Anatomy Test 1/31/2014 Flashcards

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Refers to back of part of a part, organ, or structure

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Dorsal or posterior

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Refers to the front of a part, organ, or structure

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Ventral or anterior

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Situated toward the front of the body

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Anterior

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Situated towards the back of the body

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Posterior

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Cross-horizontal plane, divides the body into the cranial or cephalad and caudad

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Transverse plane

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Upper toward the head (referring to transverse plane)

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Cranial or cephalad

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Lower, towards the feet (referring to transverse plane)

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Caudad

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The universal position from which all body positions and movements are described. The subject is standing upright, facing the observer. The arms are straightened, with palms facing forward

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Anatomical position

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The full distance that a joint can be moved

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Range of motion

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Moving an extremity at its joint closer to the trunk

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Flexion

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Return of a joint from a flexed position

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Extension

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When the palm faces upward

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Supination

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When the palm faces downward

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Pronation

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Rotating or turning an extremity medially toward the midline

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Internal rotation

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Rotating or moving an extremity at its joint away from the midline

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External rotation

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Movement of a body part away from the midline

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Abduction

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Movement of a body part toward the midline

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Adduction

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Any position in which the patient is lying down or leaning back

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Recumbent

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Position where the body is resting on its back with the face upward

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Supine

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A body that is lying with the face and abdomen downward

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Prone

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A patient who is sitting up is in the?

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Fowler’s position

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Modification of the supine position with the patients head down and the lower extremities elevated approximately 12’’

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Trendelenburg’s position

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Left lateral recumbent position. Or laying patient on their left side?

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Recovery position

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A viscous liquid matrix that supports all internal cellular structures (organelles)

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Protoplasm

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The double layer of fatty components that create the outside of the cell membrane
Lipid bilayer
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Allowing some but not all substances to pass through a membrane to maintain homeostasis
Selective permeability
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Movement of particles or solutes from an area of high concentration to low concentration
Diffusion
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Shrinkage of a cell that results when too much water leaves the cell through osmosis
Crenation
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The process of disintegration or breakdown of cells that occurs when excess water enters the cell through osmosis
Lysis
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Endocytosis involving solid particles which means "cell eating"
Phagocytosis
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Endocytosis involving liquid called "cell drinking"
Pinocytosis
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Movement of a chemical by the use of energy through a gradient, such as a cell membrane, in concentration or electrical potential. This movement is opposite the normal movement by diffusion
Active transport
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The major source of energy for all chemical reactions of the body
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
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Hair like microtubule projections on the surface of a cell that can move materials over the cell surface
Cilia
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A tail like microtubule structure capable of motion to propel the cell
Flagellum
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The division of one cell into two genetically identical and equal daughter cells. 46 chromosomes
Mitosis
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A specialized form of cell division that results in the production of mature sperm and ova
Meiosis
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The two sets of 23 chromosomes, one set donated by each parent, found in all cells, except sperm and ova cells, which only contain a total of 23 chromosomes
Diploid
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The 23 chromosomes found in sperm or ova cell
Haploid
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Flat sheets of epithelial cells
Squamous
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Rows of square-shaped epithelial cells
Cuboidal
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Rows of tall, thin epithelial cells
Columnar
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A single layer of cells, all of which are in contact with the basement membrane of the epithelial cell. Found where?
Simple epithelium | Kidneys
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More than one layer of cells, only one of which is in contact with the basement membrane of the epithelial cell. found where?
Stratified epithelium | Esophagus
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A single layer of epithelial cells of varying heights, all of which attach to the basement membrane, but all do not reach the free surface. Found where?
Pseudostratified epithelium | Trachea
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Layers of stratified cells that change shape from cuboidal to squamous when the organ is stretched. found in where?
Transitional epithelium | Stomach
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Consciously controlled, as in skeletal muscle tissue
Voluntary
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Not normally under conscious control, as in muscle
Involuntary
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Striated voluntary muscle used to move the body parts
Skeletal muscle
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Striated involuntary muscle that has the capacity to generate and conduct electrical impulses
Cardiac muscle
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Nonstriated involuntary muscle found in vessel walls, glands, and the GI tract
Smooth muscle
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A component of the nerve cell that conducts electrical impulses away from the nerve cell body
Axons
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Tough white bands of tissue that bind joints together, connecting bone to bone and cartilage
Ligaments
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Tough cords or bands of dense white fibrous connective tissue that are continuous with the periosteum of the bone
Tendons
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A division of the skeletal system, which includes the extremities and their attachments to the body
Appendicular region
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The armpit
Axilla
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The anterior surface at the bend of the elbow
Antecubital fossa
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Space behind the knee
Popliteal fossa
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A devision of the skeletal system, which includes the head, neck, and trunk
Axial region
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Three layers of the meninges
Dura mater Arachnoid layer Pia mater
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The portion of the serous membrane that lines the walls of the trunk cavities
Parietal portion
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The portion of a serous membrane that covers the outside of an internal organ
Visceral portion
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The space between the lungs, in the center of the chest, that contains the heart, trachea, mainstem bronchi, part of the esophagus, and large blood vessels
Mediastinum
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Area located posterior to the parietal peritoneum that contains the kidney, pancreas, duodenum, and major blood vessels
Retroperitoneal space
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RUQ
Liver, gallbladder, umbilicus | Right Upper Quadrant
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LUQ
Stomach, costal arch, spleen | Left Upper Quadrant
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RLQ
Iliac crest, cecum, appendix, rectum | Right Lower Quadrant
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LLQ
Colon, small intestine, inguinal ligament | Left Lower Quadrant
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Largest organ in the body
Skin
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How many bones in the skeletal system
206