Intro Flashcards
basic anatomy and physiology concepts
Anatomy
(cut apart) the study of structure of body parts and their relationships to one another
Physiology
the study of the function of the body’s structural machinery
Gross Anatomy
macro anatomy
Regional Gross Anatomy
all structures in one part of the body
systematic
gross anatomy of the body studied by system
surface
gross anatomy study of internal structures as they relate to the overlying skin
microscopic anatomy
small level
Cytology
Study of the cell
Histology
study of the tissues
Dvpmental Anatomy
traces structural changes throughout life
Embryology
study of dvpmental changes of the body before birth
Pathological Anatomy
study of structural changes caused by disease
Radiographic anatomy
study of internal structures visualized by x ray
Molecular Bio
study of anatomical structures at a sub cellular level
Renal Physiology
kidney function
Neurophysiology
workings of the nervous sys
Cardiovascular physiology
op of the heart and blood vessels
what does physiology often focus on ?
cellular and molecular level
Principle of Complementarity of structure and f(x)
F(x) always reflects structure
structures capability depends on its form
ex) bones will support and protect cuz of mineral deposits
blood will flow in one direction
What are the 6 levels of structural organization?
Chemical (atoms) Cellular(cells made up of molecules) Tissue (made of cells) Organs (made of tissues) Organ Sys ( organs working together) Organismal (organ sys)
Integumentary Sys
Forms the external body covering
Skin, sweat glands, oil glands, hair, and nails
Protects deeo tissues from injury and synthesizes vitamin D
Skeletal Sys
bone, cartilage, and ligaments protects and supports body organs provides the framework for muscles site of blood cell formation stores minerals
Muscular Sys
muscles and tendons
allows manipulation of the environment, locomotion and facial expressions
maintains posture
produces heat
Nervous Sys
brain, spinal column and nerves
is the fast acting ctrl sys of the body
responds to stimuli by activating muscle and glands
cardiovascular sys
heart and blood vessels
heart pumps blood
blood vessels transport throughout the body
Lymphatic Sys
Composed of red bone marrow, thymus, spleen, lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels
pick up fluid leaked from blood vessels and return it to blood
dipoles of debris in the lymphatic stream
houses white blood cells involved w/ immunity
Respiratory Sys
Nasal cavity, pharynx, trachea, bronchi and lungs
Keeps blood supplied with oxygen and removes co2
Digestive Sys
Oral Cavity, esophagus, stomach, small/large intestine, rectum, anus, and liver
breaks down food into absorbable units that enters the blood
eliminates indegestible foodstuffs as feces
Urinary Sys
kidney, ureters, urinary bladder and urethra
rids nitrogenous wastes from body
regulates water, electrolytes, and pH balance of the blood
Male Reproductive Sys
prostate gland, penis, testes and scrotum main f(x) is the production of offspring testes yield sperm and male sex hormones ducts and glands deliver sperm to the female rep rod tract
Female Reprod Sys
mam gland, ovarie , uterine tubes (fallopian), uterus, and vag Main f(x) is the production of offspring ovaries yield eggs and female sex hormones remaining structures serve as sites for fertilization and dvp of the fetus mam glands yield milk to nourish the newborn
Organ Sys Interelations
how are nutrients and o2 distributed?
blood
how is metabolic waste eliminated?
