
Pathy
Disease
Penia
Abnormal reduction in number
Pepsia
Digestion
Pexy
Surgical fixation, suspension
Phagia
Eating, swallowing
Phobia
Abnormal fear, aversion to
Phonia
Sound, voice
Physis
Growth
Plasia
Formation
Plasm
Formative material of cell
Plasty
Surgical repair
Plegia
Paralysis
Pnea
Breathing
Poiesis
Formation
Ptosis
Drooping, sagging, prolapse
Rrhage, rrhagia
Bleeding, bursting forth
Rraphy
Surgical suturing
Rrhea
Flow, discharge
Rrhexis
Rupture
Sarcoma
Malignant tumor
Schisis
Split, fracture
Scope
Visual exam with instrument
Scopy
Visual examination
Sis
State of
Spasm
Sudden involuntary muscle contraction
Stasis
Control, maintenance at constant level
Stenosis
Abnormal tightening, narrowing
Tome
Instrument used to cut
Tripsy
Surgical crushing
Trophy
Development
Thorax
Chest
Uria
Urine, urination
Carcin
Cancer
Chrom
Color
Cyan
Blue
Cyt
Cell
Erythr
Red
Gno
Knowledge
Hist
Tissue
Kary
Nucleus
Lei
Smooth
Leuk
White
Lip
Fat
Melan
Black
Neur
Nerve
Onc
Tumor
Organ
Organ
Path
Disease
Rhabd
Rod shape or striated
Sarc
Flesh, connective tissue
Somat
Body
Viscer
Internal organs
Xanth
Yellow
Atom
Smallest chemical unit of matter
Molecule
Combination of 2 or more atoms, to make the smallest unit of substance.
Element or compound. Can be substance.
Water molecule made up of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom
Cell
Basic unit of life, building block for tissue, organs
Mitosis
Division of 1 cell into 2 identical cells
Meiosis
Division of sex cell for organism, sexually produced
Active transport
Movement of molecule from area of high concentration to low.
Made possible because adenosine triphosphate:high energy compound
Diffusion
Passive movement of dissolved particles by membrane from high concentration to low.
More common transport mechanism
Filteration
Use of mechanical pressure to diffuse liquid through membranes.
Form of passive transport
Osmosis
Type of diffusion, movement of water or other substance in solution pass semipermeable membrane.
Membrane allow some substance to pass through.
Form of passive transport
Passive transport
No cellular energy required to move water and dissolve substance
Phagocytosis
Ingest and digest substance by phagocytosis cell.
Require cellular energy
Tissue
Group of cells perform specific functions
Organ
Organ is body structure made up of a group of tissue, serve a common purpose or function
Epithelial tissue
- skin, tube ducts, some glands, lining of cavity
- protects, absorb, secretes, excretes
Connective tissue
- bone, cartilage, tendon, muscle, sheaths, cardiac
- support, connect, other tissue and structure
Muscle
- striated, smooth, cardiac
- movement, contracts, shortens
Nerve
- Neurons in cells throughout body
- actively transmits impulse through networks
Systems
Group of organs work together to perform specific function
Homeostasis
Equilibrium, maintenance a balance of internal body. Maintain in healthy state
Smallest bone of body
Ear bones
-malleus, incus, stapes
Spine column
-cervical: C1-C7, curve inward —atlas:C1, move head up/down —axis: C2, move head side to side -thoracic: T1-T12, curve outward -lumbar: L1-L5, curve inward -sacral: 5 fused vertebrae, curve outward -coccyx: 4 fused vertebrae
Thorax
Rib cage
- sternum: breastbone
- xiphoid process: small, flat, blade like bone tip at bottom
- ribs: 12 pairs
Humerus
Upper arm, largest arm bone
Radius
Lower arm, thumb side
Ulna
Lower arm, little finger side
Carpals
Wrist bones
Metacarpals
Hand bones, palm
Phalanges
Fingers and thumb bones
Femur
Thigh bone
-largest, longest, strongest bone
Greater trochanter
Knob at top of femur
Patella
Kneecap
Tibia
Shin bone
-largest lower leg bone
Fibula
Lower leg, lateral side of leg
Tarsal
Ankle bone
Calcaneus
Heel bone, largest of tarsal
Metatarsals
Foot bone
Phalanges
Toe bones
Scapula
Shoulder blade, upper back bone
Clavicle
Collarbone, anterior shoulder bone
ilium
Winged shape portion of pelvic
ischium
Inferior portion of hip, sit support
Pubis
Anterior Union f hip
Sacrum
Posterior wall of pelvis
5 fused bones
Coccyx
Tail bone
-4 fused small vertebrae and ligament
Synarthrosis
Immovable.
