First Look At Anatomy Flashcards
What is Anatomy?
The study of structure
Systemic anatomy
Gross anatomy of each system
What is an organ?
Two of more tissues combined
Situs Invertus
All organs are flipped
Male sign of situs invertus
Right testicle is lower instead of left
Donny Osmand condition
Situs Invertus
What is the largest organ OF the body?
The skin
What’s the largest organ IN the body?
Liver
What does uvula mean?
Little grape
What are the bones of the sternum?
Manubrium, Gladiolus, Xiphoid
What is the anatomical position?
Upright, feet parallel and flat, head is level, arms at side, and palms facing forward thumbs pointed away from body
Coronal (frontal) Plane
Divides body lengthwise into front and back
Transverse Plane
Divides body into upper and lower positions
Midsagittal Plane
Divides body into left and right halves
Anterior (ventral)
Front
Posterior (dorsal)
Back
Superior (cranial or rostral)
Closer to head
Inferior (caudal)
Closer to feet
Medial
Toward midline of the body
Lateral
Away from midline of the body
Ipsilateral
On the same side
Contralateral
On opposite side
Where is the nose in anatomical position?
Medial
Where are the thumbs in anatomical position?
Lateral
Proximal
Close to main part of body
Distal
Away from main body
What is the caput region?
Head
What is the cervical region?
The neck
What parts are in the axial region?
Head, neck, trunk
What is in the appendicular region?
Upper extremity and lower extremity
What does the cranial region do?
Covers and supports the head
What is the larynx?
The voice box
What is the trunk?
The torso
What are the parts of the chest (thorax)?
Breasts, sternal region, armpits, vertrbral region
What genders have a mammary region?
Both
Where are the mammary glands?
In the breasts
What region has no fat covering it?
Sternal region
What is the axillary region?
Armpits
Where is the vertebral region?
On the dorsal half
2 most common health problems
Common cold and lumbar pain
What are the parts of the trunk (torso)?
Chest, abdomen, pelvic region
What is in the abdomen?
Navel and McBurney’s point
What is the McBurney’s point?
Right side of abdomen that is one third of the way between anterior iliac spine and the umbilicus (navel)
Cullen’s sign
Hermorage at the belly button
What are the parts in the pelvic region?
Pubic area, perineum, small of back (lumbar region), tail (sacral region), buttocks (gluteal region)
Perineum
Region the houses the external sex organs
What is the natal cleft?
Buttcrack
Where is the sciatic nerve?
Glutial region
What are the parts of the upper extremity?
Deltoid Region (shoulder), bracium (upper arm), antebrachium (lower arm), manus (hand), anticubital fossa (front of elbow), olecranal region (elbow)
What are the parts of the lower extremity?
Coxal region (hip), femoral region (thigh), patellar region (knee), crural region (lower leg), foot
Where is the plantar surface?
Bottom of the foot
What is the Posterior (dorsal) body cavity?
Brain and spinal cord
How is the Venterior body cavity divided?
Divided by diaphragm
What are the three layers around the heart?
Parietal serios membrane, serial cavity, viseral serious membrane
What is the cranial cavity?
Houses the brain
What is the vertebral canal?
Houses the spinal cord and related structures
What is in the ventral body cavity?
Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
What is in the mediastinum?
Heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, blood vessels
What is in the pulmonary cavities?
Lungs
What are the three layers around the lungs?
Parietal pleura, pleural cavity, viseral pleura
What are the organs in the abdominopelvic cavity?
Kidneys (Kevin), ureters (Usually), pancreas (Plays), duodenum (Drums), ascending colon (AC), descending colon (DC), rectum (Really), bladder (Bad)
What is Cholecystitis?
Bladder inflammation
How can you detect cholecystitis?
Eliciting and Murphy’s Sign
What is the peritoneum?
Two layered serious membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity?
