Lab Flashcards
Anatomy
Study of the structure
Physiology
Study of the function
Gross anatomy
What we can see (I.e. trunk, extremities, head)
Microscopic anatomy
What we can’t see (I.e. cells, atoms, tissue)
Regional
Head and abdomen
Surface
Skin
Systemic
11 systems of the human body Nervous Skeletal Muscular Digestive Urinary Respiratory Lymphatic (works with immune) Immune Integumentary Endocrine Reproductive
Cytology
Study of cells
Histology
Study of tissue
Homeostasis
The stable internal environment. To survive every organism must maintain homeostasis.
Anatomical position
Medical terminology; The body standing legs together, arms down by side, palms faced outward.
Superior/ Inferior
Above
-The knee is superior to the foot
Below
-The hand is inferior to the head
Anterior (Ventral)/ Posterior (Dorsal)
Front
-The lungs are anterior (ventral)
Back
-The spinal cord is posterior (dorsal)
Dorsal/ventral refers to body cavities
Lateral
Toward the outside/ away from the midline
Medical
Toward the middle
Proximal
Near
Used when speaking on joints
Distal
Far
Used when speaking on joints
Superficial
Skin level
Deep
Muscle level
The spine has 24 vertebrae
7 cervical (neck) 12 thoracic (torso) 5 lumbar (lower back)
Pleural
Of the lungs
Viscera
Organs
Diaphragm
Large muscle below thoracic (under lungs) cavity used when breathing
Name the three planes
Frontal (coronal)
Transverse
Sagittal
Front/ Coronal Plane
Split front and back
Anterior/ Posterior
Transverse Plane
Across the middle
Superior/ Inferior
Sagittal Plane
Split long ways down the middle
(Left and right halves)
Mid-sagittal (inner)
Peri-sagittal (outer)
Oblique
At an angle
Cephalic
Head