Lab Week 6 (exam 2) Flashcards
What is anterior/ ventral?
Front view of the body
What is posterior/ dorsal?
Back view of the body
What is proximal?
Closer to the trunk of the body
For arms and legs
What is distal?
Further away from the trunk of the body
For arms and legs
What is medial?
Closer to the midline of the body
What is lateral?
Farther away from the midline of the body
What is superior?
Up towards the head
What is inferior?
Down towards the feet
What is the anatomical position?
Anterior view of the body palms pointed forwards
What is sagittal?
Cuts body following the midline
Ends up with right and left part
What is mid sagittal?
The cut follows the midline
What is parasagittal?
Cut is a little left or right of the midline
What is frontal/ coronal section?
Forms a right angle
What is transverse/ cross/ x section?
Horizontal cut of the body ends up with top and bottom piece
What foramen (foramina)?
A whole with nerve or/ and blood vessels passing through typically in skull but could be other places
What is a foramen magnum?
Large whole bottom of skull where spinal cord passes through
What is a fossa?
A depression
Ex: taking a piece of clay and sticking finger in
What is sulcus (sulcui)?
Longated depression groove
Ex: pencil holder in desk
What is compact bone?
Thick and solid
What is canaliculi?
Cracks running through lamella connecting chamber together
What is lamella (lamellae)?
Rings in circles
What is lacuna (lacunae)?
Chambers the cells live in
What is osteocytes?
Cells living in the chambers
What is the Haverism (osteonic/ central) canal?
Holds blood vessels and nerve of aversion system
What is Volkmann’s (perforating) canal?
Inside of end of bone that allow blood vessels to enter or leave
What is osteoblast?
Immature bone cells
What is osteon?
Cylinder structure that have osteocytes connected by canaliculi that transport blood
What is a sesamoid type of bone?
Not born with it
Forms with tendon
What is epiphysis (epiphyses)?
End of long bone
What is diaphysis (diaphyses)?
Middle of long bone
Shaft
What is medullary (marrow) cavity?
Inside of bone
Bone marrow
What is periosteum?
Sheet of connective tissue wraps around the bone
What does peri mean?
Around
What is trabeculae?
Splinter like rod of bone tissue that characterizes spongy bone
What is the axial skeleton?
Forms axes of the body
Most structures are not paired
Includes the skull, vertebral column, ribs and breast bone (sternum)
What is the appendicular skeleton?
Attached to axial skeleton
Forms limbs and limb girdles (skeletal attachment to the axial skeleton)
What are examples of limb girdles?
Scapula- shoulder blade
Clavicle- collar bone
Oscoxa- pelvis