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NYCC Gross Anatomy 1 > Terminology > Flashcards

Terminology Flashcards

1
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Define

Histology

A

Microscopic study of anatomy

cells & tissues

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Define

Embryology

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Study of prenatal development

- Fertilization to birth; Formation and growth of body structures

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Define

Morphology

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Study of shape

Includes anatomy, biological anthropology

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Define

Comparative anatomy

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Study of anatomical homologies and differences within and between animal groups

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Define

Surface anatomy

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Study of the surface projection of anatomical structures

Palpation of bony landmarks; location of muscles/groups

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Define

Systemic approach to anatomy

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Study of individual body systems, irrespective of relationships with structures of other systems

eg. circulatory, nervous, MSK

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Define

Regional approach to anatomy

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Study of all anatomical structures within a specific region of the body

emphasizes 3D and functional relationships between structures

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8
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Body systems: level of organization

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Cells<tissues<organs<systems

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9
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What discipline of anatomy examines structures from a cellular/tissue level?

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Histology

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10
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What is the study of human development called?

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Embryology

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11
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Describe

Anatomical position

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Standing with head & eyes forward, arms by side, palms supinated, legs parallel, toes facing forward

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12
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Define

Sagittal Plane

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Divides body into left and right sections

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13
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Define

Midsagittal Plane

Median plane

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Divides body into equal left and right sections at the midline of body

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Define

Parasagittal Plane

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Divides body into unequal left and right sections

to side of midline

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Define

Coronal Plane

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Divides body into front and back sections

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Define

Horizontal/Transverse Plane

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Divides body into upper and lower sections

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17
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Define

Superior

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Above (cranial)

only axial skeleton

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Define

Inferior

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Below (caudal)

only axial skeleton

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19
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Define

Anterior

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in front of (ventral)

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20
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Define

Posterior

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behind (dorsal)

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21
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Define

Medial

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towards midline

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Define

Lateral

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away from midline

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Define

Median

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AT midline

24
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Define

Proximal

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closer to torso/origin

only appendicular skeleton

25
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Define

Distal

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further from torso/origin

only appendicular skeleton

26
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Define

Superficial

A

closer to surface (skin/outside of body)

27
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Define

Deep

A

closer to inside of body

28
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Define

Parietal

A

of the body wall

29
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Define

Visceral

A

of the organs

30
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Define

Rostral

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toward nasal/oral region, front of brain, toward head (in embryo)

31
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Define

Cephalic

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of the head

32
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Define

Ipsilateral

A

same side as

33
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Define

Contralateral

A

opposite side as

34
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The knee is ____ to the hip

A

distal

35
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The chest is ____ to the back

A

anterior

36
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The umbilicus is ____ to the sternum

A

inferior

37
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The ____ divides the body into equal left and right halves

A

midsagittal plane

38
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Movements in sagittal plane

A

Flexion
Extension

39
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Define

Flexion

A

Decreasing the distance/angle between 2 surfaces

40
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Define

Extension

A

Increasing the distance/angle between 2 surfaces

41
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Movements in coronal plane

A

Abduction
Adduction

42
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Define

Abduction

A

away from midline

43
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Define

Adduction

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toward midline

44
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Define

Circumduction

A

conical movement of a limb

proximal end is apex, distal end moves in circular motion

45
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Define

Rotation

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pivot around a long axis

in limbs and lateral rotation

46
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Define

Pronation

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rotation of the forearm so the palm faces posteriorly

47
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Define

Supination

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rotation of forearm so the palm faces anteriorly

48
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Define

Inversion

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movement of the sole of the foot towards midline

49
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Define

Eversion

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movement of sole of foot away from midline

50
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Define

Dorsiflexion

A

upward movement of foot

51
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Define

Plantarflexion

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downward movement of foot

52
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Define

Protrusion/protraction

A

forward movement

53
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Define

Retraction

A

posterior movement

54
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____ moves the medial border of the scapula towards the midline

A

Retraction

55
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on the scapula, subscapular fossa is ____ to the infraspinus fossa

A

anterior

56
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a patient in your office experiences pain in the muscles of the anterior thigh just above the knee. You note the patient has pain ____ to the knee joint

A

proximal

NYCC Gross Anatomy 1 (37 decks)

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