Ch 1: Overview of A&P Flashcards

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1
Q

List the levels of structural organization in order from smallest to largest

A

chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

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2
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list the organ systems

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integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive

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3
Q

define systemic anatomy

A

looking at individual organ systems

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4
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define regional anatomy

A

body can be divided into regions such as back or head and neck

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5
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define surface anatomy

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study the surface markings of the body

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6
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anatomical position

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body is standing upright and feet are shoulder width apart, with upper limbs at sides of trunk and head and palms facing forward

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7
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anterior refers to?

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the front

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8
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posterior refers to?

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the back

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9
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superior

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towards the head

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10
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whats another name for superior?

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cranial

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11
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whats another name for inferior?

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caudal

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12
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inferior

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away from the head or toward the tail

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13
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proximal

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closer to point of origin

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14
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distal

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further away from point of origin

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15
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medial

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closer to midline

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16
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lateral

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farther from midline

17
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superficial

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structures closer to surface of the body

18
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deep

A

structures farther below the surface

19
Q

what does the axial region consist of?

A

head, neck, and trunk

20
Q

what does the appendicular region consist of?

A

upper and lower limbs

21
Q

sagittal plane

A

divided body or part into right and left sections

22
Q

what are the 2 types of sagittal planes?

A

midsagittal and parasagittal

23
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midsagittal plane

A

aka median plane
divides into equal right and left parts

24
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parasagittal parts

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divides into unequal right and left sections

25
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frontal plane

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divides body or parts into anterior and posterior sections

26
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transverse plane

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divides body or parts into superior and inferior parts

27
Q

oblique plane

A

taken at an angle and useful for examining structures such as the knee joint