• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/91

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

91 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back
Anatomy
Study of structure
Morphology
Relates structure to function
Physiology
Study of function
6 levels of organization
Chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organismal
Organismal
Sum total of all levels working together to keep organism alive and maintain homeostasis
Homeostasis
Existence and maintenance of a relatively constant environment in the body. Using positive and negative feedback loops.
11 organ systems
Integumetary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphoid, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive
What defines life?
Responsiveness, movement, reproduction, growth and differentiation, metabolism and excretion
Auris
Ear or otic
Bucca
Cheek or buccal
Mentis
Chin or mental
Frons
Forehead or frontal
Oculus
Eye or orbital or ocular
Nasus
Nose or nasal
Oris
Mouth or oral
Pectoral
Chest
Sternal
Breastbone
Mamma
Breast or mammary
Cervicis
Neck or cervical
Clavicular
Clavicle
Abdominal
Abdomen
Umbilicus
Naval or umbilical
Pelvic
Pelvis
Inguen
Groin or inguinal
Pubis
Genital or pubic
Axilla
Armpit or axillary
Brachium
Arm or brachial
Antecubitis
Front of elbow or antecubital
Antebrachium
Forearm or antebrachial
Manus
Hand or manual
Carpus
Wrist or carpal
Palma
Palm or palmar
Digits or phalanges
Fingers, digital, phalangeal
Coxal
Hip
Femur
Thigh or femoral
Patella
Kneecap or patellar
Crus
Leg or crural
Pedal, pez
Foot
Tarsus
Ankle or tarsal
Dorsum
Top of foot
Cranial
Skull
Occipital
Base of skull
Nuchal
Back of neck
Pollex
Thumb
Cephalon
Head or cephalic
Cranium
Skull or cranial
Facies
Face or facial
Hallux
Great toe
Shoulder
Acromial
Dorsum
Back or dorsal
Olecranon
Back of elbow, olecranal
Lumbus
Loin, lumbar
Gluteus
Buttock, gluteal
Popliteus
Back of knee, popliteal
Sura
Calf, sural
Calcaneus
Heel of foot, calcaneal
Planta
Sole of foot, plantar
Arterior
The front, before. Ventral
Posterior
The back, behind. Dorsal
Cranial or cephalic
Towards the head
Superior
Above, at a higher level
Caudal
Towards the tail
Inferior
Below, at a lower level
Medial
Towards the midline
Lateral
Away from the midline
Proximal
Towards an attached base, the thigh is proximal to the foot
Distal
Away from an attached base, the fingers are distal to the wrist.
Superficial
At, near, or relatively close to the body surface
Deep
Toward the interior of the body, farther from the surface
The right upper quadrant contains?
Right lobe of liver, gallbladder, right kidney, portions of stomach, small and large intestines.
right lower quadrant contains?
cecum,appendix, and portions of the small intestines, right reproductive organs,
the left lower quadrant contains?
most of the small intestine and portions of the large intestine, left ureter, and left reproductive organs
the left upper quadrant contains?
left lobe of liver, stomach, pancreas, left kidney, spleen, and portions of large intestine.
midsagittal plane
divides a person in half and makes a left half and a right half down the midline.
transverse plane
also horizontal, divides into superior and inferior
frontal plane
also called coronal. divides into anterior and posterior
parasagittal plane
divides into left half and right half but is not down the midline.
true cavities are lined tissue that came from....
mesoderm
the 5 true body cavities are?
cranial, vertebral, abdominal, thoracic, pelvic
dorsal cavity is made up of the cavities..
cranial and vertebral
the ventral cavity is made up of these cavities?
thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic
the thoracic cavity contains...
the pleural cavities, one for each lung, the mediastinum, and the pericardial cavity
mediastinum
connective tissue that surrounds and supports the trachea, esophagus, thymus, heart, and major blood vessels entering or exiting the heart (contains the pericardial cavity)
what lines the trunk cavities and covers the organs?
serous membrane
visceral serous membrane
inner membrane that covers the organs
parietal serous membrane
the outer membrane
Between a visceral and a parietal membrane there is a ________.
fluid-filled cavity
________cavity surrounds the heart, ________ cavity surrounds the lungs, and _________ cavity surrounds the abdominopelvic cavity.
Pericardial, pleural, peritoneal
What is mesentery and list 3 things that it does?
Made up of two layers of fused peritoneum.
1. connects visceral to parietal or to visceral peritoneum
2. anchors organs
3. provides pathway for blood vessels and nerves
Some organs are not connected by mesentery and are called __________. They are covered with _________ peritoneum. Some examples are:
retroperitoneal. parietal. kidneys, adrenal glands, pancreas, some parts of the intestines, and the urinary bladder.
peritoneum
the serous membrane that lines the peritoneal (abdominopelvic) cavity