Intro to anatomy Flashcards
Morphology
The study of the form of living organisms
Andreas Vesalius
Father of modern anatomy
Echocardiogram (EKG)
A ultra sound of the heart
De Humani Corpis Fabrica
7 volume book on the human anatomy written by Andreas Vesalius in 1543
Cytology
The study of cells
International Congress of anatomy
A annual meeting of anatomist to debate what to call parts of the body
Ultrasound
Using sound to Get a medical image
Physiology
study of how a organism functions through biochemical processes
Histology
The study of microscopic structures tissue
Sternal angle of Louis
Clinical landmark used to find the top of the heart through feeling the sternum
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Imaging technique using magnetic field and radio waves to get an image
Cervical Vertebra
The part of the spine that holds the head up
Computerized Tomography (CT Scan)
An x-ray image where a computer controls the motion of an X-ray source and detectors, process the data and produces an image
Palpate
To feel or touch
Angiogram
Diagnostic test that uses X-Rays to look at the blood vessels
Anatomic Landmarks
A recognizable skeletal or soft tissue structures used as a reference point in measurement or in describing the location of other structures
X-Ray
A medical imaging technique using electromagnetic wave of high energy and very short wave length, which is able to passthrough materials opaque to light
Gross Anatomy
The study of anatomy at a macroscopic level
Surface Anatomy
The study of the external features of an organism
Regional anatomy
The study of anatomy in a specific region or division
Radiological anatomy
The study of anatomy through radioscopic films
Cranial
Relating to skull or cranium
Cranium
The skull
Anatomic position
Positioning of the body when it is, standing upright and facing forward with each arm hanging down at either side of the body, palms facing foward and the legs are parallel with feet flat on the floor and facing foward
Caudal
Towards the tail bone (inferior)
Ventral
Underside of an animal or plant; abdominal
Dorsal
The upper side of an animal or plant
Superior
crainial or towards the head of an animal
Inferior
caudal or away from the head
Anterior
Ventral or front
posterior
Dorsal or back
Trachea
The airway that leads from the larynx to the bronchi
Distal
away from the midline or trunk, or away from the point of origin of a structure such as muscle
Appendages
Adjunct to something larger or more important (Limbs)
Extremities
The farthest and most remote part section or point
Systemic anatomy
A group of structures that work together to perform a unique bodily function
Neuro Anatomy
The study of the relationship between structure and functions of the nervous system
Zygote
Fertilized egg
Embryology
The study of the formation of the embryo or fetus
Pre natal
Before birth
Teratology
The study of abnormalities of physiological development
Ovum
Single cell released from either of the reproduction organs, (the ovaries) or an egg cell
developmental anatomy
The study of structured changes of an individual from fertilization to maturity
Comparative anatomy
Comparative study of the body structures of different species of animals
Pathological
A branch of pathology and medicine that deal with the diagnosis of disease based on a microscopic examination of surgical and microscopic parts for the examination of cells
Lateral
The side of or away from the middle of the body
Proximal
near to the torso or trunk of the body
Medial
Toward the middle or center
