CH 1 A first look at anatomy Flashcards
Understand the relationship between cells, tissues, organs, systems and our body as an organism
Tissues are multiple cells, organs are multiple tissues, systems are multiple organs, organisms are all the systems together.
Situs inversus
Organs are flipped during developmental stages
Problems that arise from Situs Inversus
Its hard to diagnose things when they are not in the usual areas in the abdomen
3 parts of the sternum
Top - Manubrium
Middle - Gladiolus (body)
Bottom - Xiphoid
What is anatomical position
Knees and elbows straight with feet facing forward and palms facing forward
Coronal (frontal) plane
divides front and back body portions
Sagittal Plane
Divides left and right body portions
Transverse (horizontal or cross - sectional) Plane
Divides top and bottom body portions
midsagittal plane
divides left and right directly in the middle.
Medial
Towards the midline
Lateral
Further from the midline
Distal
Further from the point of attachment
Proximal
Closer to the point of attachement
Superior (cranial, rostral)
Towards the head
Inferior (Caudal)
Towards the feet
Anterior (ventral)
Towards the front
Posterior (dorsal)
Towards the back
The axial region consists of
head, neck and trunk
The appendicular region consists of
Arms and Legs
Facial Region consists of
eyes, nose and mouth
Cranial region consists of
bones that protect brain
Point to the cervical region
(neck)
Point to the mammary region of the chest (thorax)
Boobs
Point to the sternal region
Sternum