Basic Elements of Anatomy Flashcards

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Descriptive Anatomy

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Individual parts of the body

(homogenous)

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Gross Anatomy

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Anatomy of Visible Structures

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Pathological Anatomy

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Structural changes related to disease or disorder

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Developmental Anatomy

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Structural changes as related to development

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Neurology

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Study of the nervous system

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Supine

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lying down, face up

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Prone

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Lying down, face down

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Anterior

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Toward the front

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Posterior

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Toward the back

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Superior

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Upper, toward the head

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Inferior

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Lower, toward the feet

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Medial

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Toward the midline

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Lateral

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Away from the midline

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Superficial (external)

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toward the surface

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15
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Individual parts of the body

(homogenous)

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Descriptive Anatomy

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16
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Anatomy of Visible Structures

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Gross Anatomy

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17
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Structural changes related to disease or disorder

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Pathological Anatomy

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18
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Structural changes as related to development

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Developmental Anatomy

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19
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Study of the nervous system

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Neurology

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20
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lying down, face up

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Supine

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Lying down, face down

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Prone

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Toward the front

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Anterior

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Toward the back

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Posterior

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24
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Upper, toward the head

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Superior

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Lower, toward the feet

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Inferior

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Toward the midline

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Medial

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Away from the midline

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Lateral

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Deep or internal

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away from the surface

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Proximal or central

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toward the body or center

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Distal or peripheral

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away from the body or center

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Sagittal

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vertical plane that divides the body into right and left portions

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Midsagittal

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Special when cut at midline

left and right halves

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Frontal (Coronal)

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Intersects the sagittal

Parallel to forehead

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Transverse

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Divides the body into upper and lower parts

35
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Types of Tissues (4)

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Epithelial

Connective

Muscular

Nervous

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Ciliated Epithelium

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(simple columnar ciliated)

Line the nasal cavity, larynx, trachea, and bronchii

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Squamous Epithelium

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(Simple flat)

line the alveoli in the lungs where oxygen transfer takes place

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Stratified Epithelium

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(compound squamous on top of columnar)

line oral cavity, pharynx, and esophagus -Food pathway

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Epithelial

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Formed by closely approximated cells with little intercellular substance

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Connective Tissue

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Connect or bind structures together. Combination of cells and extra-cellular substance

41
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Types of Connective Tissue

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Loose Connective Tissue

Dense Connective Tissue

Bone

42
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Loose Connective Tissue (Areolar)

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Found beneath the skin

  • Collagen membrane under epithelium
  • Adipose areolar tissue = high fat cells
  • Fascia surrounds organs and muscles
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Tendons

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Bone to Cartilage

Fibers course in same direction as muscle

44
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Ligaments

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Bone to bone, bone to cartilage, cartilage to cartilage

Fibers course in a uniform direction

45
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Cartilage

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Cushions bones and provides body structure

  • Costal Cartilages: rib cage, larynx, trachea
  • Nose, pinna, epiglottis
  • Vertebrae
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Bone

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  • Composed of cells, collagenous fibers, and inorganic salts
  • Lots of intercellular substance (calcium)
  • Lamellar structure (thin alternating layers of collagenous fibers and matrix)
  • Covered by periosteum
47
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away from the surface

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Deep or internal

48
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toward the body or center

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Proximal or central

49
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away from the body or center

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Distal or peripheral

50
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vertical plane that divides the body into right and left portions

A

Sagittal

51
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Special when cut at midline

left and right halves

A

Midsagittal

52
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Intersects the sagittal

Parallel to forehead

A

Frontal (Coronal)

53
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Divides the body into upper and lower parts

A

Transverse

54
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Epithelial

Connective

Muscular

Nervous

A

Types of Tissues (4)

55
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(simple columnar ciliated)

Line the nasal cavity, larynx, trachea, and bronchii

A

Ciliated Epithelium

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(Simple flat)

line the alveoli in the lungs where oxygen transfer takes place

A

Squamous Epithelium

57
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(compound squamous on top of columnar)

line oral cavity, pharynx, and esophagus -Food pathway

A

Stratified Epithelium

58
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Formed by closely approximated cells with little intercellular substance

A

Epithelial

59
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Connect or bind structures together. Combination of cells and extra-cellular substance

A

Connective Tissue

60
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Loose Connective Tissue

Dense Connective Tissue

Bone

A

Types of Connective Tissue

61
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Found beneath the skin

  • Collagen membrane under epithelium
  • Adipose areolar tissue = high fat cells
  • Fascia surrounds organs and muscles
A

Loose Connective Tissue (Areolar)

62
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Bone to Cartilage

Fibers course in same direction as muscle

A

Tendons

63
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Bone to bone, bone to cartilage, cartilage to cartilage

Fibers course in a uniform direction

A

Ligaments

64
Q

Cushions bones and provides body structure

  • Costal Cartilages: rib cage, larynx, trachea
  • Nose, pinna, epiglottis
  • Vertebrae
A

Cartilage

65
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  • Composed of cells, collagenous fibers, and inorganic salts
  • Lots of intercellular substance (calcium)
  • Lamellar structure (thin alternating layers of collagenous fibers and matrix)
  • Covered by periosteum
A

Bone

66
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Areolar Tissue

What Type of Tissue?

Where is it found?

A

Main type of Loose Connective Tissue

Found just beneath the skin

67
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Adipose Areolar Tissue

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Type of areolar tissue that has high concentration of fat

68
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Types of Epithelial Tissue (3)

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  1. Ciliated Epithelium
  2. Squamous Epithleium
  3. Stratified Epithelium
69
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Ciliated Epithelium Tissue

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simple columnar epithelium

line nasal, larynx, trachea, & bronchii

70
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Squamous Epithelium Tissue

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Simple Flat

Line the alveoli in lungs

71
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Stratified Epithelium

A

Compound Squamous on top of columnar

oral cavity, pharynx, & esophagus

food pathway

72
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Muscle Tissue Types (3)

A

Striated

Smooth

Cardiac

73
Q

Striated Muscle

involuntary or voluntary?

AKA..?

How are they arranged?

A

Voluntary Control

AKA Skeletal Muscle

Arranged in parallel bundles

74
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Smooth Muscle

Involuntary? Voluntary?

How are they organized?

A

Involuntary

Less organized

75
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Point of attachment for least mobile element

A

Origin

76
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Point of maximum movement for muscles =

A

Insertion

77
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Muscles that are Prime Movers are called

A

Agonist

78
Q

Muscles which oppose contracting muscles are

A

antagonist muscles

79
Q

Muscles that stabilize structures

A

Synerist Muscles

80
Q

In nervous tissue-

Dendrites send or receive signals?

Axons send or receive signals?

A

Dendrites receive

Axon send