Anatomy, physiology & Anatomical language Flashcards

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WHAT IS GROSS ANATOMY

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Refers to the macroscopic structure of tissues and organs which you can see with the naked eye

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WHAT IS HISTOLOGY

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Refers to the microscopic structure of tissues and organs that require a microscope to see

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DESCRIBE ANATOMICAL POSITION

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  • standing erect
  • legs together
  • arms by your side
  • head, eyes, toes, and palms of hands facing forwards
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WHAT ARE THE TWO MAIN ANATOMICAL AREAS OF THE BODY

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Axial and Appendicular

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WHAT PARTS OF THE BODY ARE INCLUDED IN THE AXIAL REGION

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  • head
  • vertebral column
  • trunk
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WHAT PARTS OF THE BODY ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPENDICULAR REGION

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  • upper limbs

- lower limbs

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THE ABDOMINAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Abdomen

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THE CEPHALIC REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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The head

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THE OCCIPITAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Posterior of the head

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THE CERVICAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Neck

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THE FACIAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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face

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THE INGUINAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Groin

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THE INTERSCAPULAR REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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between the two scapulae

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THE LUMBAR REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Lower back

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THE NUCHAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Posterior neck

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THE PECTORAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Chest

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THE PERINEAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Perineum

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THE PUBIC REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Mons Pubis (Pubic Bone)

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THE SACRAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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the sacrum

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THE STERNAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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sternum

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THE THORACIC REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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chest

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THE UMBILICAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Naval (belly button)

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THE VERTEBRAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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spinal column

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THE ACROMIAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Acromion of the shoulder

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THE ANTE BRACHIAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Forearm

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THE AXILLARY REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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armpit

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THE BRACHIAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Upper arm

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THE CARPAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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wrist

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THE CUBITAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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elbow (anterior aspect)

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THE ANTE CUBITAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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elbow (posterior aspect)

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THE DORSUM OF THE HAND REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Back of the hand

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THE PALMAR REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Palms

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THE SCAPULAR REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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scapula

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THE CALCANEAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Heel

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THE COXAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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hip

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THE CRURAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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lower leg

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THE DORSUM OF THE FOOT REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Top of the foot

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THE FEMORAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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thigh

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THE GLUTEAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Buttocks

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THE PATELLAR REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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front of the knee

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THE POPLITEAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Back of the knee

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THE PLANTAR REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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sole of the foot

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THE TARSAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY

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Ankle

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WHAT DOES ANTERIOR MEAN

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towards the front of the body (in front of)

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WHAT DOES VENTRAL MEAN

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Towards the belly

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WHAT DOES POSTERIOR MEAN

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towards the back of the body

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WHAT DOES DORSAL MEAN

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TOWARDS THE BACK

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WHAT DOES SUPERIOR MEAN

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above or on top of

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WHAT DOES CEPHALIC/ CRANIAL MEAN

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Towards the head

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WHAT DOES INFERIOR MEAN

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Below or underneath

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WHAT DOES CAUDAL MEAN

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Towards the tail

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WHAT DOES LATERAL MEAN

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away from the mid line of the body

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WHAT DOES MEDIAL MEAN

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towards the mid line of the body

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WHAT DOES PROXIMAL MEAN

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nearer to the trunk of the body

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WHAT DOES DISTAL MEAN

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farther from the trunk of the body

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WHAT DOES DEEP MEAN

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away from the body surface, towards the inner body

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WHAT DOES SUPERFICIAL MEAN

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Towards the external surface of the body

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WHAT ARE THE THREE PLANES OF THE BODY

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transverse ( aka horizontal, axial)
frontal ( aka coronal)
saggital

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WHAT ARE THE TWO MAJOR BODY CAVITIES

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Dorsal and ventral

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WHAT CAVITIES MAKE UP THE DORSAL CAVITY

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the cranial cavity and the vertebral cavity

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WHAT CAVITIES MAKE UP THE VENTRAL CAVITY

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the thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity

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WHAT SEPARATES THE THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL CAVITIES

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the diaphragm

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WHAT CAVITIES MAKE UP THE THORACIC CAVITY

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Mediastinum, pericardial, and pleural

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WHAT DOES THE MEDIASTINUM CAVITY CONTAIN

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  • oesophagus
  • trachea
  • thymus
  • the pericardial cavity and its contents
  • the great vessels of the heart
  • the thoracic lymph nodes
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WHAT DOES THE PERICARDIAL CAVITY CONSIST OF

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  • fluid that facilitates the free movement of the heart

- heart

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WHAT DOES THE PLEURAL CACITY CONSIST OF

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  • thin cavity surrounding each of the lungs
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WHAT DOES THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY CONSIST OF

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  • GI tract
  • spleen
  • kidneys
  • adrenal glands
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WHAT DOE STHE PELVIC CAVITY CONSIST OF

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  • bladder
  • internal genetalia
  • sigmoid colon
69
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WHAT ARE THE SIX LEVELS OF STRUCTURAL ORGANISATION

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  • chemical level (atom to molecular level)
  • cellular level
  • tissue level
  • organ level
  • organ system level
  • organismal level
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WHAT ARE THE 7 NECESSARY LIFE FUNCTIONS

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  • movement
  • metabolism
  • responsiveness
  • growth
  • reproduction
  • excretion
  • digestion
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WHAT ARE THE 5 SURVIVAL NEEDS

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  • atmospheric pressure
  • water
  • nutrients
  • oxygen
  • normal body temperature