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Anatomy Chapter 1
Basic Body Parts
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
09/06/2012

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Term
Digital
Definition
Finger
Term
Otic
Definition
Ear
Term
Dorsum
Definition
Top of
Term
Popliteal
Definition
Back of knee
Term
Cranial
Definition
Surrounding the brain
Term
Tarsal
Definition
Ankle
Term
Pes
Definition
Foot
Term
Axillary
Definition
Armpit
Term
Nasal
Definition
Nose
Term
Mental
Definition
Chin
Term
Buccal
Definition
Cheek
Term
Orbital
Definition
Eye
Term
Cervical
Definition
Neck
Term
Frontal
Definition
Forehead
Term
Cephalic
Definition
Head
Term
Palmar
Definition
Palm
Term
Carpal
Definition
Wrist
Term
Coxal
Definition
Hip
Term
Vertebral
Definition
Spinal Column
Term
Sacral
Definition
Tailbone Area
Term
Gluteal
Definition
Buttocks
Term
Oral
Definition
Mouth
Term
Deltoid
Definition
Shoulder
Term
Abdominal
Definition
Abdomen
Term
Antebrachial
Definition
Forearm
Term
Antecubital
Definition
Front of Elbow
Term
Brachial
Definition
Arm
Term
Thoracic
Definition
Mammary
Pectoral
Sternal
Term
Mammary
Definition
Breast
Term
Sternal
Definition
Sternum
Term
Pectoral
Definition
Chest
Term
Crural
Definition
Leg
Term
Patellar
Definition
Knee
Term
Inguinal
Definition
Groin
Term
Perineal
Definition
Taint
Term
Femoral
Definition
Thigh
Term
Calcaneal
Definition
Heel
Term
Olecranal*
Definition
Cranial
Term
Anatomy
Definition
the study of structure
Term
Physiology
Definition
the study of function
Term
Microscopic anatomy
Definition
The study of mircroscopic structures of tissues & organs
Term
Gross anatomy
Definition
Structure of organs and tissues that are visible to the naked eye
Term
Chemical Level
Definition
Macromolecules
Term
Hierarchy of structural organization
Definition
Chemical Level
cellular
tissue
organ
organ system
organisim
Term
The anatomical position
Definition
initial reference point
Term
Axial region
Definition
Main axis of body
Torso
Term
Appendicular region
Definition
Limbs
Term
Right/left
Definition
Subject's right or left
Term
Anterior/posterior
Definition
Toward front/ Toward back
Term
Ventral/Dorsal
Definition
Belly/Back
Term
superior/inferior
Definition
toward head/ toward feet
Term
cranial/caudal
Definition
toward head/toward tail
Term
medial/lateral
Definition
toward midline/away from midline
Term
superficial/deep
Definition
towards or at surface/more internal
Term
proximal/distal
Definition
Appendiges only
closer to attachment point/farther from attachment point
Term
palmar/plantar
Definition
plam of hand/sole of foot
Term
Plane
Definition
Football goal line
Imaginary flat surface passing through the body or an organ
Term
Coronal Plane
Definition
(frontal)
Vertical division into anterior and posterior parts
Term
Transverse Plane
Definition
(horizontal)
horizontal division into right or left parts
Term
sagittal plane
Definition
vertical division into right or left parts
(midsagittal) (parasagittal)
Term
Oblique sections
Definition
between horizontal & vertical
diagonal
Term
Cavity
Definition
space for organs
Term
Posterior aspect
Definition
Cranial cavity
Vertebral cavity
Term
Ventral body cavity
Definition
Throacic cavity
Abdominopelvic cavity
Term
Cranial cavity
Definition
Skull
Where brain sits
Term
Vertebral cavity
Definition
Where spine follows
Term
Thoracic cavity
Definition
pleural cavity
pericardial cavity
mediastinum
Term
Abdominopelvic cavity
Definition
(separated from thoraic by diaphragm)
Abdominal cavity
Pelvic cavity
Term
Pleural cavity
Definition
lungs
Term
Mediastinum
Definition
superior to pericardial cavity, medial to pleural cavities
Term
Pericardial cavity
Definition
heart
Term
Histology
Definition
the study of tissues
Term
4 primary tissue types
Definition
epithelial
connective
muscle
nervous
Term
Epithelial tissue
Definition
covering
Protects skin
selective permeability
secretion (glands)
sensation (w/ nervous tissue)
Term
Connective
Definition
support
Term
Muscle
Definition
Movement
Term
Nervous
Definition
Control
Term
Charateristics of epithelial tissue
Definition
celluarity
polarity
attachment to basement membrane
avascularity
innervation
regeneration
Term
Cellularity (epithelial)
Definition
made of cells, rows of cells
Term
Polarity (epithelial)
Definition
2 poles
Apical-top (attic)
Basal-bottom (basement)
Term
Basement membrane(epithelial)
Definition
specfic proteins allow basal surface to stick
Term
Avascularity (epithelial)
Definition
without blood tissues & vessels
Term
Innervation (epithelial)
Definition
has nerves running through them
Term
regeneration (epithelial)
Definition
has ability to replenish itself
Term
Microvilli (epithelial)
Definition
finger-like extensions
increase surface area
(digestive system)
shorter than cilia
Term
Cilia(epithelial)
Definition
Motile extentions
Longer than microvilli
moves things along (mucus)
(respiratory system)
Smoking paralyzes cilia
Term
Intercellular Junctions (epithelial)
Definition
lateral connections
Term
Classifacation of Epithelial Tissues
Definition
Arrangement
Shape
Term
Arrangement
Definition
Simple
Stratified
Pseudostratified
Term
Simple (epithelial arrangement)
Definition
one layer of cells
Term
Stratified (epithelial arrangement)
Definition
more than one layer
Term
pseudostratified (epithelial arrangment
Definition
not all cells extend to the apical surface
most of the time columnar
Term
Shape (epithelial)
Definition
squamous
cuboidal
columnar
transitional
Term
Squamous (epithelial shape)
Definition
flattened, nucleus is disc-shaped
Term
Cuboidal (epithelial shape)
Definition
cubelike or spherical nucleus
Term
Columnar
Definition
Tall; nucleus is oval
Term
Transitional
Definition
can be stretched
expand/contract
(bladder)
Term
Naming epithelial tissues
Definition
1.) Arrangement
2.) Shape
look at Apical (top) surface
Ex.
straified (arrangement)
squamous (shape)
epithelium (type)
Term
Glands
Definition
Endocrine- into
Exocrine- out of
Still epithelial
Term
Endocrine glands
Definition
internal secretion
Ex.) empty INTO blood
Term
Exocrine glands
Definition
external secretion
Ex.) empty OUT OF ducts
Term
Connective Tissue
Definition
Very Diverse but share embryonic orgin

