Unit 1 Exam Flashcards
Body planes
Coronal- front and back
Transverse- top and bottom
Sagittal- left and right
Axial vs appendicular skeleton
Axial- head, neck, and trunk
Appendicular- all other
Cutaneous membrane
Skin
- secretes oil
Synovial membrane
Lining of movable joints
Mucous membrane
Secretes mucus and lubricant
Serous membrane
Lines the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
Two types of serous membranes
Visceral- around the organ
Parietal- lining the wall
Projections
Sites of muscle and ligament attachments
Tuberosity
Large rounded projection
Crest
Narrow ridge of bone, prominent
Trochanter
Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
Line
Narrow ridge of bone, not as prominent
Tubercle
Small rounded projection or process
Epicondyle
Raised area on or above a condyle
Spine
Sharp slender, often pointed projection
Process
Any bony prominence
Articulations
Surfaces that form joints
Head
Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
Facet
Smooth, nearly flat articulate surface
Condyle
Rounded articulate projection, often articulates with a corresponding fossa
Depressions and openings
Cavities or dips
Foramen
Round or oval opening through a bone
Groove
Furrow
Fissure
Narrow, slit like opening
Notch
Indentation at the edge of a structure
Fossa
Shallow depression in the bone
Meatus
Canal-like passageway
Sinus
Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucus membrane
Cranial cavity
brain, vertebral cavity
Ventral Cavity
lungs, heart, intestines, and kidneys
Thoracic Cavity
mediastinum, pleural cavity, pericardial cavity
Abdominopelvic cavity
abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity
other components of water
electrolytes, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids
passive transport
no energy
high to low concentrations
Active transport
low to high concentration
uses energy