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Merrill's Chapter 3 Flashcards

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Thoracic cavity contains

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pleural membranes, lungs, trachea, esophagus, pericardium, heart and great vessels

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abdominal cavity contains

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peritoneum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, stomach, intestines, kidneys, ureters, major blood vessels, pelvic portion

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interiliac plane

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transects the pelvis at the top of the iliac crests at the level of the fourth lumbar spinous process.

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occlusal plane

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formed by the biting surfaces of the upper and lower teen with the jaws closed.

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C1 landmark

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mastoid tip

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C2, C3 landmark

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Gonion (angle of mandible)

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C3, C4 landmark

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hyoid bone

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C5 landmark

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thyroid cartilage

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C7, T1 landmark

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vertebra prominens

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T1 landmark

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approximately 2 inches above level of jugular notch

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T2, T3 landmark

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level of jugular notch

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T4, T5 landmark

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level of sternal angle

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T7 landmark

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level of inferior angles of scapulae

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T9, T10 landmark

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level of xiphoid process

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L2, L3 landmark

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inferior costal margin

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L4, L5 landmark

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level of superiormost aspect of iliac crests

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S1, S2 landmark

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level of anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS)

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Coccyx landmark

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level of pubic symphysis and greater trochanters

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How many bones are in the body?

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206

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Gliding joint

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uniaxial movement, Intercarpal and intertarsal joints

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hinge joint

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uniaxial movement, flexion and extension only.

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Pivot

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uniaxial movement, only rotation around a single axis, neck

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ellispsoid

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biaxial movement, flexion, extension, abduction and adduction, wrist

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saddle

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biaxial movement, thumb

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ball and socket
multiaxial movement, shoulder
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condyle
rounded process at an articular extremity
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coracoid/coronoid
beaklike or crownlike process
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crest
ridgelike process
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epicondyle
projection above a condyle
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facet
small, smooth-surfaced process for articulation with another structure
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hamulus
hook-shaped process
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head
expanded end of a long bone
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horn
hornlike process on a bone
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line
less prominent ridge than a crest; a linear elevation
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malleolus
club-shaped process
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protuberance
projecting part or prominence
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spine
sharp process
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styloid
long, pointed process
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trochanter
either of two large, rounded, and elevated processes located at junction of neck and shaft of femur
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tubercle
small, rounded, and elevated process
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tuberosity
large, rounded, and elevated process
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fissure
cleft or deep groove
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foramen
hole in a bone for transmission of blood vessels and nerves
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fossa
pit, fovea, or hollow space
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groove
shallow linear channel
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meatus
tubelike passageway running within a bone
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notch
indentation into border of a bone
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sinus
recess, groove, cavity, of hollow space
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sulcus
furrow, trench, of fissurelike depression
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closed fracture
does not break through the skin
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displaced fracture
serious fracture in which bones are not in anatomic alignment
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nondisplaced fracture
fracture in which bone retains its normal alignment
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open fracture
serious fracture in which broken bone or bones project through the skin
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ventral
anterior
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dorsal
posterior
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caudad
refers to parts away from the head of the body
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cephalad
refers to parts toward the head of the body
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central
refers to middle area or main part of an organ
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peripheral
refers to parts at or near the surface, edge, or outside of another body part
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contralateral
refers to part or parts on the opposite side of the body
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ipsilateral
refers to part or parts on the same side of the body
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medial
refers to part toward the median plane of the body or toward the middle of another body part
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deep
refers to parts far from the surface
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superficial
refers to parts near the skin or surface
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parietal
refers to the wall or lining of a body cavity
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visceral
refers to the covering of an organ
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dorsum
refers to the top or anterior surface of the foot or to the back or posterior surface of the hand
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palmar
refers to the palm of the hand
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plantar
refers to the sole of the foot
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axial projection
there is a longitudinal angulation of the central ray with the long axis of the body or specific body part.
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tangential projection
the CR is directed toward the outer margin of a curved body surface to profile a body part just under the surface and project it free of superimposition.
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trendelenburg position
supine position with head tilted downward
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fowler position
supine position with head higher than the feet
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sims position
recumbent position with the patient lying on the left anterior side with left leg extended and right knee and thigh partially flexed.
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lithotomy position
pelvic exam position
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lordotic position
yoga camel pose
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abduction
movement of a part away form the central axis of the body or body part
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adduction
movement of a part toward the central axis of the body or body part
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extension
straightening of a joint
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flexion
act of bending a joint
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hyperextension
forced or excessive extension of a limb or joints
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hyperflexion
forced overflexion of a limb or joints
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eversion
outward turning of the foot a the ankle
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inversion
inward turning of the foot at the ankle
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pronation
rotation of the forearm so that the palm is down
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supination
rotation of the forearms so that the palm is up
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circumduction
circular movement of a limb
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tilt
tipping or slanting a body part slightly
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deviation
turning away from the regular standard of course
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dorsiflexion
flexion or bending the foot toward the leg
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plantar flexion
flexion or bending the foot downward toward the sole
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adnexus
adnexa
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alveolus
alveoli
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areola
areolae
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branchus
bronchi
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bursa
bursae
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calculus
calculi
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coxa
coxae
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diagnosis
diagnoses
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diverticulum
diverticula
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fossa
fossae
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gigiva
ginigivae
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haustrum
haustra
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hilum
hila
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ilium
ilia
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labium
labia
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lamina
laminae
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lumen
lumina
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mediatinum
mediastina
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medulla
medullae
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meninx
meninges
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meniscus
menisci
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metastasis
metastases
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mucosa
mucosae
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omentum
omenta
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paralysis
paralyses
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plexus
plexi
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pleura
pleurae
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pnemothorax
pneumothoraces
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ramus
rami
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ruga
rugae
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sulcus
sulci
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thrombus
thrombi
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vertebra
vertebrae
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viscus
viscera

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