Basic Elements Of Anatomy

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Anatomy

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Study of the structure of an organism

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Physiology

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Study of the function of the living organism and its parts, as well as the chemical processes involved

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Thorax

Back 3

the chest region

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Abdomen

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Belly

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Trunk / Torso

Back 5

The chest & the belly

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dorsal trunk

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the back

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pelvis

Back 7

area of the hip bones

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caput

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head

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cranium

Back 9

portion of the skull housing the brain (Schädel)

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upper extremity

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consists of the arm (shoulder to the elbow), the forearm, wrist and the hand

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where are the upper and lower extremities?

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they are appended to the trunk

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lower extremity

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constists of the thigh, leg, ankle and foot

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anatomical position

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body is erect, palms, arms and hands are faced forward, thumbs to the side

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anatomical axis of the head, trunk and extremities?

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spinal cord

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anatomical axis of the brain?

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bowed axis

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what are planes of orientation?

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Planes to describe the human body, for scanning, which way are the pictures cut, they are in 3D

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sagittal / median plane

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departs the body in right and left

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transverse / horizontal plane

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divides the body in an upper and lower part

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coronal / frontal plane

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divides the body in front and back

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anterior

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front, front surface of the body

Hint 20

My belly button is anterior to my back

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posterior

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back, back surface of the body

Hint 21

My back is posterior to my belly button

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medial

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to the middle

Hint 22

my small finger is more medial than my thumb

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lateral

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towards the side, always tell which side

Hint 23

My left thumb is more lateral to the left than my small left finger.

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superior

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above, farther from the ground

Hint 24

My nose is superior to my belly button.

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inferior

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below, closer to the ground

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My belly button is inferior to my nose.

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proximal

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(just for extremities) is coming closer on the arms and legs

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distal

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(just for extremities) is going away on the arms and legs

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Which tissues do we have?

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Epithelial Tissue, Connective Tissue, Musle Tissue, Nervous Tissue

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Epithelial Tissue

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skin, lining of cavities (e.g. in the nose, forehead)

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Connective Tissue

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bones, blood cells, cartilage (knorpel), spines

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Muscular Tissue

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skeletal muscles, heart, tongue

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Nervous Tissue

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neuron -> nerves, brain

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What is the origin of a muscle?

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where the muscle starts, does not move

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what is the insertion of a muscle?

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where the muscle ends, moves

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What is the innervation?

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Is the process of signal transmition from the nerv to the muscle

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What is the course of a muscle?

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It's the direction the muscle takes

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What is the function of a muscle?

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Describes how the structure of the muscle moves, e.g. felxes, extents

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Which are the body systems / systems of speech?

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Respiratory System, Phonatory System, Articulatory System, Resonatory System

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What's the respiratory system?

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Includes the passageways and tissues involved in gas exchange with the enviroment e.g. lungs

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What's the phonatory system?

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Production of voiced sound

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What's the articulatory system?

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Combination of structures used to alter/change the charcteristics of sounds of speech, e.g. tongue, lips, teeth,...

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What's the resonatory system?

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Resonanz, includes nasal cavity