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Lecture 1 Flashcards

1
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PELVIC CAVITY

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  • Uterus
  • Fallopian Tubes
  • Ovaries
  • Prostate
  • Vas Deference
  • Rectum
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DORSAL

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Backside

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ANTERIOR

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Towards the front; Ventral

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HISTOPATHOLOGY

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Microscopic examination of cells for disease (biopsy)

2 major disease processes:
- Inflammation (causes by bacteria, fungi,
protozoa, trauma, viruses)
- Tumor
-Benign (do not spread, can turn malignant)
- Malignant (spreads, no membrane to
contain it)a

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HISTOLOGY

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Microscopic anatomy - examination of tissue with a microscope - viewing normal cells

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CADAVER DISSECTION

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Cutting and separating human body tissue to reveal tissue relationships

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CRANIAL CAVITY

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  • Brain
  • Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CFS)
  • Meninges
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PHYSIOLOGY

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How the body works

Subdisciplines

  • Neurology (nervous system)
  • Endocrinology (hormones)
  • Pathophysiology (disease)
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POSTERIAL

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Towards the back; Dorsal Cavities

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RADIOLOGY

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Branch of medicine concerned with medical imaging

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ABDOMINAL QUADRANTS

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RUQ - Right Upper Quadrant
RLQ - Right Lower Quadrant
LUQ - Left Lower Quadrant
LLQ - Left Lower Quadrant

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AXIAL

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Head, Backbone, and Ribs

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STERNAL

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Breastbone

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POPLITEAL

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Back of knee

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PHYSIOLOGY

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How things work and how they should work

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COMPARATIVE ANATOMY

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Study of multiple species to learn about form, function, and evolution

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VENTRAL

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Bellyside

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THORACIC CAVITY (ORGANS)

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  • Heart
  • Lungs
  • Esophagus
  • Trachea
  • Thymus Gland
  • Bronchus
  • Great Blood Vessels
    • Aorta*
    • Vena Cava
  • Pericardium (membrane around heart)
  • Pleura (membrane around lungs)

*Also found in Abdominal Cavity

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DEEP

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Away from the surface

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SCAPULAR

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Shoulder Blades

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MAMMARY

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Breast

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CYTOLOGY

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Structure and function of cells

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GROSS ANATOMY

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Study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye

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SUPINE

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Laying on dorsal cavities

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PATELLAR

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Front of knee

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PERCUSSION

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Tapping (lungs, liver, abdomen)

*use of two middle fingers to tap

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ULTRASTRUCTURE

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Viewing fine details under an electron microscope

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INSPECTION

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Things that can be sensed externally using sight, sound, and smell

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MEDICAL IMAGING

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Viewing the inside of the body without surgery

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CARPAL

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Wrist

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31
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ANATOMY

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Name and location of all the structures in the human body

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EXPLORATORY SURGERY

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Opening a person up for the purpose of finding abnormal anatomy to explain pain

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ORBITAL

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Eye Socket

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PALMAR

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Palm of hand

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PALPATION

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Feeling; use of hands

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CEPHALIC

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Towards the head

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PRONE

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Laying on ventral cavities

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UMBILICAL

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Navel (Bellybutton)

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PEDAL

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Foot

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ABDOMINAL

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Of the abdomen

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ORAL

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Mouth

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AXILLARY

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Armpit

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MENTAL

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Chin

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INFERIOR

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Lowermost

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LATERAL

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Towards the sides

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TARSAL

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Ankle

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APPENDICULAR

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Arms and Legs

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MANUAL

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Hand

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SACRAL

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Below the lumbar

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ANATOMICAL POSTIONS

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  • Anterior
  • Posterior
  • Lateral

*Position of patient is standing forward with palms facing out

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LUMBAR

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Curved part of lower back

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NASAL

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Nose

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ACROMIAL

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Shoulder

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CEPHALIC

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Towards the head

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VERTEBRAL

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Backbone

56
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BRACHIAL

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Arm

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SUPERIOR

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Uppermost

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VENTRAL CAVITIES

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  • Thoracic
  • Abdominal
  • Pelvic
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PROXIMAL

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Nearer the origin

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BUCCAL

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Cheek

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AUSCULTATION

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Listening (heart, lungs, abdomen, blood vessels)

62
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CRURAL

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Leg (from Knee to Ankle)

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POLLEX

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Thumb

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DIGITAL

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Fingers

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CAUDAL

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Towards the tail

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INGUINAL

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Groin

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DISTAL

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Far or distant from the origin

68
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CERVICAL

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Neck

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BODY PLANES

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  • Frontal (separates ventral and dorsal cavities)
  • Transverse (produces a top and bottom)
  • Midsagittal (produces a left and right)
70
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HIERARCHY OF COMPLEXITY

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Atom > Molecule > Macromolecule > Organelle >

Cell > Tissue > Organ > Organ System > Organism

71
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PELVIC

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Area below the abdomen

72
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COXAL

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Hips

73
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PUBIC

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Where the genitals are located

74
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DORSAL CAVITIES

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  • Cranial

- Spinal

75
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SPINAL CAVITY

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  • Spinal Cord
  • Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CFS)
  • Meninges
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ABDOMINAL CAVITY

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  • Stomach
  • Large Intestine
  • Small Intestine
  • Liver
  • Kidneys
  • Spleen
  • Gall Bladder
  • Pancreas
  • Appendix
  • Adrenal Glands
  • Ureters
  • Abdominal Aorta*

*Also found in the Thoracic Cavity

77
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THORACIC

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Chest

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FEMORAL

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Thigh

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