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POSITIONING Flashcards

1
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Form that the structures take on; it also affects the function

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MORPHOLOGY

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Part of the body and can either be microscopic or macroscopic

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STRUCTURES

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What do you call a function that is related to structures/

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FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY

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4
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What do ANA and TOMY mean?

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ANA - apart

TOMY - to cut

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5
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Study of structures that can be examined without the aid of a microscope

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GROSS ANATOMY

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6
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Part of the gross anatomy that studies shapes and landmarks on the surface of the body

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SURFACE ANATOMY

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7
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What is HISTOLOGY?

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study of structures that can only be seen with a microscope

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What is PHYSIOLOGY?

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scientific investigation of the processes or functions of living things

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9
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Are like skewers that pass through the body

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ANATOMICAL AXES

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10
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Name the 4 different axes

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Horizontal Axis
Vertical Axis
Longitudinal Axis
Anterior-Posterior Axis

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11
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Reference position that allows for the use of consistent directional terminology

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ANATOMICAL POSITION

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12
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Anatomical position has the subject facing _______ with _______ forward and _______ to the _______.

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forward, palms, thumbs, sides

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13
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A person who is lying face upward

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SUPINE POSITION

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14
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PRONE POSITION

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person lying face downward

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15
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What position refers to the up and down of the body?

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SUPERIOR, INFERIOR

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16
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What position refers to the front and back of the body?

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ANTERIOR, POSTERIOR

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17
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What does CEPHALIC mean?

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towards the head

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18
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What does CAUDAL mean?

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Towards the tail or the end of the vertebrae column

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19
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Define VENTRAL and DORSAL

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VENTRAL - belly (front)

DORSAL - Back

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20
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Define PROXIMAL and DISTAL

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P - Nearest, D - Distant

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21
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What do you call something towards the midline?

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MEDIAL

22
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What is away from the midline?

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LATERAL

23
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What is SUPERFICIAL and DEEP?

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Superficial - towards the surface of the body

Deep - towards the interior of the body

24
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It is the attachment of muscle on a fixed point

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ORIGIN

25
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Attachment of muscle that is farthest from the midline

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Insertion

26
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PROXIMAL-DISTAL

elbow to wrist
wrist to elbow

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a. Proximal

b. Distal

27
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SUPERIOR - INFERIOR

Hands to feet
Knees to waist
Elbow to wrist
Calf Muscle to ankle

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A. Superior
B. Inferior
C. Superior
D. Inferior

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ANTERIOR-POSTERIOR

heel to toe
biceps to triceps
hamstring to quadriceps

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a. Posterior
b. Anterior
c. Posterior

29
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LATERAL - MEDIAL

Arms to midline
Neck to arms
Shoulders to midline

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a. Lateral
b. Medial
c. Lateral

30
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What’s the difference between MEDIAN and MEDIAL?

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MEDIAN - structure which is actually in the midline (neck, belly button)
MEDIAL - used to compare 2 structures

31
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What do you call the anterior surface or palm of the hand?

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Palmar/Volar

32
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Interior surface of the sole foot?

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Plantar

33
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The superior surface of the foot and posterior surface of the hand

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Dorsum

34
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Difference between IPSILATERAL & CONTRALATERAL

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IPSI - same side of the body

CONTRA - opposite sides

35
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The plane that cut the person in half vertically

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SAGITTAL or LONGITUDINAL

36
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What views does the frontal plane give?

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ANTERIOR and POSTERIOR views

37
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Transverse cuts give you?

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The superior and inferior part of the body.

38
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A sagittal plane that passes through the midline of the body?

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Median Plane

39
Q

Give 4 types of common features in the human body plan

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Tube within a tube body plan
Bilateral symmetry
Notochord
Dorsal Hollow Nerve Cord
Segmentation
Pharyngeal Pouches
40
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Two types of tubes in the body

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Inner and Outer

41
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What comprises the Inner tube?

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mouth to anus, respiratory organs, digestive organs

42
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What comprises the outer tube?

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Axial skeleton, Axial musulature

43
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What are the 3 main cavities?

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Dorsal
Ventral
Serous

44
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What are the divisions of the dorsal body cavity?

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Cranial and Spinal/Vertebral

45
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Give the 2 types of Ventral body cavity along with their subdivisions

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  1. THORACIC - Pleural Cavity, Mediastinum, Pericardium

2. ABDOMINAL - Abdomen, Pelvis

46
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What are the 2 layers of the serous cavity?

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PARIETAL and Visceral

47
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Difference between the parietal and visceral layer

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P - outer walls of the cavity

V - inner layer covers the visceral organs

48
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2 subdivisions of the abdomen?

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4 quadrants and 9 regions

49
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Name the four quadrants of the abdomen

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Right-Upper Q
Left-Upper Q
Right-lower Q
Left-lower Q

50
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Name the upper 3 regions of the abdomen

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Right hypochondriac region
epigastric region
Left hypochondriac region

51
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Name the median 3 regions of the abdomen

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Right lumbar r.
Umbilical r.
Left Lumbar r

52
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Name the bottom 3 regions of the abdomen

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Right Iliac r.
Hypogastric r.
Left Iliac r.

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