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Anatomy assessment Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Describe the anatomical position

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Standing upright in a neutral position. Head facing forward. Arms by sides. Palms forward. Feet flat on the floor and facing forward

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Sagittal Plane

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Vertical plane dividing the body into two sections from Left (Medial) and Right (Lateral)

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Transverse Plane

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Horizontal plane dividing the body into upper (Superior) and lower (Inferior)

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Coronal Plane

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Vertical plane dividing the body into Front (Anterior) and Back (Posterior)

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What is in the Cranial Cavity

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Brain

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What is in the Thoracic Cavity

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Heart, Lungs

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What is in the Stomach Cavity

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Liver, Colon, Spleen. Small Intestine, Stomach

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What is in the Pelvic Cavity

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Kidney, Bladder, Reproductive Organs

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Atom

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Smallest Unit of Matter that forms a chemical element e.g. Carbon

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Molecule

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Two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds e.g. H2O

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Cell

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A basic structural and functional unit of any living thing e.g. skin

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Tissue

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Combination of cells that perform a specific purpose e.g. muscular

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Organ

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Combination of tissues working together to serve a specific function e.g. stomach

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Organ system

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Combination of organs working together to achieve a specific outcome e.g. digestive system

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Organism

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A combination of all systems that make an organism e.g. human being

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What holds DNA and is the Control Centre

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The Nucleus

17
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What digests food & Waste and stores enzymes

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Lysosomes

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What is the “powerhouse. Takes nutrients and breaks them down to produce energy

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Mitochondria

19
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What packages Lipids & Protein for excretion or storage

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Golgi Apparatus

20
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Meiosis

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Reproduces us

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Mitosis

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All other cells

22
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Define Homeostasis

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The ability of an organism or cell to adjust to maintain balance. The modulator is the hypothalamus

23
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Explain Diffusion

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Net movement of particles from High to Low concentration

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Explain Osmosis

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Movement of a solvent through a semi-permeable membrane into a solution of higher solute concentration that equalises the solute on two sides of the membrane

25
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Explain Active Transport

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Molecule moves Low to High concentration. It needs ATP energy (Adenosine Triphosphate)

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