Intro, directional terms

Question 1

gross anatomy

Answer 1

what can be seen with the naked eye

Question 2

histology

Answer 2

study of microscopic tissue structures

Question 3

surface anatomy

Answer 3

palpation; used in clinical/rehab setting enables the person the recognize deep anatomical structures from a superficial setting

Question 4

what is the study of anatomy

Answer 4

study of structures of the body and their relationships

Question 5

study of physiology

Answer 5

function of the body at the cellular level

Question 6

study of kinesiology

Answer 6

applied anatomy or biomechanics is the study of muscles and the body in motion

Question 7

what is the difference btw a regional and a systemic approach

Answer 7

regional approach is very small point of view and isolated whereas the systemic is the system overall

Question 8

what is part of the appendicular skeleton

Answer 8

upper and lower extremities and pelvis

Question 9

what is part of the axial skeleton

Answer 9

head thorax and vertebral column

Question 10

what levels are part of homeostasis (6)

Answer 10

chemical (atoms/molecules)
cellular (macromolecules)
tissue (group of cells working together)
organ (heart,lungs)
system (cardiovascular sys)
organism (body as a whole)

Question 11

what are the basic body systems (10)

Answer 11

skeletal
muscular
circulatory (CVS, lymphatic)
endocrine
digestive
respiratory
urinary
reproductive
nervous(central, peripheral)
integumentary

Question 12

what is contained in the dorsal cavity

Answer 12

cranial (brain and meninges)
vertebral (spinal cord and spinal roots)

Question 13

whats contained in the ventral cavity

Answer 13

thoracic
abdominal
pelvic

Question 14

what separates the thoracic and abdominal cavity

Answer 14

the diaphragm

Question 15

what contains all of the organs

Answer 15

viscera

Question 16

what are the planes of the body

Answer 16

mid-sagittal
coronal
transverse
oblique

Question 17

whats the midsagittal plane

Answer 17

divides body into R and L halves

Question 18

what is the coronal plane

Answer 18

divides the ant and post portions of the body

Question 19

what is the transverse plane

Answer 19

divides into sup and inf halves

Question 20

what is the oblique plane

Answer 20

divides the cross section at an angle

Question 21

what is cranial

Answer 21

nearest or towards head

Question 22

what is caudal

Answer 22

away from head

Question 23

what is external

Answer 23

more surface in relevance to the body wall, cavities or hollow organs

Question 24

what is internal

Answer 24

deeper in relevance to the body wall, cavities or hollow organs

Question 25

what is upward rotation of the scapula

Answer 25

when inf angle moves laterally and up

Question 26

what is downward rotation of the scapula

Answer 26

when inf angle moves medially and down