Human Anatomy Flashcards
Anterior
Toward the front
Another word for anterior
Ventral
Posterior
Toward the back
Another word for posterior
Dorsal
Superior
Toward the head
Inferior
Away from the head
Medial
Toward the midline of the body
Lateral
Away from the midline of the body
Proximal
Toward the attached end of the limb, origin of the structure, or midline of the body
Distal
Away from the attached end of the limb, origin of the structure, or midline of the body
Superficial
External; located close to or on the body surface
Plantar
The sole or bottom of the feet
Dorsal
The top surface of the feed and hands
Palmar
The anterior or ventral surface of the hands
Sagittal plane
Divides body into left and right halves
Frontal plant
Divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
Transverse plane
Divides the body or any of its parts into superior and inferior sections
Root word arthro
Joint
Root word brachium
Arm
Root word chondro
Cartilage
Root word cephalo
Head
Root word costo
Rib
Root word dermo
Skin
Root word myo
Muscle
Root word os, osteo
Bone
Root word pulmo
Lung
Root word thoraco
Chest
Arthritis
Inflammation in a joint
Pulmonary Artery
Vessel that brings blood to the lungs
Anatomical position
Person standing erect with head, eyes, and palms facing forward.
Hardening of the arteries and narrowing of the arteries due to plaque accumulation
Arteriosclerosis
Contraction phase of the cardiac cycle, during which blood leaves the ventricles
Systole
Relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle, during which blood fills the ventricles
Diastole
Body system responsible for destruction of bacteria and other foreign substances, specific immune responses that aid in making antibodies, and return of interstitial fluid to the bloodstream
Lymphatic system
Primary site for digestion and absorption of food, nutrients, vitamins, minerals, and water
Small intestine
Bile
Aids in the digestion of fat
Secreted from the liver
Final absorption of water and salt, digestion and absorption mostly complete
Large intestine
What does fiber do?
Provides bulk against which the muscles of the colon can work to expel waste
Eliminates a variety of metabolic products such as urea, uric acid, creatinine, and by excreting or conserving water and electrolytes
Kidneys
Total number of bones in the human body
206
Provides the main support for the body, CNS, and organs of the thorax
Axial skeleton
Total number of vertebrae
33 (7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 fused sacrum, 4 fused coccyx)
3 main types of joints
Fibrous, Cartilaginous, Synovial
Joints that are held tightly together and allow little or no movement
Fibrous joints
Example of fibrous joints
Sutures of the skull
Distal ends of the tibia and fibula
Joints connected by cartilage and little or no movement is allowed
Cartilaginous joints
Example of cartilaginous joints
Junction of the 2 pubic bones (pubic symphysis)
Junctions between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae
Ribs & sternum
Most common type of joint
Synovial joint
Joints that move in one plane only and have one axis of rotation are called
Uniplanar or uniaxial joints, or hinge joints
Examples of hinge joints
Ankles and elbows
Joints that allow movement in 2 planes are called
Biplanar or biaxial joints
Examples of biaxial joints
Foot, knee, hand, wrist
Joints that permit movement in 3 axes of rotation
Multiplanar or triaxial joints
Examples of triaxial joints
Hip, thumb, shoulder
4 angular movements for synovial joints
Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction
Movement in which the bones comprising a joint move toward each other in the sagittal plane, decreasing the joint angle between them
Flexion
Movement that causes the angle between 2 adjoining bones to increase in the sagittal plane
Extension
Part of the body is moved away from the midline
Abduction
Part of the body moves toward the midline of the body
Adduction
Abduction and adduction movements occur in which plane
Frontal plane
Motion where all four angular movements are incorporated, motion describes a “cone”
Circumduction
Circumduction is possible in which 2 joints
Shoulder and hip
Body system that gathers information, stores it, and controls various bodily systems in response to this input
Nervous system
2 parts the nervous system is divided into
CNS (brain and spinal cord)
PNS (nerves)
2 categories PNS is divided into
Afferent (sensory) division
Efferent (motor) division
Which division of the PNS carries nerve impulses to the CNS from receptors in the skin, fasciae, joints, etc.?
Afferent (sensory)
Which division of the PNS handles outgoing information?
Efferent (motor)
2 divisions of the efferent (motor) division of the PNS
Somatic
Autonomic
Part of the nervous system mostly under conscious control that carries nerve impulses from CNS to skeletal muscles
Somatic
Part of the nervous system that transmits impulses to the smooth muscles, cardiac muscle, and glands
Autonomic
2 divisions of the autonomic nervous system
Sympathetic
Parasympathetic
Part of the nervous system that is activates when there is a stressor or emergency such as pain, anger, or fear. Also known as the “fight or flight” response.
Sympathetic
Part of the nervous system that aids in controlled normal functions when the body is relaxed, such as digestion, storing energy, and promoting growth.
Parasympathetic
3 types of muscle tissue
Skeletal, smooth, cardiac