chapter 1 Flashcards
Anatomy
The study of the structure of an organism
Physiology
study of the functions of living organism and its components
Clinical anatomy
Anatomy as related to pathological entity, and especially as related to surgery
Comparative Anatomy
Anatomy that studies interspecies comparisons
Embryology (Developmental Anatomy)
Anatomy with reference to period from conception to birth
Descriptive Anatomy
Anatomy that relates to the systems of body
Where are anatomical terms derived from?
Latin and Greek root
Anatomical Position
Body erect
Palms, arms and hands face forward
Axis
The imaginary midline around which the body pivots
The axial skeleton
Head and trunk
Spinal cord is axis
The appendicular Skeleton
Lower limbs
Upper Limbs
Neuraxis
Axis of the brain
Thorax
chest
what are the planes of references
Frontal/coronal plane
Midsagittal plane
Transverse plane
Frontal/Coronal plane
Divides the body into front and back halves
Midsagittal Plane
Divides the body into right and left halves
Sagittal plane
Cut parallel to the medial plane and divides the body into right and left halves
Transverse Plane
Divides body into upper and lover halves
Anterior or ventral surface
Front of the body
Posterior or dorsal surface
Back of body
Rostral
Towards the head or nose or just face in general
Superficial surface
Surface of body
Peripheral Surface
Direction towards the surface
Deep
Direction away from the surface
Distal
Point farthest from/away from the trunk
Proximal
Point closest to/towards the trunk
Superior
Above, farther from the ground
Inferior
Below, closer to the ground
Prone
Body horizontal with face down, on the belly
Pronation
Ventral surface directed inferiorly (prone)