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42 Cards in this Set
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In this position, the body is erect, feet slightly apart, palms facing forward, thumbs point away from body
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Anatomical Position
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Name this position
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Anatomical Position
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Toward the head
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Superior
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Away from the head
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Inferior
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Toward the front of the body
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Anterior
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Toward the back of the body
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Posterior
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Toward the midline
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Medial
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Away from the midline
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Lateral
(the arms are lateral to the chest) |
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Between the medial and lateral structure
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Intermediate
(the collarbone is intermediate between the breastbone and shoulder) |
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Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Proximal
(the elbow is proximal to the wrist) |
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Farther from the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Distal
(the knee is distal to the thigh) |
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Toward the body surface
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Superficial
(the skin is superficial to the skeletal muscles) |
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Away from the body surface; more internal
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Deep
(the lungs are deep to the skin) |
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This planes divides the body into Right and Left parts
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Sagittal
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The sagittal plane that lies on the midline
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Midsagittal or medial
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This plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
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Frontal or coronal
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This plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts
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Transverse or Horizontal (cross section)
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This body plane is cut diagonally
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Oblique section
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Over 90% of all anatomical strucures match textbook descriptions, with 2 exceptions
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1. Nerves or blood vessles may be out of place
2. Small muscles may be missing |
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What does the dorsal cavity do? And what does it consist of?
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It protects the nervous system and divided by 2 subdivisions:
1. Cranial cavity 2. Vertebral cavity |
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Where is the Cranial cavity?
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Within the skull and encases the brain.
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Where is the Vertebral cavity?
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runs within the vertebral column; encases the spinal cord.
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What does the Ventral cavity hold?
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Internal organs (viscera) and divided by 2 subdivisions:
1. Thoracic 2. Abdominopelvic |
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The Thoracic cavity is divided how?
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1. two pleural cavities
2. Mediastinum 3. Pericardial |
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What does the pleural cavites house?
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The lungs
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What does the Medialstinum house?
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The pericardial cavity and surrounds the remaining thoracic organs.
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What does the pericardial cavity house?
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The heart
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What does the adominopelvic cavity house?
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1. The Abdominal cavity
2. The Pelvic cavity |
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What separates the adominopelvic cavity from the superior thoracic cavity?
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The dome-shaped diaphram
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What does the abdominal cavity house?
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Stomach, intestines, spleen, liver and other organs
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What does the pelvic cavity house?
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Bladder, reproductive organs and rectum
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What does the Parietal serosa do?
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Lines internal body walls
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What does the Visceral serosa do?
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Covers the internal organs
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What does the Serous fluid do?
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Separates the serosae
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What is Pleurisy?
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aka Pleuritis: the inflamation of the lining of the pleural cavity (surrounding the lungs)
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What is Peritonitis?
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Inflamation of the perotoneum (the serous membrane that surrounds the part of the abdominal cavity)
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Define X-ray.
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A shadowy negative of internal structures.
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What does CT stand for?
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Computed Tomography (formally CAT)
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What is a CAT?
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Computerized Axial Tomography (aka CT)
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What is a PET?
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Positron Emission Tomography(excels in observing the metobolic process)
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What is sonography or ultrasound imaging?
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pulses of sound waves cause echos when reflected on body tissue, computer in turn translates to outline of subject.
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What is MRI?
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging, better at producing images of soft tissue (over x-ray and CT scans). Distinguishes body tissue based on water content.
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