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Organisation of the body Flashcards

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What is physiology?

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Study of function

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What is anatomy?

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Study of structure

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Name the levels of organisation

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Chemical -> cellular -> tissues -> organs -> systems -> organism

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Name the organ systems

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Integumentary system
Skeletal system
Muscular system 
Nervous system
Endocrine system
Cardiovascular system
Lymphatic system
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Urinary system
Reproductive system
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Name the boundaries in the body

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Cell membranes

Integumentary system

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Anatomical position: head

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Cephalic

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Anatomical position: eye

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Orbital

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Anatomical position: mouth

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Oral

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Anatomical position: neck

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Cervical

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Anatomical position: chest

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Thoracic

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Anatomical position: armpit

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Axillary

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Anatomical position: umbilical

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Navel

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Anatomical position: groin

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Inguinal

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Anatomical position: thigh

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Femoral

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Anatomical position: knee

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Patellar

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Anatomical position: ankle

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Tarsal

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Anatomical position: toes

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Digital/phalangeal

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Anatomical position: big toe

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Hallux

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Anatomical position: foot

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Pedal

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Anatomical position: leg

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Crural

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Anatomical position: fingers

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Digital/phalangeal

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Anatomical position: Palm

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Palmar

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Anatomical position: wrist

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Carpal

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Anatomical position: front of elbow

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Antecubital

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Anatomical position: arm

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Anatomical position: breast

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Anatomical position: breastbone

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Anatomical position: ear

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Anatomical position: cheek

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Anatomical position: nose

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Anatomical position: forehead

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Anatomical position: shoulder

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Anatomical position: back

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Anatomical position: loin

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Anatomical position: between the hips

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Anatomical position: back of knee

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Anatomical position: heel

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Anatomical position: sole

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Anatomical position: between the anus and the external genitalia

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Anatomical position: buttock

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Anatomical position: spinal column

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Anatomical position: back of head

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Directional term: medial

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Structure is nearer to the middle

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Directional term: lateral

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Structure is further from the midline or at the side of the body

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Directional term: proximal

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Nearer to a point of attachment of a limb, or origin of a body part

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Directional term: distal

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Further from a point of attachment of a limb, or origin of a body part

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Directional term: anterior/ventral

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Nearer the front of the body

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Directional term: posterior/dorsal

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Nearer the back of the body

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Directional term: superior/cranial

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Structure nearer the head

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Directional term: inferior

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Structure further from the head

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Body plane: median plane

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When the body is divided longitudinally through the midline into right and left halves. A sagittal section is any section made parallel to the median plane.

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Body plane: coronal plane

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Divides the body longitudinally into its anterior and posterior sections.

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Body place: transverse plane

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A cross section diving the body or body part into upper and lower parts.

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Name the dorsal body cavities

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Cranial

Vertebral

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Name the ventral body cavities

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Thoracic

Abdominopelvic

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What is serous membrane?

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A double layer of loose areolar connective tissue lined with simple squamous epithelium. Parietal layer lines cavities, visceral layer surrounds organs within the cavity.

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Name the 3 sites where serous membranes are found.

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The pleura
The pericardium
The peritoneum

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Name the 9 abdominopelvic regions

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Right hypochondriac region
Epigastric region
Left hypochondriac region
Right lumbar region
Umbilical region
Left lumbar region
Right iliac fossa
Hypogastric region
Left iliac fossa
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Name the 3 primary germ layers in the embryo

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Ectoderm
Endoderm
Mesoderm

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