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63 Cards in this Set
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Integumentary |
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Skeletal |
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Muscular |
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Nervous |
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Endocrine |
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Cardiovascular |
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Lymphatic/Immune |
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Respiratory |
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Digestive |
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Urinary |
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Male and Female Reproductive |
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The study of large body structures visible to the naked eye |
Gross (macroscopic) anatomy |
Heart, lungs, kidneys |
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Structures in a particular section of the body are examined at the same time |
Regional anatomy |
Gross anatomy subdivision |
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Body structure studied system by system |
Systemic anatomy |
Subdivision of gross anatomy |
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Study of internal structures as they relate to the overlying skin |
Surface anatomy |
Gross anatomy subdivision |
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Study of structures too small to be seen by the naked eye |
Microscopic anatomy |
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Cystology |
Subdivision of microscopic anatomy; studies the cells of the body |
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Histology |
Subdivision of microscopic anatomy; studies the tissues of the body |
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Traces structural changes that occur through the life span |
Developmental anatomy |
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Embryology |
Subdivision of developmental anatomy; developmental changes that occur before birth |
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Cephalic region |
The head; includes frontal (forehead), orbital (eyes), oral (mouth), nasal (nose), and mental (chin) in the anterior region and otic (ear) occipital (back of head) in posterior region. |
Name all subdivisions as well as overall region. |
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Cervical region |
Neck |
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Thoracic Region |
Chest; anterior; includes sternal (sternum), axillary (near underarm), and mammary (breasts/nipples) |
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Abdominal region |
Stomach to abdomen; anterior; includes umbilical (belly button) |
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Pelvic region |
Anterior; Lower abdominal region and includes inguinal (groin) |
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Pubic region |
Genitals; anterior |
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Upper limb region |
The arms; includes acromial (shoulder), brachial (arm/bicep), antecubital (anterior elbow), olecranal (posterior elbow), antebrachial (forearm), and carpal (wrist) |
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Manus region |
Hands; includes metacarpal (posterior hand), palmar (anterior, lower hand), pollex (thumb), digital (fingers) |
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Lower limb region |
Legs; includes coxal (hip), femoral (thigh), patellar (anterior knee), popliteal (posterior knee), crural (anterior leg; shin), sural (posterior leg; calf), fibular/peroneal (outer side of leg) |
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Pedal region |
Feet; includes tarsal (ankle), calcaneal (heel), metatarsal (top of foot), digital (toes), plantar (bottom of foot), and hallux (big toe) |
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Dorsal |
Back; posterior; includes scapular (shoulder blades), vertebral (spine), lumbar (lower back, beside spine), sacral (lower spine), gluteal (booty), and perineal (between anus and external genetalia) |
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Superior/cranial |
Above; toward the upper region of the body |
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Inferior/caudal |
Below; toward the lower body |
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Anterior/ventral |
In front of; toward the front of the body |
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Posterior/dorsal |
Behind; toward the back |
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Medial |
On the inner side of; toward the midline |
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Lateral |
On the outer side of; away from the midline |
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Intermediate |
Between a more medial and lateral structure |
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Proximal |
Closer to the origin or point of attachment of the limb to the trunk |
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Distal |
Farther from the origin or point of attachment of a limb to the trunk |
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Superficial/external |
Toward the body surface |
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Deep/internal |
Away from surface; more internal |
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Axial region |
Axis of the body; head, neck, trunk |
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Appendicular region |
Appendages/limbs connected to the body axis |
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Sagittal plane |
Vertical line dividing the body into right and left parts |
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Median plane |
Sagittal plane directly on the midline |
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Parasagital plane |
Any other sagittal plane other than the median plane |
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Frontal/coronal plane |
Divide the body into anterior and posterior sections |
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Transverse/horizontal plane |
Horizontal division of the body from right to left, divides into superior and inferior parts |
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Cross section |
A transverse section |
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Oblique sections |
Cuts made diagonally between horizontal and vertical planes |
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Dorsal body cavity |
Nervous system protection; divides into vertebral/spinal (spinal cord) and cranial cavities (brain) |
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Ventral body cavity |
Houses the viscera or visceral organs; Divides into the thoracic (chest) and abdominopelvic (abdomen/pelvis) cavities separated by the diaphragm |
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Thoracic cavity |
Ventral; surrounded by the ribs and chest muscles; subdivided into the pleural (lungs) cavity and medial mediastinum cavity which contains the pericardial (heart and remaining thoracic organs) cavity |
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Abdominopelvic cavity |
Subdivided into the abdominal cavity (stomach, intestines, spleen, etc.) and pelvic cavity (bladder, rectum, etc.) |
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Serosa/Serous membrane |
Thin, double-layered membrane thar folds in on itself to form the visceral serosa; Covers the walls (parietal serosa) of the ventral body cavity and its organs (visceral only) and the membranes are separated by the Serous fluid that they secrete, reducing friction |
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Name the abdominopelvic quadrants |
Right upper (RUQ) | Left upper (LUQ) Right lower (RLQ) | Left lower (LLQ) |
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Name the regions of the abdominopelvic cavity |
Right hypochondriac | epigastric | Left hypochondriac Right lumbar | umbilical | Left lumbar Right iliac (inguinal) | hypogastric (pubic) | Left iliac (inguinal) |
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Oral/digestive cavities |
Oral - mouth Digestive - digestive organs |
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Nasal cavity |
Within and posterior to the nose |
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Orbital cavity |
Eyes |
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Middle ear cavities |
Medial to the eardrums |
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Synovial cavities |
Joints |
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