Introduction To Anatomy 1-1

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Anatomy

Answer 1

The science of structure & relationship among these structures.

Question 2

Physiology

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The science of body functions (how body parts work)

Question 3

Pathology

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The science of structural changes caused by disease.

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Kinesiology

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The science of how the body moves

Question 5

What is the Anatomical Position?

Answer 5

Standing straight with your arms by your side with palms facing forward. (like north on a map)

Question 6

What is the plane called that separates your body into left & right halves?

Answer 6

Sagittal

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What is the plane called that divides your body into front & back portions?

Answer 7

Frontal or Coronal

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What is the plane that divides your body into upper and lower portions?

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Transverse

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The front of the body is called?

Answer 9

Anterior

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The back of the body is called?

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Posterior

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A structure closer to the head is called?

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Superior

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A structure closer to the feet is called?

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Inferior

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A structure closer to the midline is called?

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Medial

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A structure further from the midline is called?

Answer 14

Lateral

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A structure on the limbs that is closer to the trunk is called?

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Proximal

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A structure on the limbs that is further from the trunk is called?

Answer 16

Distal

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A structure closer to the surface of the body is called?

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Superficial

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A structure that is deeper in the body is called?

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Deep

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What is Ipsilateral?

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Same side

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What is Contralateral?

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Opposite side

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What is a bone called if it is longer than it is wide?

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Long bone

Question 22

A bone that is cube shaped, sometimes called cuboid

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Short bone

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Thin bones that protect vital organs are called?

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Flat bones

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Any bones that do not fit the other categories of bones are called?

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Irregular bones

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What are the 2 divisions of bones?

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Axial

Appendicular

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The Axial division of the bones is?

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The skeleton’s center - cranium, vertebral column, ribs & sternum. Body cannot survive without these bones.

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The Appendicular division of the bones are?

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The part of the skeleton composed of the arms, legs, including the pelvis (appendages)

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Process

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Prominent projection

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Tubercle

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A small round bump

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Tuberosity

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a moderate prominence

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Head

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Rounded end of a bone set off by a neck

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Condyle

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Rounded projection at the end of a bone

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Epicondyle

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small rise or bump superior to a condyle

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Crest

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Ridge like border of a bone

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Fossa

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saucer like depression

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Foramen

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Hole or opening in a bone

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Line

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A ridge on a bone (this is smaller then a crest)

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Trochanter

Answer 38

Extra large process found only in the femur