2 bones separated only by membrane
Amphiarthrosis
Slightly movable.
Fibrocartilaginous disk joined by joint capsule, contain synovial fluid for lubrications
Enarthrosis
Ball and socket.
Joint allow wide range of motion: flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, circumduction
Condyloid
Joint allows all form of angular movement except axial skeletal rotation
Arthrodia
Gliding
-joint permit single bony surface to slide on another, simple motion only
Ginglymus
Hinge
-joint only has single forward and backward motion: flexion and extension
Trichoid
Pivot
- joint allow rotation of bone
- C1, C2
Saddle
Opposing surface reciprocally concavoconvex movement: flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction
Bursa
Fibrous sac, acts as cushion to ease movement
Condyle
Large round knob, usually fits with another bone
Crest
Ridge on bone
Foramen
Hole in bone serving as passageway for vessels, nerves
Fossa
Depression or groove in bone
Periosteum
Thick fibrous membrane covers bone surface, except articulated cartilage
Process
Prominent projection on bone
Synovial fluid
Lubrication fluid for joints, bursae, tendons.
Make smooth movement of joints
Arthrocentesis
Puncture performed to remove fluid for pressure pain relief or analysis
Arthroscopy
Procedure to view internal structure of joint, providing surgical access
Laminectomy with spinal fusion
Procedure to stabilize vertebra by remove part of it
Traction and reduction
Procedure performed to realign bone
Xray
Radiograph of bone to examine for breaks or density
Cleft palate
Congenital deformity occurs when palatine bones improperly close
Closed fractures
Simple, do not break skin
Green stick fracture
Incomplete
Spiral
Twist break of bone
Compound
Open, complete break through skin
Comminuted
Bone shattered to 3 or more fragments
Impacted
Broken ends forced into one another
Gout
Pain in great toe and other body joints
-condition v build u of crystallize uric acid result from high purine metabolism and other symptoms
Kyphosis
Abnormal outward curvature, hunchback
Lordosis
Abnormal inward curvature of spine, swayback
Osteoarthritis
Inflammation of joints
Osteomalacia
Softening and deformation of bone, cause by vitamin D deficiency
- loss of calcium, phosphorus
- rickets in children
Osteoporosis
Bone mass reduction. Bone become thin, porous, easily fracture
Osteitis deformans
Paget disease
-abnormal weakened bone formation cause by excessive breakage of bone tissue
Phantom pain
Feeling of sensation in absent, amputated limb
Rheumatoid arthritis
Autoimmune disease, cause painful and swelling joints,result in deformities
Scoliosis
Lateral, sideward curvature
Spondylosis
Inflammation of 1 or more vertebrae
Sprain
Injury to joint (wrist, knee, ankle) result in stretch or torn ligament
Cost
Rib
Arthr
Joint
Ankyl
Crooked, stiff, bent
Chondr
Cartilages
Kinesi
Movement or motion
Lamin
Laminate
-thin, flat plate or layer
Smooth muscle
Visceral
- involuntary
- within walls of hollow organs
- contraction cause movement (peristalsis)
Skeletal
Voluntary
- attach to bones
- striated
Cardiac
Involuntary
- walls of heart
- all cells work together for rhythmic cell pulse
- striated
Tendons
Connective
-attach to muscles to periosteum of bone
Ligaments
Attach bone to bone
Biceps
Upper arm bender or flexor
Deltoid
Upper shoulder and arm
Gluteus medius
Buttock
-upper outer quadrant (injection at dorsogluteal or ventrogluteal site)
Masseter
Principal muscle in mastication
Pectoralis major
Chest
Triceps
Upper arm
-straightener or extensor
Vastus latealis
Upper outer thigh (common for infant injections)