urinary and resp sys
Maintaining Boundaries
the internal environment remains distinct from external (blood brain)
Maintaining Bounds Cellular lvl
accomplished by plasma membrane
Maintaining Bounds Organism lvl
accomplished by skin
Movement
locomotion, propulsion (peristalsis, and contractility
Responsiveness
ability to sense changes in the environment and respond to them
Digestion
breakdown of ingested foodstuffs
metabolism
all the chemical reactions that occur in the body
excretion
removal of wastes from the body
reproduction
cellular and organismal levels
cellular reproduction
an oringal cell divides and yields two daughter cells
organismal reproduction
sperm and egg unite to make a whole new person
growth
increase in size of a body part or the organism, constructive activities must occur at a faster rate than destructive ones
Nutrients
chem substances used for energy and cell building
O2
needed for metabolic rxn 21%
Water
provides necessary environment for chem runs makes up 60-80% of body
maintain normal body temp
Normal body temp
37 degrees cels
98.6 f
Atmospheric Pressure
req’d for proper breathing and gas exchange in the lungs
Walter Cannon
Physiology that conceptionalized homestasis
Homeostatis
ability to maintain a relativey stable internal environment in an ever-changing outside world
internal environment of the body is in a dynamic state of equilibrium
Chemical thermal and neural factors interact to maintain homeostasis
Homeostatic Ctrl Mech
Variable produces a change in the body that have three comments (receptors, ctrl center, effector)
Receptor
monitors the environments and responds to changes (stimuli)
inputs afferent pathways
Control Center
determines the set point at which the variable is maintained
Effector
provides the means to respond to the stimulus
outputs efferent pathways
Negative Feedback Sys
output shuts off the original stimulus
ex) Regulation of Blood Glucose levels
Positive Feedback Sys
output enhances or exaggerates the original stimulus
Cascade (keeps happening)
Out of Ctrl
Oxytocin ( hormone released during love and uterine contractions)
ex) Blood Clotting
Too much of this system can cause stroke or an embolism
Homeostatic Imbalance
disturbance of homeostasis or the body’s normal equilibrium
diseases
Age
Overwhelming of negative feedback mech allowing destructive positive feedback mech to take over
ex) heart failure
Anatomical Position
Describe body parts and position
Need Initial Reference Point
Body erect, feet slightly apart, palms facing fwd, thumbs point away from body
normal
Directional Terms
explain where one body structure is relative to another
Superior
structure is higher than
Inferior
structure is lower than
anterior
in front of
posterior
in back of/ behind
Medial
moving toward middle
Lateral
move to side (left or right)
intermediate
between lateral and medial
Proximal
closer to origin of body part
distal
farther from original body part
superficial
toward surface
deep
away from body surface
Regional Term Use
to designate specific areas within major body divisions
2 Major Regions
Axial
Appendicular
Axial
head, neck, and trunk
Appendicular
appendages or limbs
anterior/ventral
front
posterior/dorsal
back
Abdominal
anterior body trunk inferior to ribs (anterior)
acromial
point of shoulder (anterior)
antebrachial
forearm (anterior)
antecubital
anterior surface of elbow
axillary
(anterior) armpit
brachial
(anterior) arm
buccal
cheek area
carpal
wrist
cervical
neck region
coxal
hip
crural
leg
deltoid
curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
digital
fingers toes
femoral
thigh
fibular
lateral part of leg
frontal
forehead
inguinal
area where thigh meets body trunk; groin
mental
chin
nasal
nose area
oral
mouth
orbital
eye area
patellar
anterior knee
pelvic
area overlying the pelvis anteriorly
pubic
genital region
sternal
breastbone area
tarsal
ankle region
thoracic
chest
umbilical
navel
posterior body landmarks
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calcaneal
heel of foot
cephaliic
head
femoral
thigh
gluteal
buttock
lumbar
area of back btw ribs and hips, loin
occipital
posterior surface of head or base of skull
olecranal
posterior surface of elbow
popliteal
posterior of knee area
sacral
area btw hips
scapular
shoulder blade region
sural
the posterior surface of leg; calf
vertebral
area of spinal column
plantar
sole of foot region
Anterior/Ventral Cephalic
Frontal, orbital, nasal, buccal, oral, mental
Dorsal/ Post Cephalic
Occipital (head of back)
Dorsal/ Post Back
Scapular, Vertbral, Lumbar, scaral, and gluteal
Body Planes
body sectioned (cut) along a flat surface
Sagittal
Body plane that divides the body into right and left parts away from midsagittal
Midsagittal/ medial
body plane that sagittal plane that lies on midline
frontal/ coronal
body plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
Transverse/ horizontal (cross section)
divides body into superior and inferior parts
Oblique section
cuts made diagonally
parasagitall
near
Anatomical Variability
Humans vary slightly in both external and internal anatomy
Over 90% of all anatomical structures match textbook descriptions: but,
nerves/ blood vessels may be somewhat out of order
small muscles may be missing
extreme anatomical variations are seldom even
Dorsal Cavity
protects the nervous system, and is divided into two subdivisions
Cranial Cavity
is within the skull and encases the brain (subdivision of dorsal)
Vertebral Cavity
runs within the vertebral column and encases the spinal cord (subdivision of dorsal)
Ventral Cavity
(more anterior) houses the internal organs (viscera), and is divided into two subdivisions; thoracic and abdominopelvic
Thoracic Cavity
subdivided into pleural cavities, mediastinum, and pericardial cavity
Pleural cavities
each houses a lung
mediastinum
contains the pericardial cavity, and surrounds the remaining thoracic organs
Pericardial Cavity
encloses the heart
Diaphragm
abdopelvic cavity is separated from the superior thoracic cavity
dome-shaped
Abdominapelvic Cavity
Abdominal pelvic and pelvic cavity
abdominal cavity
contains the stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, and other organs
Pelvic cavity
lies within the pelvis and contains the bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum
Serosa
thin double layer membrane in ventral body cavity
Parietal serosa
lines internal body walls
Visceral Serosa
covers the internal organs
What separates serosae?
