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Chap 1 human body Flashcards

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Anatomy

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Branch of science that studies the structure of the body.

Ex. Anatomy describes what the heart looks like, how big it is, what it’s made of, how it’s organized, and where it’s located.

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The word anatomy comes from

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Greek word meaning dissect

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Physiology

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Branch of science that describes how the body functions.

Ex. Physiology describes how the heart pumps blood and why the pumping of blood is essential for life.

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Pathophysiology

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Branch of science that describes the consequences of the improper functioning of the body.

Ex. How a body part functions when a person has a disease.

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Organs

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Group of tissue that performs a specialized function, such as the lungs.

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Homeostasis

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Ability of the body to maintain a constant internal environment.

Ex. Temperature staying the same

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Sagittal

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Divides the body lengthwise into right and left portions.

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Frontal

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Divides the body into anterior( ventral) and posterior(dorsal) portions.

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Transverse

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Divides the body horizontally, creating an upper (superior) and a lower (inferior) body.

Ex. A cross section

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Frontal

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Another word for frontal is coronal

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Abdominal

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Anterior trunk just below the ribs

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Antecubital

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Area in front of the elbow

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Axillary

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Armpit

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Brachial

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Arm

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Buccal

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Cheek area; cavity between the gum and cheek

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Cephalic

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Head

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Cervical

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Neck region; throat

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Cranial

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Nearer to the head

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Digital

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Fingers, toes

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Femoral

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Thigh area; femoral artery

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Flank

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Fleshy area along each side between the lower ribs and the top hip bones

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Inguinal

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Area where the thigh meets the trunk of the body; often called the groin

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Oral

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Mouth

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Orbital

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Area around the eye

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Patellar

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Front of the knee over the kneecap

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Pedal

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Foot

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Plantar

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Sole of the foot

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Pubic

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Genital area

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Sternal

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Middle of the chest ( over the breastbone area)

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Umbilical

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Navel

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Posterior region; Caudal

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Near the lower region of the spinal column (near the tailbone)

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Deltoid (posterior region)

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Rounded area of the shoulder closest to the arm

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Gluteal (Posterior region)

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Buttocks

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Lumbar (Posterior region)

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Area of the back between the ribs and the hips

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Occipital

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Back of the head

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Popliteal (Posterior)

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Behind, or back of, the knee area

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Scapular (Posterior)

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Shoulder blade area

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Viscera

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Internal organs of the body

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Dorsal cavity

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Body cavity located toward the back part of the body; divided into the cranial and spinal cavities

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Ventral cavity

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Cavity located toward the front part of the body; divided by the diaphragm into the upper thoracic cavity and lower abdominopelvic cavity

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Cranial cavity

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Part of the dorsal cavity that contains the brain

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Spinal (vertebral) cavity

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Contains the spine

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Thoracic cavity

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Upper part of the ventral cavity superior to the diaphragm; filled largely by the lungs and heart

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Mediastinum

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Space between the lungs that contains the heart and pericardial cavity, trachea, thymus gland, esophagus, and large blood vessels

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Pericardial cavity

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thoracic cavity Located within the mediastinum and contains the heart and great vessels

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Pleural cavities

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Thoracic cavities that contain the lungs

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Quadrants

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Division of a surface into four parts; the abdominopelvic area is divided into 4 parts RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, LLQ

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Abdominopelvic cavity

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Part of the ventral cavity that lies inferior to the diaphragm; includes the upper abdominal cavity and lower pelvic cavity

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Nine regions

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Right hypochondriac region
Epigastric region
Left hypochondriac region

Right lumbar region
Umbilical region
Left lumbar region

Right iliac region
Hypogastric region
Left iliac region

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