Anatomy---Basic Anatomy

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anatomy

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cutting up or dissection of the body
study of the structure of an organism and the relationship of its parts

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physiology

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function of body parts

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surface anatomy

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study of form (morphology) and markings on the surface of the body

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Gross anatomy

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(grossus-latin-big, thick)
structures observed with the unaiaded eye, cadaver, regional or systemic approach

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# of body systems

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11

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microscopic anatomy

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devoted to finer detail
microscope used as an aid
cytology and histology
different microscopes used
OM, TEM, SEM

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cytology

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study of cells

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histology

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study of tissues

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OM

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optical light microscope: phase contrast, ultraviolet, etc.

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TEM

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transmission electron microscope (see ultrastructure)

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SEM

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scanning electron microscope (see ultrastructure)

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developmental anatomy

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study of human body from conception to adult form

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embryology

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unicellular zygote to end of the 8th week in utero

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fetology

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9th week to parturition

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endoscopy

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a narrow felexible tube with light is inserted into hollow organs via external openings

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endoscope

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mouth to throat to esophagus to stomach (ulcers)

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protoscope or sigmoidoscope

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anal opening to anal canal to rectum to colon

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hemorrhoids

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flowing with blood

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pathological anatomy

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study of structural changes associated with disease

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Radiographic anatomy

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x-rays used to view internal structures for abnormalities

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x-ray

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flat image

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CAT

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computer assisted tomography, end result is a 3-D cross sectional picture

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DSR

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dynamic spatial reconstructor, constructs a moving 3-D life size image of an internal organ

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DSA

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digital subtraction angiography, x-ray image before and after IV iodine allows isolation of arteries

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US

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Ultrasound or sonography- a device emits a high frequency sound(radar) and records echo on a monitor

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scintigraphy

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nuclear medicine, unstable isotopes introduced into body, collected by different organs become concentrated

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PET

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positron emission tomography, radioisotopes are more precisely localized with the aid of computer imaging techniques

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MRI/NMR

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magnetic resonance imaging/nuclear magnetic resonance, determines if nuclei of a single element behave normally in response to magnetism. noninvasive no radiation

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level of organization in body

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subatomic particles -atoms -compounds/molecule -cells -tissues -organs -systems -organism

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anatomical position

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body upright, head, eyes, toes forward, upper limbs hangin, palms forward

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body plane

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flat surface that passes through the body

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median or midsagittal plane

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runs vertically, splits body into equal left and right sides

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sagittal or parasagittal

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divides body into left and right unequal protions, || to median plane

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frontal or coronal plane

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run vertically, divide body into anterior and posterior portions

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horizontal or transverse plane

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"cross section" divides body into superior and inferior

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oblique plane

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transverse section cut at an angle

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superior, cephalic, cephalad, cranial

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toward head

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inferior, caudal, caudad

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away from head

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anterior ventral or venter

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toward front

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posterior dorsal dorsum

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toward back

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medial mesial

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nearer midline

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lateral

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farther from midline

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ipsilateral

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same side of body

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contralateral

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opposite side of body

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proximal

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nearer point of origin

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distal

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farther form origin

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internal and external

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used to indicate respective surfaces of hollow organ or body as a whole

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superficial

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near the surface

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deep

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away from the surface

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central

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nearer to the center

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peripheral

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farther from the center

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parietal

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pertains to the walls of a cavity

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visceral

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pertains to the covering of an organ

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intermediate

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between two structures