Made of cells and extracellular matrix

Protein fibers for support
Ground substance holds fluid
Term
Mesoderm
Definition
layer of developing embryo
Term
Functions of Connective tissue
Definition
Protection (bone)
Support and provide framework (bone)
Bind together tissues (ligaments)
Storage & energy (fat)
Tranports fluids and dissolved materials(blood & lymph)
Defense from microorganisms
Term
Connective tissue proper
Definition
packing material of the body
Term
supporting connective tissue
Definition
Cartiledge
Bone: contains large amounts of calcium salts
Term
Fluid connective tissue
Definition
(blood and lymph)
many types of cells, suspended in matrix (plasma)
Term
Cells (connective tissue proper)
Definition
resident or fixed
wandering: looking for wounds
Term
Fibers (connective tissue proper)
Definition
Collagen
Elastic
Reticular
Term
Collagen fibers
Definition
strength, support
Term
Elastic fibers
Definition
stretch, bend
Term
Reticular fibers
Definition
network or mesh
Term
Loose connective tissue
Definition
packing material of the body
Term
Areolar connective tissue
Definition
supports and cushions:
Surrounds blood vessels and nerves, between muscles, beneath skin, organs
Term
Adipose connective tissue
Definition
(fat tissue)
provides padding, cushions shocks, acts as an insulator, and stores energy
Term
Reticular connective tissue
Definition
forms a supportive network for cells and organs such as liver, bone marrow, etc.
Term
Dense connective tissue
Definition
more supportive than loose connective tissue
Term
Regular dense connective tissue
Definition
tendons and aponeuroses
ligaments
fibers are paralel
Term
Irregular dense connective tissue
Definition
surronds internal organs, part of skin
fibers run in different directions
Term
Elastic dense connective tissue
Definition
stretchy
found between vertebrae, and the vocal cords
Term
Muscle tissue
Definition
movement;
made of long cylindrical cells
Term
Skeletal muscle tissue
Definition
voluntary
moves limbs and external body parts
Term
Cardiac muscle tissue
Definition
involuntary
propels blood through heart
Term
Smooth muscle tissue
Definition
involuntary
propels objects along internal passages, found in walls of hollow organs and in blood vessels
Term
Nervous tissue
Definition
controls everything in body by conducting electrical impulses

located in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves all over body
Term
Neurons
Definition
nervous cells
irritability and conductivity
Term
Glial cells
Definition
protect, suport, insulate
(supporting cells)
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