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CHP1-organization of the body
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
10/16/2010

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Term
human anatomy
Definition
study of the structure of the human body
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physiology
Definition
study of function
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gross anatomy
Definition
study of a structure with the naked eye. such as surface observations, xray, mri
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surface anatomy
Definition
study of external surface of a body ( doctor examining patient. )
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systemic anatomy
Definition
study of one organ system at a time
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regional anatomy
Definition
study of multiple organ systems in a body in one location
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microscopic anatomy
Definition
examining tissues for signs of disease
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cytology
Definition
study the function of an individual cell
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comparative anatomy
Definition
study of more than one species, to examine structural similarities and differences and evolutionary trends
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inspection
Definition
looking at body's appreance in careful detail.
Term
palpation
Definition
feeling stucture with hands
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auscultation
Definition
listening to natural sounds in the body
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percussion
Definition
tapping on body listening and feeling for abnormal sounds or feelings
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dissection
Definition
to cut away at tissue to reveal relationships
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exploratory surgery
Definition
opening one up and seeing whats wrong
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medical imaging
Definition
viewing inside body without surgery
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radiography
Definition
photographing internal structures with xrays
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sonography
Definition
scanning like a bat
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computed tomography (CT)
Definition
slice of a body
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Definition
Term
position emission tomography (PET)
Definition
images metabolic state of tissue
Term
levels of structural complexity
Definition
subatomic particles => atoms => molecules => organelles =>cells => tissues => organs => organ systems => organism
Term
11 human organ systems
Definition
MURDERS NICoLe
-muscular
-urinary
-respiratory
-skeletal
-digestive
-endocrine
-reproductive
-nervous
-intergumentry
-circulatory
-lymphatic
Term
systems of protections movement and support(3)
Definition
intergumentry
muscular
skeletal
Term
system of internal communication and integration (2)
Definition
endocrine
nervous
Term
systems of fluid transport(2)
Definition
lymphatic
circulatory
Term
systems of input and output(3)
Definition
respiratory
digestive
urinary
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systems of reproduction(1)
Definition
reproductive
Term
anatomical position
Definition
feet parallel on ground body and palms facing up
Term
what is the difference between supination and protination of the forearm?
Definition
supinatied = palms face anterior
parallel R and U
protinated = palms face posteriorly
Crossed R and U
Term
what is the difference between the prone and supine position of a person
Definition
prone = the person is lying face down
supine = person is lying face up
(how wyling sleeps!)
Term
Name(4) major anatomical planes
Definition
saggital = sliced down the body separating left and right side

migsaggital = dividing the left and right halves into halves

frontal= dividing body into anterior and posterior halves

transverse = slicing body horizontally
Term
anterior
Definition
towards the front of the body
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posterior
Definition
towards the back of the body
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superior
Definition
above
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inferior
Definition
below
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ventral
Definition
towards the anterior side of the body
Term
dorsal
Definition
towards the posterior side of the body
Term
cephalic
Definition
towards the head
Term
rostal
Definition
towards the forehead or nose
Term
caudal
Definition
towards the tail end
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medial
Definition
towards the mid line of the body
Term
lateral
Definition
away from the mid line of the body
Term
proximal
Definition
closer to the point of attachment
Term
distal
Definition
further away from the point of attachment
Term
ipsilateral
Definition
same side of the body
Term
contralateral
Definition
opposite side of the body
Term
superficial
Definition
towards the surface
Term
deep
Definition
further from the body surface
Term
axial region of the body includes?
Definition
head, neck, truck
Term
the axial region of the trunk is divided into (2) sections.
Definition
thoracic(above)
abdominal(below)
Term
the abdominal region may be divided into 4________ or 9_______
Definition
quadrants
regions
Term
the 9 abdominal regions are separated (6) regions
Definition
lateral (top to bottom) = hypochondriac
lumbar
inguinal
mid line(top to bottom) = epigastric
umbilical
hypogastric
Term
body cavities contain internal organs called?
Definition
viscera
Term
the cranial cavity contains the _________and is line by _________
Definition
brain
meninges
Term
the vertebral cavity contains the _________and is line by _________
Definition
spinal cord
mininges
Term
the thoracic cavity contains the _________and _________ cavities
Definition
pleural (2)
pericardial
Term
the pleural cavity contains the _________and is line by _________
Definition
lungs
pleura
Term
the pericardial cavity contains the _________and is line by _________
Definition
heart
pericardium
Term
the abdominopelvic cavity contains the _________and _________ cavities
Definition
abdominal
pelvic
Term
the abdominal cavity contains the _________(4)and is line by _________
Definition
digestive organs, spleen, kidneys, ureters
peritoneum
Term
the pelvic cavity contains the _________(3)and is line by _________
Definition
bladder, rectum, reproductive organ
peritoneum
Term
what are the landmarks the divide the abdominal region into four parts
Definition
perpendicular lines meeting at the umbilicus. (belly button)
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what are the landmarks the divide the abdominal region into nine parts
Definition
midclavicular (going down from the middle of the clavicles)
subcostal
inter-tubercular region
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