Intro Flashcards
Anatomy
study of structure (morphology) of body part
Physiology
study functions of body parts and how they interact
section of body that does not include limbs
axial
axis of the brain
neuraxis
section of the body that includes limbs and pelvic girdle
appendicular
anatomic word for back
Dorsal
Two anatomical words for front
ventral or anterior
a body plane where you divide the front half (anterior) part of body from posterior part (2 names)
frontal or coronal
a body plane where you divide the right side from the left
sagittal
a body plan where you divide horizontally
transverse
meaning “toward the head”
rostral
farther from attachment site (limbs only)
distal
close to attachment site (limbs only)
proximal
meaning “on the belly”
prone or pronate
meaning “on the back”
supine or supinate
away from midline
lateral
closer to midline
medial
bending at joint, usually towards ventral surface
flexion
act of two ends pulling farther apart
extension
extending joint too far
Hyperextension or dorsiflexion
another word for hyperextension
dorsiflexion
two parts of skull
cranial and facial
what is the cranial portion of the skull?
part that houses brain
Four major tissues in body
- Muscle
- Connective
- Epithelial
- Nervous
type of loose connective tissue important in binding
areolar
tissue aggregation that bind bone to bone
ligament
tissue aggregate that attaches muscle to bone or cartilage
tendon
what are the five bodily speech systems?
RPARN
Respiratory
Phonatory
Articulatory
Resonatory
Nervous
words that are named after the person who discovered them
Eponym
type of anatomy with diagnosis and treatment
applied or clinical
type of anatomy that relates indiv. parts of body to functional systems
descriptive
type of anatomy that studies of structures not visible without amplification
microscopic
type of anatomy that studies of structures visible to naked eye
gross
type of anatomy that examines growth and develop of organism
developmental
type of anatomy that studies disease and structural abnormalities
pathological
three sinuses in the head
frontal
maxillary
sphenoid
another word for posterior
dorsal
another term for superior
cranial
another word for inferior
caudal
a plane where the body is divided into equal right and left sections
midsagittal
anatomical term for sole of foot
plantar
anatomical term for palm of hand
palmar