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Module 1 Flashcards

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Anatomy

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The study of the structural basis of body function

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Physiology

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The study of the functional relevance of a structure

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Functional morphology

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The study of anatomy (structure) of organs functional and the reasons behind it

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Gross anatomy

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The study of structure visible to the naked eye

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Surface anatomy

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The external structure of the body

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Radiological anatomy

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The study of internal structure using X-rays and other imaging techniques

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Systemic anatomy

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The study of one organ system at a time

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Regional anatomy

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The study of multiple organ systems at once in body given region

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Histology

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Microscopic anatomy

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Histopathology

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The microscopic analysis of diseased tissue

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Cytology

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The study of structure and function of individual cells

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Ultra structure

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The structure at the molecular level

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Inspection

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Looking at the body

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Palpitation

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Feeling a structure with the hands

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Auscultation

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Listening to sounds made by the body

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Percussion

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Tapping on the body to feel for abnormal resistance, listening to the emitted sounds

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Dissection

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Cutting, separating tissues

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Exploratory surgery

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Opening the body to see what is wrong and what can be done

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Medical imaging

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Viewing inside the body without surgery

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Radiology

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A branch of medicine concerned with imaging

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Radiography

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Photographing internal structures with X-rays

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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A high-resolution technique that uses a magnetic field instead of X-rays

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Computed tomography (CT scan)

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Imaging thin “slices” of the body using X-rays

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Dynamic spatial reconstructor (dsr)

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A modified CT scanner that produces 3D video images to show motive and volume changes

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Position emission tomography (PET scan)

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Allows for the visualization the metabolic state of a tissue using glucose

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Sonography

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Uses ultrasound waves visualize internal organsm

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Lowest level of human structure

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Atoms

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Second-lowest level of human structure

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Molecules

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Third - lowest level of human structure

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Organelles

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Fourth-lowest level of human structure

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Cells

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Fifth-lowest level of human anatomy

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Tissues

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Sixth-lowest level of human anatomy

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Organs

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Seventh-lowest level of human anatomy (second-highest)

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Organ system

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Highest level of human anatomy

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Anatomical position

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Person standing bright with arms at sides and palms facing forward

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Supine

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Lying face up (on back)

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Prone

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Lying face down (on belly)

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Saggital Plane

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Divides the body or organ into right and left portions

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Midsaggital Plane

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Passes through the midline of the body; divides the body into right and left halves

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Parasagittal Plane

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Divide the body into unequal right and left portions

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Frontal (Coronal) Plane

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Divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

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Transverse (axial, horizontal) plane

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Passes through body or organ perpendicular to its long axis; divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

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Anterior

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Toward the front of the body

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Posterior

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Toward the back of the body

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Ventral

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Toward the anterior side

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Dorsal

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Toward the posterior side

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Superior

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Inferior

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Cephalic

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Toward the head or superior end

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Rostral

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Toward the forehead or nose

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Caudal

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Toward the tail or inferior end

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Medial

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Toward the midline of the body

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Lateral

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Away from the midline of body

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Proximal

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Closer to the point of attachment or origin

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Distal

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Farther from the point of attachment or origin

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Ipsilateral

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On the same side of the body (right or left)

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Contralateral

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On opposite sides of the body (right and left)

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Superficial

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Closer to the body surface

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Deep

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Farther farther form the body surface

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Axial

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Consists of head, neck (cervical region), and trunk

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Thoracic Region

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Above the diaphragm

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Abdominal region

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Below the diaphragm

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Appendicular Region

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Consists of upper and lower limbs

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Segment

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Region of limb from one joint to the next

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Membrane

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A thin sheet of tissue

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Viscera

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Membranes the enfold or surround internal organs

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Cranial Cavity

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Enclosed by cranial bones, contains the brain

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Vertebral Canal

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Enclosed by vertebral column, contains spinal cord

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Mediastinum

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Space between lungs, occupied by heart, major vessels, esophagus, trachea, bronchitis, thymus

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Pericardium

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  • Outer fibrous pericardium
  • Inner serous pericardium
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Pericardial Cavity

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Between the two layers of the serous pericardium
*Lubricated by the thin film of pericardial Fluid

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Pleura

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  • Inner visceral pleura (surface of the lungs)
  • Outer parietal pleura (Lines inside of the rib cage)
  • between the layers of the pleural cavity, there is pleural fluid
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Abdominopelvic cavity

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Consists of the abdominal cavity superiorly and the pelvic cavity inferiorly

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Abdominal Cavity

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  • Contains most digestive organs, spleen, kidneys, ureters
  • Extends inferiorly to the brim of the pelvis
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Pelvic Cavity

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  • Is continuous with the abdominal cavity, but below the rim, and is narrower
  • Contains the rectum, urinary bladder, urethra, reproductive organs
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Peritoneum

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  • Parietal peritoneum lines the body walls
  • Visceral peritoneum enfolds and suspends the abdominal viscera
    *Space in the peritoneal cavity contains peritoneal fluid
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Retroperitoneal

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Organs lie against the body wall with the peritoneum only on anterior side

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Intraperitoneal

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Organs are encircled by visceral peritoneum; this layer is also called the serosa

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Mesentary

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Visceral peritoneum forms a single, extensively folded membrane

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Posterior mesentary

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Anchors digestive organs to the posterior body wall

  • includes the MESOCOLON anchoring large intestine
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Anterior mesentety

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Includes the greater and lesser omentum

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Potential Spaces

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between body membranes that are pressed together; not actual space, but can be filled with fluid or other matter

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Eponyms

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Terms that are names after people

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