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38 Cards in this Set
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Histology
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The study of tissues
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Cytology
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The study of tissues
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Physiology
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The study of function
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Anatomical position?
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Palms forward
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Supine?
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Laying face up
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Prone?
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Laying face down
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Regional Anatomy
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How anatomy is taught in medical schools; look at one body region at a time. ie head, arm, abdomen
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Systemic Anatomy
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How undergraduate classes approach anatomy; one body system at a time. ie skeletal, muscular, endocrine.
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Anatomy
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The study of structure of the human body
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Midsagittal Plane
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Divides the body into equal left and right parts
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Parasagittal Plane
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Divides the body into unequal left and right parts.
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Oblique Plane
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Not directly horizontal or vertical
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Dorsal Cavity
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Cranial Cavity
Vertebral Cavity |
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Consists of Ventral Cavity (thoracic cavity)
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Pleural Cavities & Mediastium
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What does the cranial cavity contain?
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contains the brain
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What does the vertebral cavity contain?
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contain the spinal cord
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What is involved in the Ventral Cavity?
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thoracic cavity & abdominopelvic cavity
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What is in the thoracic cavity?
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pleural cavities & mediastinum
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What is in the abdominopelvic cavity?
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abdominal cavity & pelvic cavity
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Pleural Cavities
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each contains a lung; these cavities like the lungs they contain are paired structures
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Mediastinum
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not a true cavity, but a space between between lungs contains, among other things, pericardial cavity which contains the heart
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Abdominal Cavity
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contains digestive organs(viscera)
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Pelvic Cavity
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contains bladder, reproductive organs, rectum
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Serous Membranes (aka serosa)
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thin sheet of tissue found in ventral cavities
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What are the two possible first names for a serous membrane?
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parietal and visceral
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What lines cavities?
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parietal serous membrane
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What covers organs within cavities?
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visceral serous membrane
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Parietal and Serous Membranes are __________?
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continous (all one piece)
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What is a serous membrane that is neither visceral or parietal?
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mesentery
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What are the three possible second names for serous membranes?
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paracardium, pleura, peritoneum
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Which serous membrane is associated with the parcardial cavity and heart?
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the pericardium
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The serous membrane associated with the pleural cavities and lungs?
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pleura
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Serous membrane associated with abdominopelvic cavity?
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peritoneum
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What is the peritoneal cavity?
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the potential space between visceral and pareital peritoneum and its fluid filled and provides lubrication
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Whats the retroperitoneal?
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Its located behind the peritoneum between the parietal peritoneum and the body wall.
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What are examples or retroperitoneal organs?
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pancreas, kidneys, duodenum, ascending colon, descending colon, rectum
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What are the nine abdominal regions?
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hypochondriach regions right & left, epigastric region, right and left lumbar region, umbilical region, right & left iliac/inguinal regions, hypogastric/pubic region
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What are the four abdominal quadrants?
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right upper, right lower, left upper, left lower
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