serous fluid
lubricates organs to prevent fiction so that fluid doesn’t build up
Pericarditist
percardiam is inflamed with fluid
Cardiac Tamponade
Friction that creates excess fluid sitting around heart = fluid pressure that needs to be drained
What organs are most vulnerable during an accident?
abdominopelvic organs
Oral and Digestive Cavities
mouth and cavities of the digestive organs
Nasal
located within and posterior to the nose
orbital
house the eyes
Middle ear
contain bones (ossicles) that transmit sound vibrations
synovial
joint cavities
Umbilical Region
Region that is center located where belly button is
epigrastric region
area above stomach
hypogastric region
below umbilical (pubic)
Right and Left Iliac/inguinal region
beside hypogastric
Right and Left Lumbar
side of umbilical
Right/Left Hypochondriac
side of epigastric
anatomy chem
basic chem
Mass
equivalent to amount of matter in the obj
Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Solid
has definite shape and volume
liquid
has definite volume, changeable shape
gas
has changeable shape and volume
energy
no mass and doesn’t take up space
capacity to do work
Kinetic energy
energy in action
potential energy
energy of position; stored (inactive) energy
chemical energy
stored in the bonds of chemical substances
electrical energy
results from the movement of charged particles
mechanical energy
directly involved in moving matter
radiant or electromagnetic energy
energy traveling in waves
elements
unique substances that cannot be broken down by ordinary chemical means
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Atoms
more or less identical blocks for each element
atomic symbol
one or two letter chemical shorthand for each element
Physical Properties of Elements
those detected with our senses
chemical properties
pertain to the way atoms interact with one another (bonding)
Major Elements
96.1%
C, H, N, O
Macronutirents
Lesser Elements
make up 3.9% of body
Ca,P, K, S, Na, Cl, Mg, I, and Fe
Trace Elements
makes up .01% of body
required in minute ants
found as part of enzymes
Co, Zn, Si
Nucleus of Atom
neutrons and protons
Neutrons
have no charge and a mass of one atomic mass unit
Protons
have a positive charge and a mass of 1 amu
Nucleus charge
neutral
electrons
orbit nucleus and have a negative charge and mass of 1/20,000 mass of proton (0 amu)
Planetary Model
electrons move around the nucleus in fixed, circular orbits
orbital model
regions around the nucleus in which e-s are most likely to be found
Atomic Number
equal to the number of protons
tells number of electrons
How is atomic number written?
subscript to left of atomic symbol
Mass Number
equal to the mass of the protons and neutrons
one p+ or n0= 1 amu
Mass of e- is ignored
How is mass number written?
superscript left of symbol
Atomic Weight
average of the mass numbers of all isotopes
What is the basic rule for atomic weight = to?
mass # of the most abundant isotope
isotope
atoms with the same number of protons, but a different number of a neutrons; making structural variations in atoms
How are isotopes written?
By atomic symbol followed by mass number
C-14
Molecule
2 or more atoms held together by chemical bonds
Molecule of a element
When an element is bonded to the same element
H2
Molecule of a compound
when 2 or more different kinds of atoms bond
H20
compound
chemically pure (all molecules are identical)