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Anatomy Terms and Integumentary System Flashcards

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What is anatomical position

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The human body is erect, feet only slightly apart, head and toes pointed forward, arms hanging at the sides, palms facing forward with the thumbs pointing laterally.

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Superior

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Above

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Inferior

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Below

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Anterior

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Front

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Posterior

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Below

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Cranial

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To the head

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Caudal

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To the tail

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Ventral

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to stomach

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Dorsal

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To back

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Medial

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towards the center

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lateral

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towards the side

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proximal

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close

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distal

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far

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Median plane (midsagittal)

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splits the body into left and right

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Frontal plane

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divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

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Transverse plane

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splits the body into superior and inferior parts

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Dorsal cavity

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contains the brain and spinal cord

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Thoracic Cavity

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Heart and lungs

19
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Abdominal Cavity

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Digestive organs

20
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Pelvic Cavity

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Bladder, reproductive organs, and Rectum

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The 4 Abdominal Cavity Quadrants

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Right upper, Right lower, left upper, left lower

22
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Squamous Cell

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flat with a nucleus in the center

23
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Cuboidal

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Cube like shape with a spherical nucleus

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Columnar

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Column like, with oval nucleus

25
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Where is Squamous found?

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Main Function: filtration
kidneys, air sacs in the lungs, blood vessels

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Where is cuboidal found?

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Main function: Absorption
Ducts of secretory glands, ovary surfaces

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Where is columnar found?

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Main function: Absorption, secretion of mucus
Digestive tract, gallbladder

28
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Characteristics of connective tissue

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Function: protect, insulate, support and bind tissues to the body (epithelial tissue)

29
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What are the four main types of Connective Tissue

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loose/dense connective tissue
cartilage
bone
blood

30
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Vascularity

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rich blood supply

31
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Extracellular matrix

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a non-living material, which lies between connective tissue cells.

32
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Ground substance

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composed of fluid like substance, as well as proteins

33
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Fibers

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provide support to the connective tissue
collagen, elastic, and reticular fibers

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Areolar

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Loose connective, cushions organs, under epithelia

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Adipose

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Loose connective, insulates, support and protect organs, energy for fuel, underneath the skin

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Regular

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Dense, Attaches muscle to bone or other muscle, in tendons and ligaments

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Irregular

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Dense, withstand tension, provides strength

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Osseous (Bone)

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Support, stores calcium, minerals, and fat

39
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Layers of the Skin

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Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis

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Epidermal layers (outer to inner)

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Stratum corneum, stratum lucid (only in thick skin) stratum graunlosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale

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