Reading...
Play button
Play button
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;
75 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
In the ____ position, the subject stands erect facing the observer with the head level, the eyes facing forward, feet flat on
the floor directed forward, and the arms at their sides, palms forward. |
anatomical
|
|
|
Superior
|
Above, top, toward head
|
|
|
Inferior
|
Below, bottom, away from head
|
|
|
Anterior (Ventral)
|
Toward the front
|
|
|
Posterior (Dorsal)
|
Toward the back
|
|
|
Medial
|
Toward the midline
|
|
|
Lateral
|
Away from the midline
|
|
|
Intermedite
|
Between the medial and the lateral
|
|
|
Proximal
|
Nearest the origination
|
|
|
Distal
|
Farther from origination
|
|
|
Ipsilateral
|
Same side of the body
|
|
|
Contralateral
|
Opposite side of the body
|
|
|
Superficial
|
Towards the surface
|
|
|
Deep
|
Towards the core of the body
|
|
|
Visceral
|
Pertaining to a covering over an organ
|
|
|
Cranial
|
Skull
|
|
|
Cervical
|
Neck
|
|
|
Cubital
|
Elbow
|
|
|
Carpal
|
Wrist
|
|
|
Patellar
|
Front of knee
|
|
|
Orbital
|
Eye
|
|
|
Thoracic
|
Chest
|
|
|
Inguinal
|
Groin
|
|
|
Metacarpal
|
Hand/Palm
|
|
|
Plantar
|
Sole of Foot
|
|
|
Buccal
|
Cheek
|
|
|
Axillary
|
Armpit
|
|
|
Femoral
|
Thigh
|
|
|
Gluteal
|
Buttock
|
|
|
Tarsal
|
Ankle
|
|
|
Digital
|
Toes
|
|
|
Phalangeal
|
Fingers
|
|
|
Body Planes are imaginary flat surfaces that separate the body or body part into portions. Thereare three major planes at right angles to one another:
|
Sagittal (midline)
Transverse (horizontal) Frontal (coronal) |
|
|
The Trachea is for what?
|
Air
|
|
|
The Esophagus is for waht
|
Food
|
|
|
What is the study of body structure?
|
Human Anatomy
|
|
|
What is the science of body functions?
|
Human Physiology
|
|
|
Structure and what, of the body are closely related?
|
function
|
|
|
Structure of the body mirrors?
|
function
|
|
|
What is the study of form and markings of the body surface, often explored through visualization or palpation (without any “cutting”).
|
Surface Anatomy
|
|
|
What is the study of anatomical structures visible to unaided eye.
|
Gross Anatomy
|
|
|
Gross Anatomy can be studied by what two general approaches?
|
Systemic approach, and Regional approach
|
|
|
Study all of the blood vessels, or all of the muscles, or all of the bones at once is what approach?
|
Systemic approach
|
|
|
In what approach are all anatomical structures of a specific region (e.g. the thorax, or the Head and Neck) are all studied together.
|
Regional approach
|
|
|
What is the study of the fertilized egg developing into its adult form.
|
Developmental anatomy
|
|
|
What is a subcategory
of developmental anatomy (conception to 8th week of gestation)? |
Embryology
|
|
|
What is the study of tissues?
|
Histology
|
|
|
Like histology, what uses a microscope, but restricts the study to individual cellular structures?
|
Cytology
|
|
|
What is the study of anatomical changes due to disease?
|
Pathology
|
|
|
What are the basic structural and functional units of an organism?
|
Cells
|
|
|
What is the basic unit of matter?
|
Atoms
|
|
|
What is the basic unit of life?
|
Cells
|
|
|
What are groups of cells that work together to perform a similar function?
|
Tissues
|
|
|
While there are many different types of cells, they all work to form what 4 basic types of tissues?
|
Epithelium,
Connective Tissue Muscle Nerves |
|
|
What are structures composed of two or more different types of tissues?
|
Organs (all but the simplest of organs have all 4 basic tissues represented.)
|
|
|
What consists of related organs with a common function. For instance, the Digestive system handles all aspects of taking in and breaking down food, absorbing nutrients, and eliminating wastes.
|
An organ system
|
|
|
What consists of a collection of organ systems?
|
An organism
|
|
|
What are the six important life processes?
|
Metabolism
Responsiveness Movement Growth Differentiation Reproduction |
|
|
In health, all parts of the body must be functioning together in a process called?
|
homeostasis.
|
|
|
What is the sum of all the catabolic (breaking down) and anabolic (building up) chemical processes that occur in the body?
|
Metabolism
|
|
|
What is the body’s ability to detect and respond to changes which might represent an opportunity… or a threat?
|
Responsiveness
|
|
|
What is the development of a cell from an unspecialized to specialized state. Cells have specialized structures and functions that differ from precursor cells?
|
Differentiation
|
|
|
What is the formation of new cells (growth, repair, or replacement) or the production of a new individual?
|
Reproduction
|
|
|
What is a condition of (balance) in the body’s internal environment. It is a dynamic condition meant to keep body functions in the narrow range compatible with maintaining life?
|
equilibrium
|
|
|
What are defined as dilute, watery solutions containing dissolved chemicals inside or outside of the cell?
|
Body fluids
|
|
|
What is the fluid within cells?
|
Intracellular Fluid (ICF)
|
|
|
What is the fluid outside cells
|
Extracellular Fluid (ECF)
|
|
|
What is the ECF between cells and tissues?
|
Interstitial fluid
|
|
|
What is the ECF within blood vessels?
|
Blood Plasma
|
|
|
What is the ECF within lymphatic vessels?
|
Lymph
|
|
|
What is the body’s ability to detect and respond to changes which might represent an opportunity… or a threat?
|
Responsiveness
|
|
|
What is the development of a cell from an unspecialized to specialized state. Cells have specialized structures and functions that differ from precursor cells?
|
Differentiation
|
|
|
What is the formation of new cells (growth, repair, or replacement) or the production of a new individual?
|
Reproduction
|
|
|
What is a condition of (balance) in the body’s internal environment. It is a dynamic condition meant to keep body functions in the narrow range compatible with maintaining life?
|
equilibrium
|
|
|
What are defined as dilute, watery solutions containing dissolved chemicals inside or outside of the cell?
|
Body fluids
|
