Week 3 Anatomy Introduction

Question 1

what is this?

Answer 1

a probe: allows you to tear connective tissue and feel nerves/vessels before they are damaged

Question 2

Answer 2

tissue forceps: used to lift and hold vessels, nerves, and other structures

Question 3

what is the purpose of the scalpel

Answer 3

used as a skinning tool

Question 4

Answer 4

hemostat: a powerful grasping tool Caution: crushes delicate tissue and cannot be repositioned quickly

Question 5

dissect:

Answer 5

to cut apart

Question 6

blunt dissection

Answer 6

to seperate structures with your fingers, a probe, or scissors by tearing connective tissue

Question 7

sharp dissection

Answer 7

to dissect using a scsalpel

Question 8

“clean”

Answer 8

to remove fat and connective tissue by means of blunt dissection

Question 9

transect

Answer 9

to cut in two in the tranverse plane

Question 10

reflect

Answer 10

to fold back from a cut edge

Question 11

prone refers to…

Answer 11

face down

Question 12

supine refers to…

Answer 12

face up

Question 13

what are the two anatomical divisions of the body?

Answer 13

axial, and appendicular

Question 14

the axial division consists of…

Answer 14

head, neck, trunk

Question 15

what are the two major regions of the upper limb

Answer 15

arm and forearm

Question 16

what are the two major regions of the lower limb?

Answer 16

thigh and leg

Question 17

superior and inferior can also be called…

Answer 17

superior=cranial

inferior=caudal

Question 18

the frontal plane (AKA____) divides the body into…

Answer 18

AKA coronal plane. cuts the body into anterior and posterior

Question 19

the sagittal plane divides the body into…

midsagittal vs. parasagittal?

Answer 19

midsaggital: equal left and right parts
parasagittal: unequal left and right parts

Question 20

flexion

Answer 20

decreases an angle in a joint

Question 21

extension:

Answer 21

increases an angle in a joint

Question 22

circumduction

Answer 22

moving a limp so it creates a cone in space. distal end moves in circle while proximal end is basically stationary

Question 23

inversion vs eversion

Answer 23

inversion: soul of foot turns inward
eversion: sould of foot faces laterally

Question 24

opposition

Answer 24

thumb and tips of other fingers touch

Question 25

1, 2, 4, 5

Answer 25

1. axillary vein
2. cephalic vein
3. Median cubital
4. basilic vein