GEN ANA2 REVIEW Flashcards
science study of parts of the human body with the naked eye-
GROSS ANATOMY
branch of anatomy dealing with several stages of growth of an individual
DEVELOPMENTAL ANATOMY
standing in an upright posture, facing straight ahead, feet parallel and close, & palms facing
forward
ANATOMICAL POSITION
divides the body or an organ into left and right sides-
SAGITTAL PLANE
divides the body or an organ into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions
CORONAL PLANE
divides the body or an organ into upper (superior) or lower (inferior) portions-
TRANSVERSE PLANE
midline wall of tissue that contains heart and great vessels, esophagus, trachea and thymus
MEDIASTINUM
study of cells and its organelles-
CYTOLOGY
structure separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities-
DIAPHRAGM
directional term used in reference to the head or towards it
CEPHALIC
The neck is the region of the body that lies between the lower margin of the mandible above
and the suprasternal notch and the upper border of the clavicle below
TRUE
The root of the neck can be defined as the area of the neck immediately above the inlet into the
thorax
TRUE
The scalenius anterior, elevates first rib, rotates the neck and to the opposite side
TRUE
The right subclavian artery branches directly from the aorta while the left subclavian artery
branches from the brachiocephalic artery
FALSE
Axillary artery is the most superficial portion of the subclavian artery, and is contained in the
subclavian triangle
TRUE
Cutaneous Nerves of the neck(greater occipital nerve, lesser occipital nerve, great auricular
nerve, transverse cutaneous nerve, supraclavicular nerve); except
NONE OF THE ABOVE
Muscles of the root of the neck(posterior scalene M, inferior scalene M, Anterior scalene M);
except-
MIDDlE SCALEN M.
Branches of the 1st part of Thyrocervical Trunk of the subclavian artery(Vertebral artery, Internal
thoracic artery); except-
LEFT THORACIC ARTERY
branch of the 2nd part of the costocervical trunk of the subclavian artery(superior intercostal
artery, deep cervical artery); except
INFERIOR INTERCOSTAL
rue statements of the 3rd portion of subclavian artery (the third portion of the subclavian artery
runs downward and lateralward form the lateral margin of the scalenus anterior to the outer
border of the first rib, it becomes the axillary artery when it exits the first rib, it becomes the
most superficial portion of the vessel); except-
IS CONTAINED IN THE SERRATUS TRIANGLE
Blood supply of the pharynx(ascending pharyngeal arteries, tonsillar branches of facial arteries,
branches of maxillary arteries, branches of lingual arteries); except
NONE OF THE ABOVE
Lymph drainage of the pharynx(deep cervical lymph nodes, retropharyngeal lymph nodes,
paratrachial lymph nodes, superficial cervical nodes, superficial cervical nodes); except
NONE OF THE ABOVE
Characteristics of pharynx(situated behind the nasal cavities, the mouth and the larynx, divided
into nasal, oral, and laryngeal parts, funnel shaped, its upper wider end lying under the skull and
its lower, narrow end becoming continuous with the esophagus opposite the sixth vertebra,
pharynx has a musculomembranous wall); except
NONE OF THE ABOVE
UNION OF THE SKULL BONES CALLED
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