Anatomy Final Flashcards
tissue class
epithelium, connective tissue, muscle, nervous
superior/inferior
up and down
lateral/medial
sides and midline
proximal/distal
near origin and away from origin
ipsilateral/contralateral
same side of body and opposite side of body
anterior(ventral)/posterior(dorasal)
front and back
superficial/deep
towards outside of body and inside of body
study body parts
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saggital
midline
transverse
horizontal
frontal
coronal
oblique
any angle
2 main body cavities
dorsal(cranial and vertebral) and ventral(thoracic and abdominopelvic)
meninges
protective, flexible layers around brain and spinal cord
periocardium
surrounds heart
pleural
surrounds lungs
peritoneal
surrounds abdomen
4 abdominal quadrants
upper right, upper left, lower right, lower left
9 abdominal quadrants
right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right inguinal, hypogastric, left inguinal
tight junction
leakproof seal; bladder
adherens junction
prevents tissue separation; intestines
gap junction
small substances pass through; uterus
desmosome
prevents membrane separation; epidermis
hemidesmosome
join cells to basement membrane; stomach
epithelial function
secretion, absorption, protection
function and location of epithelial
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Connective tissue general characteristics
sparse cells and extracellular matrix
mesenchyme
embryonic ct
merocrine glands
most common; spits out contents
holocrine glands
cell dies
apocrine glands
bud off packets of secretion
learn function and location of ct
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muscle tissue function
motion, stablization, substance movement, thermogenesis
ectoderm
nervous tissue
endoderm
lungs
mesoderm
bones