Intro to Anatomy Flashcards
• Anatomy:
o Anatomy is the oldest of the health sciences and the foundation for most
o Anatomy: from the Greek word , “anatome” meaning _______
o Anatomy is the branch of ____ concerned with the study of the ____ of organisms and their ____
• Anatomy: o Anatomy is the oldest of the health sciences and the foundation for most o Anatomy: from the Greek word , “anatome” meaning “to cut apart” o Anatomy is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts
• Dissection
o Dissection: from the Roman word, “dissacare” meaning _____
• Dissection o Dissection: from the Roman word, “dissacare” meaning “to cut apart”
• Macroscopic anatomy
o What you can see with the human eye
o Gross
• Macroscopic anatomy o What you can see with the human eye o Gross
• Microscopic anatomy
o Have to view with the microscope
o Histology
• Microscopic anatomy o Have to view with the microscope o Histology
• Developmental anatomy
o ___________
• Developmental anatomy o Embryo: from fertilization to 8 weeks in development
• Clinical anatomy
o Emphasizes anatomy important to ___ or ____
o e.g.: anatomy of landmarks related to ___ of ____, cleft palate, heart malformations, etc.
o Try to make it relevant to you
o Relate it to clinical situations
• Clinical anatomy o Emphasizes anatomy important to dentistry or medicine o e.g.: anatomy of landmarks related to anesthesia of teeth, cleft palate, heart malformations, etc. o Try to make it relevant to you o Relate it to clinical situations
• Regional anatomy
o Studies the anatomy of all structures in a ____
o e.g.: head, neck, thorax, abdomen, back.
o This is the type of anatomywe use in Head and Neck course
o Study one region at a time and everything that goes on in that region.
• Regional anatomy o Studies the anatomy of all structures in a region o e.g.: head, neck, thorax, abdomen, back. o This is the type of anatomywe use in Head and Neck course o Study one region at a time and everything that goes on in that region.
• Systemic anatomy
o Anatomy of individual___ ____
• Systemic anatomy o Anatomy of individual organ systems
• Anatomical nomenclature
o Set by the ___ ___ ___ ___
o Terms should be short, simple, descriptive Latin or Latinized names, avoiding the names of people
o Discourages ____ :mythological figures, or discoverer of a structure or pathology
o Many anatomical structures can have as many as 3 different names
• Anatomical nomenclature o Set by the International Anatomical Nomenclature Committee o Terms should be short, simple, descriptive Latin or Latinized names, avoiding the names of people o Discourages eponyms:mythological figures, or discoverer of a structure or pathology o Many anatomical structures can have as many as 3 different names
• Anatomical Position: o A common visual __ ___ o Look carefully at upper limbs→ Palms Outward
• Anatomical Position: o A common visual reference point o Look carefully at upper limbs→ Palms Outward
• Surface Anatomy:
o___ for _____structures
o Take landmarks that you can see outside and relating it to what you will see inside
• Surface Anatomy: o Landmarks for underlying structures o Take landmarks that you can see outside and relating it to what you will see inside
• Directional terms: Everything in relation to ___ ____
• Directional terms: Everything in relation to anatomical position
o Superior/Inferior
- _/_
- Twd the ____(____) /Twd the _____
o Superior/Inferior • Up/Down • Twd the top of the head (Cephalic) /Twd the soles of the feet
o Anterior/Posterior
• Twd the ____/Twd the _____
o Anterior/Posterior • Twd the Front of the body/Twd the Back of the Body
o Medial/Lateral
- Twd the____/Twd the ___
- Twd the ____/ Away from the ____
o Medial/Lateral • Twd the midline/Twd the side • Twd the median plane/ Away from the median plane
____/____
• Twd the Head/Twd the tail
o Cranial/Caudal • Twd the Head/Twd the tail
