History of Anatomy Flashcards
Why do we combine the study of a & p; p in one book?
there is a close relationship between how our bodies function and are structured
Why must we study a & p?
understanding the normal a&p helps us become aware of anything dysfunctional with injury and disease.
what is: the body position that serves as a “starting point” for describing positions and directions for the human body
anatomical position
to describe the human body and it’s movements, we imagine that there are three ___, or flat surfaces, passing through the center of the body. we use these ___ to help describe motions of the body and the body segments when they are aligned with the direction of one of these ____.
planes
what plane divides the body into right and left portions-forward and backward motions of the body or body parts
sagittal plane
what plane divides the body into front and back portions- sideways movements the body or body parts
frontal plane
what plane divides the body into top and bottom portions - rotational movements of the body or the body parts
transverse plane
cdt: closer to the head
cdt: superior cranial
cdt: away from the head
cdt: inferior (caudal)
cdt: toward the front of the body
cdt: anterior ( ventral)
cdt: toward the back of the body
cdt: posterior (dorsal)
cdt: toward the midline of the body
cdt: medial
cdt: away from the midline of the body
cdt: lateral
cdt: closer to the trunk
cdt: proximal
cdt: away from the trunk
cdt: distal
cdt: toward the surface of the body
cdt: superficial
cdt: away from the surface of the body
cdt: deep
t/f: the frontal plane divides the body into left and right halves
false
t/f: proximal means closer to the trunk
true
t/f: lateral means away from the midline of the body
true
t/f: posterior dorsal means toward the front of the body
false
t/f: medial means toward the midline of the body
true
t/f: superficial means away from the surface of the body
false
what are: located toward the back (or posterior side) of the body, cranial and spinal
dorsal (posterior) cavities
holds the brain
cranial
holds spinal
spinal
located at the front (or anterior side) of the body, and have subdivisions
ventral (anterior) cavities
houses the heart and lungs, among other organs
thoracic
t/f: a structure separates these cavities-
abdominal + pelvic
true
t/f: the abdominal cavity contains the stomach and other digestive organs
true
t/f: the pelvic cavity holds reproductive and extretory organs
true