Aponeurosis
Broad covering sheet of fibrous connective tissue that binds muscle to muscle or muscle to bone
Gnoiometry
Measure joints movement and angle
Manipulation
Procedure examines range of motion
-used in physical therapy
Atrophy
Muscle wasting result from lack of use
Bursitis
Inflammation of bursa
Cramp
Painful involuntary contraction by skeletal muscle
Epicondylitis
Inflammation of forearm tendons
Fibromyalgia syndrome
Debilitating chronic condition characterized by specific or widespread muscle, bone, joint pain, fatigue and other symptoms
Muscular dystrophy
Genetic disease characterized by wasting of skeletal muscles
Myasthenia gravis
Autoimmune neuromuscular disease cause by abnormal transmission of nerve impulse, result in muscle fiber atrophy or shrinkage, inhibits normal movement, extreme muscles weakness
Sprain
Injury of ligaments around joint are torn but not severed
Tendonitis
Inflammation of tendons
Bursa
Sac, cavity
Fibr
Fibrous connective tissue
Ten, tend, tendin
Tendon
My, myos
Muscle
Heart
- located within pericardium
- outer layer of sac: parietal pericardium
- inner membrane: visceral pericardium
- 4 chambers: 2 atria, 2 ventricles
- blood passes through hollow heart muscle
Interventricular septum
Wall of tissue divides heart in half vertically
Aortic semilunar valve
Valve opens to allow oxygen rich blood to flow out of left ventricle into aorta, carry blood throughout body
Mitrial valve
Bicuspid
-close opening between left atrium and left ventricle to prevent back flow
Pulmonary semilunar valve
Valve opens to allow poor oxygen blood to flow out of right ventricle and into pulmonary arteries
-carry blood to lungs
Tricuspid valve
Close opening between right atrium and right ventricle to prevent back flow
Arteries
- transport blood away from heart
- have thickest muscled vessel walls
- rich with oxygen saturation
Coronary artery
Supply blood needed for cardiac muscle to function
Aorta
Carry oxygen rich blood from left ventricle of heart
-largest and thickest wall artery of body
Carotid artery
Located on either side of neck
- carries blood upward to head
- common pulse site
Brachial artery
Located inside elbow
- carry blood from axillary artery to radial and ulnar arteries
- used for blood pressure readings
Radial artery
Located on thumb side of wrist
- carry blood to hands
- commonly used pulse site
Femoral artery
Located inner upper thigh
- carry blood from inguinal ligament, branches, then terminates at popliteal artery
- used for pulse site
Arterioles
Downsized arteries, have thinner walls of muscle
-connect arteries to capillaries
Veins
- contains many valves to prevent blood back flow
- transport blood to heart
- poor oxygen saturation, except pulmonary vein
- pulmonary vein enters atrium on left side of heart with oxygen rich blood from lungs
Vena cava
Vein receives blood from upper (superior vena cava) and lower (inferior vena cava) branches and transport to right atrium
Median cubical, cephalic, basilic veins
- Drain blood from forearm and hand
- most common sites for venipuncture, most common is median cubical vein, 2nd cephalic, 3rd basilic
- all located in antecubital fossa
Venules
Small, thin veins connect larger veins to capillaries
Capillaries
- 1 cell layer thick
- allow for exchange of nutrients and waste products through body
Blood
- type of connective tissue made of cellular components and plasma
- transport waste and nutrients products from body tissue
- blood cellular component consist of RBC, WBC, and platelets
- plasma liquid portion
- formed in red bone marrow
Red blood cells
RBC
