Chapter2 Flashcards
Spinal column also called
Vertebral column
Vertebrae
Series of bones from neck to tailbone
Intervertebral spaces
Between any 2 vertebrae also small pad called disc or disk (shock absorber)
How many division of the back
5
- cervical
- thoracic
- sacral
- Cocygeal
Cervical vertebrae
Neck region , 7 vertebrae (c1 to c7)
Thoracic vertebrae
Chest region, 12 vertebrae ( T1to T12 )
Lumbar vertebrae
Waist region, 5 vertebrae (L1 to L5), form the inward curve
Coccygeal vertebrae
Tailbone, the coccyx, 4 small vertebrae fused , the end of the spin
Sacral
5 bones fused to form 1 sacrum
Cervico
Neck
Sacr
Sacrum
Sarc
Flesh
Coccyg
Coccyx, tailbone
Lumbo
Lower back(sides)
Ili/o
Ilium
Inguin
Groin (from the belly to upper thigh)
Chondro/
Cartilage (غضروف)
Umbilic
Navel/ umbilicus
Anatomical position
Standing erect
Facing forward
Arms at side
Palms forward
Feet and toes pointing forward
Saggital plane
Vertical plane which divides the body or structure into two parts right and left
Midsagittal plane
Vertical lines which divides the body or structure into equal right and left portions
Frontal (coronal) plane
Vertical plane which divides the body or structure into anterior (front) and posterior (back) sections
Transverse plane (cross-sectional)
Hori zontal plane which divides body or structure into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) parts Can be at waist level or any other level
Anterior (ventral)
Front or belly side
Posterior (dorsal)
Back side
Superior
Above another structure
Cephalic (cranial)
Towards the head
Inferior
Blew another structure
Caudal
Lower end of body
Cranio
Skull
Cephalo
Head
Caudo
Tail
Medial
Near the median plane
Lateral
Away from median plane or near the side
Proximal
Near the point of attachment to the trunk or the begging of structure
Distal
Away from point of attachment
Superficial
On or near the surface
Supine
Body on the back or face upwards
Prone
Body is lying on belly or face downward
Dorsal lithotomy position
This position used for gynecological examinations and removal of stones from the urinary tract
Tracheotomy
Remove foreign body from trachea
Craniotomy
Remove part of the skull that is damaged
Mediastinoscopy
Visualization of mediastinum of lymph node between lungs
Thoracotomy
Incision of thorax. Open heart surgery or remove lungs
Peritoneoscopy
Visualization of peritoneal cavity. Abdominal organs
Diskectomy
Removal of bulging intervertebral disc
Laryngectomy
Removal of voice box . Remove squamous cell carcinoma of voice box.