L2Clinical Terms and Definitions Flashcards
Main bones
- Skull: cranium, mandible, maxilla
- Shoulder girdle: clavicle, scapula
- Arm: humerus, radius, ulna
- Hand: carpals, metacarpals, phalanges
- Chest: sternum, ribs
- Spine: cervical (7); thoracic (12); lumbar (5)
sacrum (5 fused), coccyx - Pelvic girdle: ilium, pubis, ischium
- Leg: femur, tibia, fibula
- Ankle: talus, calcaneus
- Foot: tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges
Cerebellum
Brain
“Little brain”; coordination of
voluntary muscle movement
Frontal lobe
Cognitive thinking
Parietal lobe
Integrating sensory information
Occipital lobe
Visual perception system
Temporal lobe:
Primary auditory cortex
Amygdala
Helps trigger the fight-or flight response
Hippocampus
Center of emotion, memory and the autonomic nervous system
Thalamus
Get information from
outside the body; sensory nerve
impulses
Hypothalamus
Maintaining
homeostasis
Corpus Callosum
Bridges the right and left hemispheres of the brain
Skeletal Muscles
- Forces
- Levers
- Movement
- Stability
Cartilage
Tough
Felxible
At the end of bone
Cushions
Tendons
Attaches bone to muscle
Sturdy
Nonelastic
Size changes depending on muscle
Anchor
Ligaments
Attaches bone to bone
Elastic
Stabilize
Made of many fibres
Strong
Roles of Skin
First line of defense (physical barrier)
Waterproofing the body
Preventing fluid loss
Vitamin D synthesis
Sebaceous glands: Lubricate skin
Sweat glands: Regulate body temperature, excrete waste
Hair: Controls heat loss, sense receptor
External ear
The auride, the audatory canal and the eardrum