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Body Orientation Flashcards

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Studies the Structure of body parts and their Relationships

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Anatomy

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Study of how the body and its parts work or function

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Physiology

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Study of the functinal changes associated with the disease and aging

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Pathophysiology

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Larger Sturctures, can be seen with the naked eye, approached of the study : Regional and systematic anatomy

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Gross or Microscopic anatomy

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Study of internal stuctures as they relate to the overlying skin surface

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Surface Anatomy

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Structures cannot be seen with the naked eye, stuctures include cytology and histology

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Microscopic Anatomy

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traces structural changes that occur in the body throughout the life span

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Developmental Anatomy

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Concerns developmental changes that occur before birth

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Embryology

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anatomical position is placed face-down

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Prone Position

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anatomical position is placed face-up

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Supine Position

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combines the posterior and superior

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Posterosuperior

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toward the head end or upper part of a

structure or the body; above

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•Superior (cranial or cephalad)

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away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure the body; below

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•Inferior (caudal)

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toward or at the front of the body; in front of

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•Ventral (anterior)

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toward or at the backside of the

body; behind

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•Dorsal (posterior)

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toward or at the midline of the

body; on the inner side of

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•Medial

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away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of the body

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•Lateral

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between a more medial and a more lateral structure

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•Intermediate

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close to the origin of the body part or point of attachment to a limb to the body trunk

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•Proximal

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farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

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•Distal

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21
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toward or at the body surface

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•Superficial

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away from the body surface; more internal

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•Deep

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23
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on the same side

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•Ipsilateral

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opposite side

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•Contralateral

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Imaginary line drawn throughout the body which separates it into sections

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Body Plane

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Divides the body into right and left sides

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Sagittal Plane

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Divides the body into front and back section.

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Frontal Plane or Coronal Plane

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Divides the body into sections above and below the midline.

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Transverse Plane

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abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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acr/o

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Extremity

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aden/o

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gland

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angi/o

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vessel

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arthr/o

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joint

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cardi/o

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heart

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chrondr/o

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cartilage

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cyst/o

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bladder

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den/o

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tooth

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dermat/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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gastro

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stomach

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hepat/o

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liver

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laryng/o

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larynx

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my/o

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muscle

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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oste/o

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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path/o

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disease

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rhin/o

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nose

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stomat/o

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mouth

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thorac/o

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thorax (chest)

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has two subdivisions which are continous to each other

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•Dorsal body cavity

54
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houses the spinal cord

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•Spinal cavity

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houses the brain

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•Cranial cavity

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contains all the steuctures within the chest and abdomen

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•Ventral body cavity

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houses heart, lungs, and others

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•Thoracic cavity

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houses digestive system and most urinary system organs

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•Abdominopelvic cavity

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within the rigid skull, contains the brain.

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Cranial cavity

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which runs within the bony vertebral column, protects the spinal cord.

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Spinal cavity

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