- biconcave cells
- no nucleus
- contains hemoglobin
- live 120 days, carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
- average count 5 million per cubic millimeter
Platelets
- thrombocytes,
- cell fragments help blood clot
- average count 200,000 per cubic millimeter
White blood cells
-5 types fight invading pathogens
Arteriogram
Test is X-ray of arteries
Blood pressure reading
Diagnostic measurement performed to determine force of blood against artery walls
Electrocardiogram
Printed tracing of cardiac rhythm
Stress test
Measure heart activity during physical activity
Pulse pressure
Measurement used by finding difference between systolic and diastolic BP readings
Anemia
Abnormal low hemoglobin, RBC in blood stream
Angina pectoris
Severe chest pain cause by low oxygen supply to heart muscle
May result from stress or activity
Aneurysm
Outpouching of weakened blood vessel wall, may cause trauma or may be genetic
Arteriosclerosis
Hardening, thickening, loss of elasticity in artery wall
-most common: atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
Disease of arteries cause by calcium and cholesterol plaque buildup on artery wall
-restrict blood flow
Bradycardia
Slow cardiac rhythm, less than 60 bpm
Congestive heart failure
Weakening of heart ability to pump blood effectively to meet body needs.
Cause pulmonary edema
Claudication
Circulation problem of arms, legs points to vascular disease
-symptoms: limp and calf pain while walking, subside at rest
Heart block
Heart electrical conduction from sinatrial node to atrioventricular node is interrupted
Hemophilia
Occur when blood has inability to coagulate properly.
Patient lacking essential clotting factors
Hypertension
High blood pressure: greater than 140/90
Ischemia
Temporary drop in blood flow to organ or tissue
Leukemia
Uncontrolled leukocyte production invades blood cell-producing bone marrow.
Blood cancer
Murmur
Sound resulting from blood flow turbulence, narrowed or deformed valve
Myocardial infarction
Heart attack, result in lack of oxygen, some cardiac muscle necrosis occurs
Phlebitis
Painful inflammation of vein, cause by venous infection, thrombosis, or intravenous fluid irritation
Rheumatic heart disease
Damaged coronary valve resulting from rheumatic fever brought on by untreated streptococcal upper respiratory infection
Sickle cell anemia
Abnormal hemoglobin result in crescent shaped RBC. Readily stick to capillary walls. Hereditary.
Symptoms” anemia, pain cries, extremity numbness, swelling, fainting and fatigue
Tachycardia
Rapid cardiac rhythm, greater than 100 bpm
Thrombosis
Blood clot formation.
Piece of thrombus may break off and travel through blood vessels: embolus.
embolus may lodge in lungs: pulmonary embolism.
Or in brain result a stroke: cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack
Varicose vein
Distended and twisted veins.
Found in superficial veins of legs, cause by long periods of standing over time.
May be seen as anal hemorrhoids
Angi
Vessels
Ather
Yellowish, fatty plaque
Cardi, coron
Heart
Isch
Deficiency, blockage
Phleb, ven
Vein
Sphygm
Pulse
Ech
Sound
Lymph
Is tissue formed from plasma.
Composed of water electrolytes, metabolizing cell waste and protein
Lymphocytes
- WBC formed in red bone marrow
- mature within spleen, liver, lymph nodes to trap and destroy microorganisms and fight against pathogens.
- nongranular
T cells
Mature in thymus and reside in lymph tissue (spleen) and blood.
Attack though cell to cell contact: phagocytosis (cell mediated immunity)
B cells
Mature in bone marrow and reside in lymph tissue (spleen) and blood.
