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Anatomy
The study of the structure or morphology of the body and how the body parts are organized.
Physiology
The study of the functions of body parts, what they do and how they do it.
Pathology
The study of the diseases of the body.
Basic reference systems of bodily organization
Directions, planes, cavities, and structural units.
Superior
Uppermost or above
Inferior (Caudal)
Lowermost or below.
Cephalad (Cranial)
Toward the head.
Anterior (Ventral)
Toward the front.
Lateral
Toward the side or away from the midline of the body.
Distal
Away from the point of attachment.
Midsagittal Plane
Vertically divides the body through the midline into two equal portions or halves.
Sagittal Plane
Any plane parallel to the midsagittal or median plane vertically diving the body into unequal right and left portions.
Horizontal (Transverse) Plane
Any plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions.
Body has two major cavities.
Dorsal Cavity and the ventral cavity.
Viscera
The organs of any cavity.
Dorsal cavity
Contains organs of the nervous system that coordinate the body’s functions. Cranial cavity and the Spinal cavity.
Cranial Cavity
Contains the brain.
Spinal cavity
Contains the spinal cord.
Ventral cavity
Contains organs that are involved in maintaining homeostasis. Thoracic cavity and Abdominopelvic cavity.
Diaphragm
The muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity.
parietal
Refers to the walls of a cavity.
Visceral
Refers to the covering on an organ.
catobolism
energy releasing process that breaks down large molecules.
anabolism
energy requiring process that builds larger molecules
metabolism
total chemical changes that occur inde a cell.
Krebs cycle
step after glycolysis in which pyruvic acid gets broken down in to carbon dioxide gas and water.
hypertonic solution
more water inside the red blood cell than in the solution.
Early stages of Anthrax
Nasal/Throat swabs
Cultures FA and PCR
What vaccines are available for BW
Argentine Fver Botulinum Toxin Q fever Rift Valley Fever Tularemia VEE
Chemoprophylaxes are available for who?
Anthrax, plague, Q-fever, and tularemia
What forms are used in the chain of custody for samples
DA 4137 or DD 1911
How many pathogens are in the bacillus family
There are four
- Brucella melitensis (animals with helves)
- Brucella abortus (Cattle)
- Brucella suis (Swine)
- Brucella canis (dogs/coyotes)
What are the charterictics of Brucellosis
gram-negative coccoid bacillus
What is the clinical tx for Anthrax
Ciprofloxacin and Doxy q12h x60 days
What is the incubation period for Anthrax
hours to 7 days
What are the guidelines for transferring Plague Pts
cant across international border
What is the incubation periods for Botulinum toxin and small pox
BT- 12 to 36 hours
SP- 7 to 17 days
What is the incubation period for Brucellosis
5 days to 8 weeks, usually 2 to 8 weeks.
What meds are used for tx of Brucellosis
Doxycycline, 200 mg, daily for 6 weeks and rifampin, 600 mg, daily for 6 weeks
-Doxycycline, 200 mg, daily for 6 weeks and streptomycin, 1 gm intramuscularly
(IM), daily for 2 weeks.
