Terminology, Introduction, and Nervous System Flashcards
Proximal and Distal are related to…
the head; for the same bone.
Proximal =
closer to the head.
Distal =
further from head.
Lateral and Medial are related to…
the midline; splits body in half (vertically).
Medial =
closer to the midline.
Lateral =
further from midline
Superior and Inferior apply to
the head, neck, trunk.
Superior =
top half of body (above waist)
Inferior =
bottom half of body (below waist)
Transverse/Horizontal plane divides body into…
superior and inferior.
Frontal/Coronal plane divides body into…
anterior and posterior
Sagittal plane divides body into…
right and left parts
What do Arteries do?
Carry blood oxygenated in the lungs and then pumped by the heart to the tissues of the body.
Usually coloured red in anatomical images.
What do Veins do?
Returns blood that has supplied the tissues back to the heart, to be sent to the lungs to be reoxygenated.
Usually coloured blue in anatomical images.
What are the three types of muscles?
Cardiac, Smooth, Skeletal