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Ch 1 General Principles of Anatomy Flashcards

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Anatomy (define)

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branch of knowledge concerned with STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY; ana=apart, tomy=cut

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Methods of Study

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Regional and Systemic

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Systemic method of study (12)

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-articular
-cardiovascular
-digestive
-endocrine
-reproductive
-integumentary
-lymphatic
-muscular
-nervous
-respiratory
-skeletal
-urinary

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Regional method of study

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Head, Neck, Thorax, Abdomen, Pelvis, Back, Trunk, Upper limb, and Lower limb

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Five criteria of anatomical position

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body longitudinal, upper limbs by side, eyes directed forward palms directed forward, toes directed forward

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MediaN / Midsagittal plane

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vertical line cutting body evenly into R and L half

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MediaL

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near the median plane

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Lateral

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farther from the median plane

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Sagittal plane

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any unequal vertical line that parallels median plane dividing body into R and L

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Frontal/ Coronal Plane

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vertical line perpendicular to median line dividing body into front and back

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Transverse/ Horizontal plane

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any line perpendicular to both the mediaN and frontal planes, divides body into upper and lower parts

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Anterior/ Ventral

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near the front

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Posterior/ Dorsal

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near the back

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Superior/ Cephalic

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near upper (head) end

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Inferior/ Caudal

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near lower (tail) end

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Proximal

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near the attached end of a limb or structure

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Distal

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far from attached end of limb or structure

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Internal

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near center of organ/ cavity

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External

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far from center of organ/ cavity

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Superficial

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near surface of body

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Deep

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far from surface of body

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Supine

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lying on back, belly up

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Prone

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lying on belly, back up

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Microanatomy

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structures seen w aid of microscope; cells, tissues, etc

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Gross Anatomy

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structures seen to naked eye; organs, organ systems, body

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Cell

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smallest unit of living matter and building block of all plant and animal tissues; cytology

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Tissue

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collection of cells of similar structure and function; histology

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Organ

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one or more tissues blended in such a way to form a structure to perform one or more related functions

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Organ System

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one or more organs that act together in performing major function in body

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Body

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12 organ systems

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