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Week 1 Flashcards

1
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anatomical position

A

person erect, flat feet on floor, arms at side, palms, face, and eyes forward

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2
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when referring to body movement or location what do you use

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anatomical position, not the actual position the body is in

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3
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anatomical planes

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sagittal
medial
coronal
transverse

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4
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sagittal plane

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from side to side, vertical line

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5
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medial plane

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middle of body, bilateral

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6
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coronal plane

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front and back,

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transverse plane

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up and down

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8
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superficial

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near surface

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intermediate

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between superficial and deep

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10
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deep

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further from surface

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11
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example of superficial, intermediate, and deep structures

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skin, muscle, bone

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12
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medial

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nearer to median plane

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13
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lateral

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farther from median plane

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14
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examples of medial and lateral

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nose, eyes

pinky, thumb

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15
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proximal

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closer to the beginning of structure, closer to body

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16
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distal

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farther from beginning of structure, further from body

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17
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example of proximal and distal

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knee, foot

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18
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superior (cranial)

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closer to head

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19
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inferior (caudal

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closer to feet

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example of superior and inferior

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head, chest

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21
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anterior (ventral)

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front

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22
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posterior (dordal

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back

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23
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body systems

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tissues and organs that operate together to perform specific functions

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24
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integumentary system (skin)

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complex layered organ that mostly fulfills obligations dealing with keeping stuff we want in and stuff we want out

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25
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layers of skin

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epidermis
dermis
subcutaneous tissue
deep fasica

muscle
bone

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26
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epidermis

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living and dead skin cells

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dermis

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supporting tissue for epidermis

28
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subcutaneous tissue

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“Sub Q”, fatty tissue over muscle

29
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deep fascia

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connective tissue over muscle

30
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skinning

A

cut down to deep fascia and leave it on muscle

31
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muscloskeletal

A

axial

appendicular

32
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axial

A

head, vertebral column, and ribs

33
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appendicular

A

legs, arms, scapula, clavicle, hip bones

34
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types of muscle

A

skeletal
smooth
cardiac

35
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skeletal muscle

A

conscious movment

36
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smooth muscle

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unconscious movement

37
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cardiac muscle

A

unconscious movement

38
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nervous system

A

central nervous system

peripheral nervous system

39
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central nervous system

A

brain and spinal cord

40
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peripheral nervous system

A

nerves connecting CNS to rest of body

41
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dermatome

A

skin innervated by a spinal segment

42
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myotome

A

muscle innervated by spinal segment

43
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vasculature

A

carries blood and other materials to different parts of the body

44
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arteries

A

carry blood away from the heart, usually oxygenated

45
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vein

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carry blood towards heart, usually not oxygenated

46
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what color are arteries typically depicted

47
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what color are veins typically depicted

48
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characteristics of arteries

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thicker, less elastic, under greater pressure, found deeper in tissue

49
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characteristics of veins

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flimsy, deflated in cadavers, have less pressure, and are found superficial

50
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lymphatics

A

picking up fluid that has been lost from blood vessels and recycling it back into cardiovascular system
essential in immune system

51
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how do muscle create movement

A

contracting

52
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joints

A

where 2 bones meet, where motion happens

53
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synovial joints

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designed to allow movment

54
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joint capsule

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protects and lubricates joint during movement

55
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ligament

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connects bone to bone

56
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tendon

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connects muscle to bone

57
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flexion

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decrease angle of joint, move anteriorly

58
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extension

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increase angle of joint, move poseriorly

59
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hyperextention

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moving past 180 degrees in extension

60
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abduction

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moving away from body or each other

61
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adduction

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moving toward body or each other

62
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supination

A

movement of arms to palm forward

63
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pronation

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movement of arms to palm backwards

64
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rotation

A

lateral or medial

65
Q

what limits joints?

A

muscle, bone, ligaments,

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