Anatomy/ Physiology Flashcards
What is the study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts?
Anatomy
Anatomy involves understanding the relationships between different body parts.
What is the study of how the body and its parts work or function?
Physiology
Physiology focuses on the processes and functions of the body’s systems.
What describes the relationship between anatomy and physiology?
You cannot separate structure and function - they work together to maintain life within the body.
What is the anatomical position?
Body in a standing posture with arms at side, palms facing forward, head and feet pointing forward.
Define superior.
Toward the head, upper or above.
Define inferior.
Toward the feet, lower or below.
Define anterior.
Front, in front of.
Define posterior.
Back, in back of.
Define medial.
Toward the mid-line of the body.
Define lateral.
Toward the side of the body.
Define proximal.
Toward or nearest the trunk, nearest point of origin.
Define distal.
Away from or furthest from the trunk or point of origin of a body part.
Define superficial.
Nearer the surface.
Define deep.
Further away from the surface of the body.
What does prone mean?
The body positioned with the anterior side facing the floor (face down).
What does supine mean?
The body positioned with the posterior side facing the floor (face up).
What is the term for the anterior body trunk inferior to the ribs?
Abdominal.
What is the acromial region?
Point of shoulder.
What does antebrachial refer to?
Forearm.
What is the antecubital region?
Anterior surface of elbow.
What is the axillary area?
Armpit.
What does brachial refer to?
Arm.
What does buccal refer to?
Cheek area.
What does carpal refer to?
Wrist.
What is the cervical region?
Neck region.
What does coxal refer to?
Hip.
What does crural refer to?
Leg.
What is the deltoid region?
Curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle.
What does digital refer to?
Fingers & Toes.
What is the femoral region?
Thigh.
What does fibular refer to?
Lateral part of the leg.
What does frontal refer to?
Forehead.
What is the inguinal area?
Area where thigh meets body/groin.
What does mental refer to?
Chin.
What does nasal refer to?
Nose area.
What does oral refer to?
Mouth.
What does orbital refer to?
Eye area.
What is the patellar region?
Anterior knee.
What does pelvic refer to?
Area overlaying the pelvis anteriorly.
What does pubic refer to?
Genital region.
What does sternal refer to?
Breastbone area.
What does tarsal refer to?
Ankle region.
What is the thoracic region?
Chest.
What does umbilical refer to?
Naval.
What does calcaneal refer to?
Heel of foot.
What does cephalic refer to?
Head.
What does gluteal refer to?
Buttock.
What does lumbar refer to?
Area of back between ribs and hips.
What does occipital refer to?
Posterior surface of head or base of skull.
What does olecranal refer to?
Posterior surface of elbow.
What does popliteal refer to?
Posterior knee area.
What does sacral refer to?
Area between hips.
What does scapular refer to?
Shoulder blade region.
What does sural refer to?
Posterior surface of leg/calf.
What does vertebral refer to?
Area of spinal column.
What is the thoracic cavity?
Superior to the diaphragm and inferior to the neck (chest cavity).
What is the abdominal cavity?
Inferior to the diaphragm and superior to the pelvic cavity.
What is the pelvic cavity?
Inferior to the abdominal cavity.
What do the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity together form?
Abdominopelvic cavity.
How many regions is the abdominopelvic region split into?
9.
List the regions of the abdominopelvic cavity from top to bottom, right to left.
- Right hypochondriac region
- Epigastric region
- Left hypochondriac region
- Right lumbar region
- Umbilical region
- Left lumbar region
- Right iliac (inguinal) region
- Hypogastric (pubic) region
- Left iliac (inguinal) region
