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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Side of skull

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Temporal

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Head

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Cephalic

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Neck

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Cervical

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Back

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Dorsal

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5
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Back of elbow

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Olecranal

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Lateral region

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Flank

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Buttlock

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Gluteal

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Back of the knees

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Popliteal

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Sore of foot

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Plantar

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Forehead

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Frontal

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Eyeballs

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Orbital

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Nose

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Nasal

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Upper cheek

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Zygomatic

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Lower Cheek

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Buccal

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15
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Mouth

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Oral

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16
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Chest

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Thoracic

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17
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Abdomen

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Abdominal

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18
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Pelvis

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Pelvic

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19
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Anterior surface of hand

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Palmar or volar

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20
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Groin

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Inguinal

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Foot

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Pedal

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22
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Toe

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Digital

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23
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Ankle

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Tarsal

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Leg

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Crural

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Thigh

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Femoral

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Fingers

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Phalangeal

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27
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Wrist

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Carpal

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Forearm

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Antebrachial

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29
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Naval ( bellybutton )

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Umbilical

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30
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Front of elbow

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Antecubital

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Elbow

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Cubital

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32
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Arm

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Brachial

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33
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Breast

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Mammary

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34
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Armpit

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Axillary

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35
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Area around the clavicles

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Supraclavicluar

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36
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Upper skull

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Cranial

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37
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Face

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Facial

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38
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toward the head or upper

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superior

39
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lower or below

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inferior

40
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back or in back of

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posterior

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front or in front of

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anterior

42
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______ can be used in place of anterior (towards the billy)

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ventral

43
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_______ can be used in place of posterior ( toward the back)

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Doral

44
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towards the midline

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medial

45
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away from the midline

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lateral

46
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ex: the great toe is ____ of the foot

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medial

47
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ex: the little toe is ___of the foot

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lateral

48
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towards of nearest trunk of the body

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proximal

49
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away from the trunk of the body

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distal

50
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ex: elbow lies at _____ end of the forearm

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proximal

51
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ex: the hand lies at _____ to the forearm

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distal

52
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nearer the surface

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superficial

53
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far from the body surface

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deep

54
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used to describe relative body part

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directional terms

55
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ex: the skin is _____ to the muscle below it

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superficial

56
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ex: the bone is ____ to the muscles surrounding it

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deep

57
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length wise plane that divides a structure into left and right

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sagittal

58
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sagittal plane that divides the body into equal halves

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midsagital

59
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divides into anterior and postereior section

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frontal planes

60
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horizontal planes divides a structure into upper and lower section

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transverse

61
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passes through the body at an angle

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oblique plane

62
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cut of the body made along the planes

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sections

63
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2 major cavities

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ventral and dorsal

64
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spaces inside the skull that contains the brain

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cranial cavity

65
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spaces inside of the spinal column

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spinal cavity

66
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where the cranial and spinal cavities located?

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dorsal cavity

67
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ventral cavities include

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thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity

68
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the chest area of your body

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thoracic

69
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middle space between the lungs

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mediastinum

70
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lateral subdivisions of the thoracic cavity (lungs)

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pleural

71
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separates the thoracic and the abdominopelvic /important muscle for breathing

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diaphragm

72
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heart

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pericardial

73
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what’s the difference between the abdominal and abdominopelvic cavity

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the abdominal cavity is separated by physical partition (diaphrgam) and the abdominpelvic is not

74
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reference position in which the body stands with arms at the side and palms tuned foward

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anatomic position

75
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why are the anatomic directions listed in pairs

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to make it easier to understand

76
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study of the structure of an organism

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anatomy

77
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study of the functions of living organisms

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physiology

78
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how is tissue different from an organ

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an organ is larger and more complex than a tissue

79
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explain the principle structure fits functions

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each position in the body is related directly to its ability to perform a unique /specialized activity.

80
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trachea heart blood vessels

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mediastinum

81
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liver,gallbladder, stomach,and spleen, etc

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abdominal

82
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colon, urinary, bladder, and etc

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pelvic

83
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degnerative process that results from disuse

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atrophy

84
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maintenance of the dynamic state of the balance within the body

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homeostasis

85
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the body is subdivided into two major portions

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axial and appendicular

86
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consist of the neck head torso or trunk

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axial

87
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consist of the lower and upper extremities

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appendicular

88
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any kind of stimuli that tend to create an imbalance within the body”s internal environment

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stress

89
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sources of stress

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  1. external environment
  2. internal environment
  3. psychological stimuli in the social environment around us
90
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serve to reverse or correct the effects of the initial stimulus and are always beneficial towards correction & resetting

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negative feedback

91
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serve to enhance or intensify the initial stimulus and also is a normal way to producing rapid changes.

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positive feedback

92
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positive feedback occurs with

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childbirth
protein digestion
blood clotting

93
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changes and functions during the early years

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developmental process

94
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occurring after young adulthood

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aging process

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