B cells indirectly attack by secreting antibodies (antibodies mediated immunity)
Lymph node
- pea shape clusters of lymph tissue, filter microorganism from lymph as flows through lymph tissues
- large clusters location: axillary lymph nodes, inguinal lymph nodes, cervical lymph nodes
Lymph vessels
- form an extensive network, every organ has them
- lymph from right arm and right side of head drains into right lymphatic duct
- lymph flows from rest of the body drains into thoracic duct
Spleen
- largest lymphoid organ
- filters blood and serves as blood reservoir
- organ destroys old RBCs, has a role in erythropoiesis
Tonsil
- 3 pairs
- palatine: located at opening of oral cavity, usually removed in tonsillectomy
- pharyngeal (adenoids): located near opening of nasal cavity in upper pharynx, removed when interfere with breathing
- lingual: located back of tongue
Thymus
- mostly active in development of immune system during early life
- produce thymosin for maturation, function of T-cell lymphocytes
Allergy testing
Method used include: scratch test, patch test, intradermal test and radioallergosorbent test
Complete blood count
Test profile include: hemoglobin, hematocrit, RBC, WBC count
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Screening test for HIV antibodies presence performed on venous blood and oral fluid sample
-85% accurate due to cross-activity from other virus
Liver function
Test measure coagulation factors of prothrombin and fibrinogen
WBC differential
Blood test to determine percentage of different type of leukocytes present.
Change during infection, allergic response and certain disease
Western blot
Test specific to individual viruses and is performed to confirm diagnosis when positive result from ELISA for HIV is found
Allergies
Hypersensitive, result in inflammation may be delayed or immediate to substance not usually recognize as foreign
Autoimmune disorder
Immune system produce antibodies against its own cells.
Affect most body systems
Immunodeficiency disease
Congenital or acquired: immune system is incompetent or deficient
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
Congenital
Children succumb to minor infections
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Most advance stage of infection with HIV virus.
Characterized by significant decrease in immunity evidence by low T-cells count
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Autoimmune disorder.
- Affects few or many organs, more woman then men
- actual cause is unknown, may be drugs or bacterial infection
- symptoms: body ache, weight loss, butterfly rash on face, sensitive to sunlight, nosebleed and seizures
Lymphoma
Benign or malignant tumors affecting lymphoid tissue`
Hodgkin lymphoma
Malignancy with enlarge spleen and lymphocytes (Reed-sternberg cells)
-occur in young men
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Alll lymphomas other than Hodgkin lymphoma
- may be fast or slow growing
- malignancy found throughout lymph tissue
- occur in older adult
Mononucleosis
Highly contagious viral infection
-kissing disease
From epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus
-extreme fatigue, fever, sore throat, enlarge spleen and lymph tissue
Splenomegaly
Enlarge spleen associated with infectious disease
Lymph
Lymph
Spleno
Spleen
Thym
Thymus
Mouth
- Oral cavity, mechanical and chemical digestion starts
- act of mastication mix food with saliva to form bonus
- tongue has frenulum lingual: tissue anchors tongue to mouth floor
Pharynx
- throat
- pass formed bonus to esophagus
Esophagus
-food tube between pharynx and stomach
Epiglottis
Flap of tissue covers larynx (wind pipe) when swallowing, so bolus enters esophagus
Peristalsis
Involuntary rhythmic movement begins at esophagus, moves first bolus then chyme through digestive tract
Stomach
- Consist of following: esophageal sphincter, fundus, body, pylorus, pyloric sphincter
- Stomach wall composed of rugae folds to allow to expand
- mix food with gastric acid and digestive enzymes to form chyme
- secretes gastric hormones and intrinsic factor, assists in absorbing vitamin B12
Small intestine
- most absorption of nutrients take place here, by circular folds in wall with finger like projections (viili)
- longest portion: divided into 3 regions: duodenum, jejunum, ileum
Large intestines
- largest absorbs water and stores material until eliminated
- no digestion takes place here
Liver
- Produce bile and cholesterol
- store glycogen and vitamin B12, A, D, E, and K
- detox blood and aids metabolism
Gallbladder
Stores and secrete bile, aid in digestion and emulsifiers fats