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173 Cards in this Set

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Anterior
Front
Posterior
Back
Lateral view
Side view
Ventral
Belly side
Dorsal
Back side
Medial
Closer to the midline
Lateral
Farther from the midline
Superior
Above
Inferior
Below
Superficial
Closer to the surface
Deep
Farther from the surface
Proximal
Closer to the body attachment
Distal
Farther from the body attachment
Palmar
Palm of the hand
Dorsal
Back of the hand
Plantar
Sole of the foot
Dorsal - part of foot
Top of the foot
The foot is _______________ to the knee.
Distal
The knee is _____________to the foot.
Proximal
The skull is _______________ to the brain.
Superficial
The brain is _______________ to the skull.
Deep
The eyes are _______________to the mouth.
Superior
The mouth is _______________to the eyes.
Inferior
The heart is ________________to the sternum.
Deep
The sternum is _____________to the heart.
Superficial
Dorsal Body Cavity - sub cavities
Cranial cavity
Vertebral cavity
Ventral body cavity
thoracic cavity
abdominopelvic cavity
Organs in the cranial cavity
Brain
Organs in the vertebral cavity
Spinal cord
Spell vertebral
v e r t e b r a l
Organs in the ventral body cavity are collectively referred to as the
viscera or visceral organs
Spell viscera
v i s c e r a
Thoracic cavity - superior subdivision
pleural cavity
pericardial cavity
Pleural cavity - where and what organs
superior subdivision of the thoracic cavity
Lungs
Pericardial cavity - where and what organs
superior subdivision of the thoracic cavity
Heart
What separates the abdominal and thoracic cavity?
Diaphragm
Spell pleural
p l e u r a l
Spell pericardial
p e r i c a r d i a l
Spell diaphragm
D i a p h r a g m
Abdominal cavity is superior to the _______________ cavity
pelvic
Organs of the abdominal cavity
stomach, liver, intestines and other organs
Organs of the pelvic cavity
urinary bladder, some reproductive organs, rectum
The abdomen and pelvis are _______________
continuous
Tissues
Epithelial tissue
Connective tissue
Muscular tissue
Nervous tissue
Spell epithelial
e p i t h e l i a l
Epithelial tissue - where
free surfaces of the body
lines body cavities and ducts
gives rise to glands
Connective tissue - function
protects and supports the body
binds structures together
Muscular tissue - function
designed to contract and produce movement
Nervous tissue - function
initiates and transmits information that coordinates body activities
Epithelial tissues form
sheets of cells
What tissue forms sheets of cells
Epithelial tissue
Epithelia - 2 functional subtypes
coverings and linings
glandular epithelia
Epithelial linings are associated with ___________.
The lumen in an organ or tube
What type of tissue is associated with the lumen in an organ or tube?
Epithelial tissue
What is a lumen?
hollow space
Spell lumen
l u m e n
Epithelial tissue coverings and linings do what?
protect, absorb, or filter
What type of cell protects, absorbs and filters?
Epithelial tissue coverings and linings
What do glandular epithelia do?
Produce secretions that may protect or provide lubrication
What type of tissue produces secretions that protect or provide lubrication?
glandular epithelia
Structure of epithelial tissues - general
closely packed cells with little intercellular material
Does epithelial tissue have a lot or a little intercellular material?
little
How are epithelial tissues attached to adjacent cell membranes?
Specialized cell junctions
How many layers in epithelial tissue?
single or multiple
How are epithelial tissues arranged?
continuous sheets
How large is the epithelial extracellular basement membrane?
thin
On what does the structural arrangement of epithelial tissue depend?
locations and functions
Simple epithelia are found where?
linings in areas specialized for secretion, absorption, or filtration
How are epithelia in linings arranged?
in a single layer
Stratified epithelia consist of _________ layers of cells
several
What type of epithelia consists of several layers of cells
stratified epithelia
Types of Epithelial tissue
Simple
Stratified
Pseudostratified
spell stratified
s t r a t i f i e d
Pseudostratified epithelium structure
single layer of cells not all of which reach the free surface - has a mutilayered appearance
Types of Epithelial tissue by cell shape
Squamous
Cuboidal
Columnar
Squamous epithelial cells - shape
flat
Squamous epithelial cells - appearance
fried eggs attached to each other in a mosaic fashion
Cuboidal epithelial cells - shape
about as wide as they are tall
Cuboidal epithelial cells - appearance
square or hexagonal in cross section
Columnar epithelial cells - shape
tall and thin like columns
Columnar epithelial cells - appearance
rectangular, nuclei tend to be located toward the basement membrane
spell squamous
s q u a m o u s
spell cuboidal
c u b o i d a l
spell columnar
c o l u m n a r
Surface markings of the bones - list and spell
Acetabulum
Condyle
Facet
Foramen
Fossa
Fovea
Lacuna
Lamina
Meatus
Process
Ramus
Sinus
Suture
Symphysis
Trochanter
Tubercle
Tuberosity
Acetabulum
cup like cavity
Condyle
rounded projection articulated with another bone
Facet
a smooth, flat surface for articulation
Foramen
a hole or opening in a bone
Fossa
a depression
Fovea
a pit
Lacuna
a little depression or cavity
Lamina
a thin layer or flat plate
Meatus
a canal or opening
Process
a prominence or projection
Ramus
a branch
Sinus
an air-filled cavity
Suture
an immovable fibrous joint
Symphysis
a joint that connects two bones with a fibrous joint
Trochanter
a large blunt process
Tubercle
a small rounded process
Tuberosity
a broad process on a bone
Types of connective tissue
Osseous
Hyaline cartilage
Dense regular connective tissue
Areolar connective tissue
Adipose connective tissue
Blood
What glands arise from epithelia during fetal development?
endocrine and exocrine glands
Salivary or Mammary glands are examples of what kind of glands.
