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What is the definition of anatomy?

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It is the study of the structure of the body and the physical relationship between its parts.

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What is the definition of physiology?

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Study of how the systems work and the way they maintain the health of an individual.

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What is the definition of pathology?

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Study of abnormalities and considers how they affect body functions causing illnesses.

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What is the name of the 11 body systems?

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  • Cardiovascular
  • Digestive
  • Endocrine
  • Exocrine
  • Lymphatic
  • Skeletal
  • Muscular
  • Nervous
  • Renal
  • Reproductive
  • Respiratory
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What is the definition of endocrine?

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This is a gland that secretes chemical messengers called hormones directly into the bloodstream or tissue.

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What is the definition of exocrine?

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This is a gland that’s secretes products like enzymes into ducts opening to an epithelium rather than straight into the blood stream.

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Give an example of an organ that is both endocrine and exocrine.
And explain. (3)

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The pancreas.

Endocrine - secretes insulin and glucagon to regulate blood glucose levels in the body.

Exocrine - secretes enzymes to breakdown proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids produced from food.

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Why do we need medical terms?

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  • To describe the location of injury.
  • To make it easier to understand.
  • Decipher medical notes and conditions quicker.
  • Professional and ensures a better handover.
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What is the standard anatomical position? (5)

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Person standing straight.
Feet facing forwards.
Arms to the side.
Palms of the hands facing interior (forwards).
Fingers pointing straight down.
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What is the purpose of the standard anatomical position?

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Used to describe locations easier and make position references.

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What are body planes?

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Body planes include sagittal, coronal and transverse planes which are all positioned 90 degrees to each other.

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What is the sagittal plane?

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It divides the body or organ into right and left hand sides.

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What is the coronal/frontal plane?

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It divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior portions.

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What is the transverse/horizontal/cross-sectional plane?

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It divides the body or organ into superior or inferior portions.

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Name the four body cavities.

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  • Cranial
  • Thoracic
  • Abdominal
  • Pelvic
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Why is knowledge on body cavities important?

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Because these are potential spaces for blood or air to enter.

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What does superior and inferior mean in terms of direction?

Give an example.

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Superior - above
Inferior - below

e.g. The elbow is superior to the hand.

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What does anterior and posterior mean in terms of direction?

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Anterior - towards the front (chest side) of the body.

Posterior - towards the back.

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What does proximal and distal mean in terms of direction?

Give an example.

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Proximal - closest to the point of origin.

Distal - farthest away.

e.g. Tibia - proximal end would be the end close to the knee (the knee itself). Distal end would be close to the foot (further away).

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What does medial and lateral mean?

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Medial - towards the midline of the body.

Lateral - means away from the midline.

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What does superficial and deep mean?

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Superficial - towards the body surface.

Deep - Farthest from the body surface.

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What does supine, prone and lateral mean?

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Supine - laying on the back.

Prone - laying on the front.

Lateral - laying sideways.

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What does abduction mean?

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Movement of the body part away from the body.

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What does adduction mean?

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Movement of the body part towards the body.

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What does flexion mean?

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Decreases angle between two body parts.

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What does extension mean?

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Increasing angle between two body parts.

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What does elevation mean?

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Movement in superior direction.

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What does depression mean?

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Movement in inferior direction.

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What does supination mean?

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Lying flat on the back.

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What does dorsiflexion mean?

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Ankles/feet and hands up.

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What does inversion mean?

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Movement towards median plane.

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What does eversion mean?

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Movement of away from median plane. (Lateral direction).

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What does reposition mean?

34
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What is the 1 and 3 region of the abdomen called?

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Hypochondriac region.

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What is in the right hypochondriac region?

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Liver
Gallbladder
Right kidney
Small intestines

36
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What is the region 2 on the abdomen called?

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Epigastric regions.

37
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Where is the epigastric region (2) located?

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It is positioned superior to the umbilical region.

38
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What is within the epigastric region? (6)

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  • Most of the pancreas
  • Part of the stomach
  • Liver
  • Inferior vena cava
  • Abdomen aorta
  • Duodenum.
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What is the region 4 and 6 in the abdomen called?

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Lumbar region.

40
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What is within the right lumbar region? (2)

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Liver
Gallbladder
Ascending colon

41
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What is the region 5 in the abdomen called?

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Umbilical region.

42
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What is within the umbilical region?

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Sections of large and small intestines.

Small intestine - duodenum, jejunum and ileum

Transverse colon

Bottom portions of left and right kidney

Inferior vena cava

Abdomen aorta.

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What is the region 7 and 9 called in the abdomen?

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Iliac region.

44
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What is within the right iliac fossa region?

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Appendix
Ascending colon
Cecum (pouch at beginning of large intestine)
Bladder

45
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What is the 8 region called in the abdomen?

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Hypogastric or suprapubic region.

46
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What is within the hypogastric region?

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  • Sigmoid colon
  • Urinary bladder
  • Ureters
  • Uterus
  • Ovaries
  • Portions is small intestines
47
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What is body planes?

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Body planes include sagittal, coronal/frontal and transverse planes which are all at 90 degree angles to one another.

48
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What is the sagittal plane?

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Divides the body or organ into right and left hand sides. It moves from the centre of the head downwards.

49
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What is the coronal/frontal plane?

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It divides the body or organ into anterior or posterior positions. Anterior is the front and posterior is the back.

50
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What is the transverse/horizontal/cross-sectional plane?

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It divides the body or organ into a superior or inferior portions. Superior means higher up and inferior means lower down.

51
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What are organs composed of?

52
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What are tissues composed of?

53
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What are cells composed of?

54
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What are molecules composed of?

55
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What are the four types of tissues?

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Epithelial

Connective

Muscle

Nervous

56
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What is homeostasis?

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The maintenance of internal conditions within a narrow range despite external changes (dynamic equilibrium)

57
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What is negative feedback?

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A process that brings about a reversal in any change in conditions

58
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What is positive feedback?

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A process that increases any change detected by receptors. Tends to be harmful and does not lead to homeostasis.

59
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What are the three basic components of a control system ?

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Detector, control centre and effector

60
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What does the lymphatic system consist of?

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Lymph vessels
Tissue fluid
Lymph nodes

61
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What do lymph vessels begin as?

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Blind ended tubes in the interstitial spaces between the blood capillaries and tissue cells

62
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What is the left hypochondriac region ?

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Spleen
Colon
Left kidney
Pancreas

63
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What is within the left lumbar region?

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Descending colon

Left kidney

64
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What is within the left iliac fossa region?

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Descending colon
Sigmoid colon
Bladder
Uterus in women

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