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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
Forearm
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THE AXILLARY REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
armpit
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THE BRACHIAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
Upper arm
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THE CARPAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
wrist
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THE CUBITAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
elbow (anterior aspect)
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THE ANTE CUBITAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
elbow (posterior aspect)
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THE DORSUM OF THE HAND REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
Back of the hand
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THE PALMAR REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
Palms
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THE SCAPULAR REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
scapula
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THE CALCANEAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
Heel
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THE COXAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
hip
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THE CRURAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
lower leg
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THE DORSUM OF THE FOOT REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
Top of the foot
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THE FEMORAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
thigh
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THE GLUTEAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
Buttocks
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THE PATELLAR REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
front of the knee
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THE POPLITEAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
Back of the knee
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THE PLANTAR REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
sole of the foot
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THE TARSAL REGION REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY
Ankle
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WHAT DOES ANTERIOR MEAN
towards the front of the body (in front of)
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WHAT DOES VENTRAL MEAN
Towards the belly
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WHAT DOES POSTERIOR MEAN
towards the back of the body
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WHAT DOES DORSAL MEAN
TOWARDS THE BACK
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WHAT DOES SUPERIOR MEAN
above or on top of
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WHAT DOES CEPHALIC/ CRANIAL MEAN
Towards the head
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WHAT DOES INFERIOR MEAN
Below or underneath
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WHAT DOES CAUDAL MEAN
Towards the tail
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WHAT DOES LATERAL MEAN
away from the mid line of the body
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WHAT DOES MEDIAL MEAN
towards the mid line of the body
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WHAT DOES PROXIMAL MEAN
nearer to the trunk of the body
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WHAT DOES DISTAL MEAN
farther from the trunk of the body
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WHAT DOES DEEP MEAN
away from the body surface, towards the inner body
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WHAT DOES SUPERFICIAL MEAN
Towards the external surface of the body
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WHAT ARE THE THREE PLANES OF THE BODY
transverse ( aka horizontal, axial) frontal ( aka coronal) saggital
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WHAT ARE THE TWO MAJOR BODY CAVITIES
Dorsal and ventral
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WHAT CAVITIES MAKE UP THE DORSAL CAVITY
the cranial cavity and the vertebral cavity
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WHAT CAVITIES MAKE UP THE VENTRAL CAVITY
the thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
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WHAT SEPARATES THE THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL CAVITIES
the diaphragm
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WHAT CAVITIES MAKE UP THE THORACIC CAVITY
Mediastinum, pericardial, and pleural
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WHAT DOES THE MEDIASTINUM CAVITY CONTAIN
- 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
- fluid that facilitates the free movement of the heart | - heart
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WHAT DOES THE PLEURAL CACITY CONSIST OF
- thin cavity surrounding each of the lungs
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WHAT DOES THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY CONSIST OF
- GI tract - spleen - kidneys - adrenal glands
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WHAT DOE STHE PELVIC CAVITY CONSIST OF
- bladder - internal genetalia - sigmoid colon
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WHAT ARE THE SIX LEVELS OF STRUCTURAL ORGANISATION
- 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
- movement - metabolism - responsiveness - growth - reproduction - excretion - digestion
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WHAT ARE THE 5 SURVIVAL NEEDS
- atmospheric pressure - water - nutrients - oxygen - normal body temperature

Biomedical Science For Osteo 1 (4 decks)

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