Exocrine
Name two exocrine glands
Salivary or Mamary
___________ have tubes or ducts that reach the free surface.
exocrine glands
Name two endocrine glands
thyroid or pancreas
Where do endocrine glands secrete?
directly into surrounding blood vessels.
Which tissues are the most abundant in the body?
connective
connective tissues are ____________.
Highly vascular
Which tissues are highly vascular?
connective tissues
Connective tissues consist of an __________, containing ____________.
extensive matrix
widely scattered cells
Which type of tissue has an extensive matrix and widely scattered cells.
connective
Intercellular matrix in connective tissue ranges from __________ to __________.
liquid in blood
solid in bone
Connective tissue function
protect
bind
support
separate structures
Does adult connective tissue exist at birth?
Yes
Types of Connective tissue
CT proper
cartilage
osseous tissue
vascular tissue (blood)
Types of CT proper
areolar
adipose
dense
What classification of tissue are the following, areolar, adipose, dense.
Connective tissue
What type of tissue is hyaline cartilage?
Connective tissue
How are bones classified by shape
Long
short
flat
irregular
What are the three subdivisions of the axial skeleton
skull
thorax
vertebral column
Thorax
sternum
rib cage
costal cartilages
the axial skeleton articulates with the appendicular skeleton at the _________ and __________
Pectoral (shoulder)
Pelvic girdles
Axial skeleton list
Skull
hyoid bone
sternum
costal cartilages
rib cage
vertebral column
sacrum
pelvic girdle
pectoral girdle
The skull - sutures
Coronal suture
Squamosal suture
Sagittal suture
Lambdoidal suture
Spell Squamosal
S q u a m o s a l
Spell Lambdoidal
L a m b d o i d a l
8 bones of the cranium
frontal
sphenoid
parietal
occipital
temporal
ethmoid
What joint articulates with the mandibular fossa and the condylar process - spell it
temporomandibular

t e m p o r o m a n d i b u l a r
Facial Bones
Maxillae
Palatine
zygomatic
lacrimal
nasal
vomer
inferior nasal conchae
mandible
Vertebral column - regions/ how many bones
Cervical curvature - 7
Thoracic curvature - 12
Lumbar curvature - 5
sacral curvature - 5
Coccyx - 4
Common vertebrae structures
spinous process
lamina
transverse process
pedicle
vertebral foramen
superior articular process
Epithelial tissue - what type
lining
covering
glandular tissue
Glandular Epithelial tissue forms
glands
Covering and lining epithelial tissue covers
all free body surfaces
Covering and lining epithelial tissue contains
versatile cells
skin is made up of what kind of tissue
epithelial
What forms boundaries that separate us from the outside world
Epithelial tissue
Epithelial functions
protect, absorb, filter, secrete
Special characteristics of Epithelium
Except for glandular - fit close together in sheets
one free unattached surface
basement membrane
No blood supply of their own
epithelial cells regenerate easily
Apical surface
found in epithelial cells
exposed to exterior or to the cavity of an internal organ
can exhibit cell modifications like microvilli or cilia
Classification of epithelium
simple
stratified
Simple epithelia - function
absorption, secretion and filtration
Simple epithelia - list
Simple squamous epithelium
simple cuboidal epithelium
simple columnar epithelium
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
Simple squamous epithelium - where
air sacs in lungs
walls of capillaries
Ventral body cavity and cover organs in the cavity
What type of tissue are serous membranes?
Simple squamous epithelium
What type of membranes line ventral body cavity and cover organs in the cavity
serous membranes
simple cuboidal epithelium - where
glands and their ducts
walls of the kidney tubules
surface of the ovaries
Similar structural pattern of vertebrae
Body
Vertebral arch
vertebral foramen
Transverse Process
Spinous Process
Superior and inferior articular process
Types of Cervical Vertebrae
Atlas (C1)
Axis (C2)
Typical (C3-C7)
Which vertebrae has no body
C1 - Atlas
Describe the joint that allows you to nod "yes"
The superior surface of the atlas' (C1) transverse process contain large depressions that receive the occipital condyles of the skull.
Describe the joint that allows you to rotate your head side to side to indicate "no".
The large upright process called the dens in the axis (C2) acts as a pivot for the rotation of the atlas and skull above.
THe joint between ____________, allows you to rotate your head side to side
C1 and C2
What is the dens?
large upright process in the C2
Which are the smallest and lightest vertebrae
cervical
Which vertebrae have short spinous process?
cervical
Cervical vertebrae have long or short spinous process?
short
The transverse process of the cervical vertebrae contain ___________ through which the ______________ pass.
foramen
vertebral arteries
Foramen in vertebrae
Cervical
Does a thoracic vertebrae have a foramen?
No only cervical
Thoracic Vertebrae articulate with the
ribs
heart-shaped vertebral body
Thoracic vertebrae
Thoracic vertebrae have two
coastal facets
Coastal facets articulate with
the heads of the ribs
Which part of what vertebrae articulates with the ribs?
Coastal Facets
The transverse process of each _______ vertebrae articulate with the _________ of the ribs
Thoracic
tubercles
Describe the spinous process of the thoracic vertebrae.
long and hooks sharply downward - looks like a giraffe's head
Lumbar vertebrae - body
massive block-like body
Lumbar vertebrae - spinous process
short hatchet shaped - look like a moose head
Where is the most stress on the vertebral column?
lumbar region - sturdiest vertebrae